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Since 1842
The Kentucky School for the Blind, third such state supported school in US. Dr. Samuel G. Howe of Boston, pioneer educator of blind, invited to Kentucky to give public demonstration with his own pupils. Displayed before Ky. Legislature…
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Evan Williams
Kentucky's 1st Distiller
Arrived in Ky. as early as 1781. Williams was picked in 1797 to serve on Louisville's first elected Board of Trustees and was appointed Harbor Master for Port of Louisville same year. He was also major cont…
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For a decade after it was completed in 1890, the Columbia Building anchored the northwest corner of Fourth and Main Streets and was the tallest building in the city, matching the height of the world's tallest skyscraper, the Chicago Home Insurance…
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Columbia Building Cornerstone
Thelma French Schneider
Is an example for all young people of today that anything can be accomplished with hard work and determination. In 1928 her first job was at this site when it was known as the Columbia Buildi…
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Louisville architect Dennis Xavier Murphy inherited a thriving architectural firm from Henry Whitestone and solidified it as a preeminent de firm in the growing city. The firm was well-known for its design of the Galt House Hotel; the grandstand a…
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Evan Williams
1755-1810
A native of Wales, Williams came to Kentucky around 1780. In 1783, he built his distillery on the banks of the Ohio River, distilling whiskey from corn on the east side of what is now 5th Street.it is said to have been th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1YWG_louisville-wharf-during-the-civil-war-years_Louisville-KY.html
Louisville Wharf During the Civil War Years
Evolving from the primitive landing of Louisville's earliest days, the wharf had become a cobblestoned center of city life by the mid-1820s. By the 1850's, as many as 20 steamboats a day arrived and de…
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Al J. Schneider
A man of great vision, who saw development opportunities where others saw only waste land. He risked his own capital as the pioneer whom others followed in renewing a significant part of Louisville.
Dedicated March 25, 1998
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Belle of Louisville
The Belle of Louisville was built (by the James Rees & Sons Company) in Pittsburgh in 1914 and commissioned the Idlewild. She first operated as a ferry at Memphis carrying passengers, freight, farm produce and livestock. Durin…
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Mayor Andrew Broaddus
Has Been Designated A
National
Historic Landmark
This Site Posseeses National Significance
In Commemorating The History of the
United States of America
1989
National Park Service
United States Department of the Interior