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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM25ZX_woodford-r-porter-sr_Louisville-KY.html
Businessman and civil rights leader, Mr. Porter served twenty-four years on the board of trustees at the University of Louisville, four terms as chairman and helped guide the University into the state system of higher education. A firm believer th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1ZDZ_they-paid-for-peace-a-war-memorial_Louisville-KY.html
They Paid
For
Peace
It Is Our Duty To Preserve It
May This
Monument
Be A
Constant Reminder
To The Living
To Continue
Their Struggle
For
Peace
( 1,303 names are listed )
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1ZA7_chateauesque-architecture-gilded-age-mansions_Louisville-KY.html
Chateauesque Architecture
Alongside the impressive examples of Romanesque, Victorian Gothic, Italianate, Queen Anne, Beaux Arts and Eclectic styles found in Old Louisville is Chateauesque, a rare French-inspired design exemplified by steep-pitche…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1ZA6_churchill-downs_Louisville-KY.html
Churchill Downs
Home of the Kentucky Derby, the oldest continuously held sporting event in America, for 3-year-old thoroughbreds. Aristides, owned by H.P. McGrath & ridden by black jockey Oliver Lewis, Warren the 1st Derby in 1875. Meriwether Lew…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1ZA5_conrad-caldwell-house_Louisville-KY.html
Conrad-Caldwell House
Theophilus Conrad, tannery owner, built this home 1893-95. Designed by Clarke & Loomis architects in Richardsonian Romanesque style. After Conrad's death in 1905, the house was sold to William Caldwell, maker of wooden and s…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1ZA4_southern-expostion_Louisville-KY.html
Southern Exposition
1883 - 1887
"From Seed to Loom"
August 1 - 1883 President Chester A. Arthur opened the Southern Exposition of "Art, Industry and Agriculture."
The 40 acre grounds extended from Park Ave. to Hill St. …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1Z6V_louisville-firefighters-memorial_Louisville-KY.html
"This Memorial
Is Dedicated To The
Firefighters Who
Have Fallen In
The Line Of Duty"
( fire fighters )
Jack Hunt Oct 12, 1874 · Joseph Connell Nov 13, 1886 · Nicholas Lawrence Jan 31, 1888 · Dennis Hami…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1Z6U_louisville-law-enforcement-memorial_Louisville-KY.html
Dedicated To The
Memory Of Those
Law Enforcement
Officers Who Have
Given Their Lives In
The Line Of Duty
John O'Connell LPD July 8, 1869 · Edward Burne LPD July 4, 1895 · Theodore Bossung LPD November 15, 1907 &midd…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1Z6T_murray-atkins-walls-civil-rights-pioneer_Louisville-KY.html
Murray Atkins Walls
Civil Rights Pioneer
Born in 1899, Walls fought to end segregation in public housing, city libraries, and local Girl Scouts. Walls led the movement that intergrated Girl Scout programs and camps by 1956. She was the first bla…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1Z6S_george-denison-prentice_Louisville-KY.html
George Denison Prentice (1802-1870) was a controversial figure in Louisville history. Born in Connecticut, educated at Brown, University Prentice taught school, and studied both law and medicine before embarking on a career in journalism. Henry Cl…