Establishment of Louisville, Kentucky
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member DougK
N 38° 15.430 W 085° 45.690
16S E 608358 N 4235074
This plaque commemorates the founding of the Town of Louisville in 1780.
Waymark Code: WMJA39
Location: Kentucky, United States
Date Posted: 10/17/2013
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member lumbricus
Views: 14
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This plaque is located at the corner of Fort Nelson Park plaza on the NW corner of West Main and South 7th Streets. The plaque reads:

To Commemorate
the Establishment
of the Town of
Louisville, 1780

On this site stood Fort Nelson
built 1782, under the direction
of George Rogers Clark, after
the expedition which gave to the
country the great Northwest.

The Colonial Dames of America
in the state of Kentucky, 1912.

A PDF of the Monument Dedication program in 1912 can be found online.

The plaque and its mounting can be seen in Google Street View.

Subject: Town

Commemoration: 1912 dedication

Date of Founding: 1780

Date of Commemoration: 1912

Address:
Fort Nelson Park NW Corner of West Main & South 7th Streets Downtown Louisville, KY

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