Locust Grove
N 38° 16.457 W 085° 38.731
16S E 618478 N 4237115
Locust Grove was the home of General George Rogers Clark in Louisville, Kentucky
Waymark Code: WMGQW
Location: Kentucky, United States
Date Posted: 07/08/2006
Views: 41
This historical marker is located at the intersection of Brownsboro Road and Blankenbaker Road in Louisville, Kentucky. The location is near the original site of Locust Grove, which was the home of General George Rogers Clark.
The text of the marker reads:
LOCUST GROVE
1½ miles northwest
“Home of General George Rogers Clark from 1809 until is death, 1818. William and Lucy Clark Croghan built it about 1790.Visited by Presidents Monroe, Jackson and Taylor. Clark and his 175 frontiersman defeated British-Indians during the Revolution: won the northwest for U.S. He built first outpost at Falls of Ohio, 1778. Founder of Louisville.”
Marker Name: Locust Grove
Marker Location: Roadside
Type of Marker: Highway
Marker Number (for official markers): Not listed
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker: Not listed
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