Old Forester: Whiskey Row to Cave Hill · Loop 1: Whiskey Row to Zachary Taylor

Stops

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   1. Old Forester Distilling Co. (Whiskey Row)

   PublicPaid admissionReservation neededBrand 1870. Working distillery on Main Street; tours by reservation, fees apply.

   George Garvin Brown first bottled and marketed Old Forester in 1870, the first bourbon sold only in sealed bottles; Brown–Forman held one of six licenses to bottle medicinal whiskey during Prohibition. Sources: Grokipedia: Old Forester

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   2. Old Bank of Louisville

   PublicMarker onlyBuilt 1837. View from the street.

   A Greek Revival bank building at 316 West Main Street designed by James H. Dakin and built in 1837; listed on the National Register in 1971. Sources: Wikipedia: Old Bank of Louisville

   0.4 mi, about 1 min from stop 1
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   3. Frazier History Museum

   PublicPaid admissionOpened 2004. Paid admission; set hours.

   A history museum on West Main Street founded by Owsley Brown Frazier; it opened on May 22, 2004. Sources: Wikipedia: Frazier History Museum

   0.7 mi, about 3 min from stop 2
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   4. The Filson Historical Society

   PublicLimited hoursFounded 1884. Research library and exhibits; check hours.

   Kentucky's oldest independent historical society, founded in 1884 as The Filson Club and named for John Filson, author of Kentucke (1784); it is in the Ferguson Mansion in Old Louisville. Sources: Wikipedia: Filson Historical Society

   2.4 mi, about 6 min from stop 3
   John Filson / Kentucke 1784 →
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   5. Eastern Cemetery marker (KHS #2532)

   PublicMarker onlyIncorporated 1854. Marker at 641 Baxter Ave.; grounds maintained by volunteers.

   Incorporated in 1854; about 100,000 people lie in 30,000 graves after decades of overburial. Burials include Charles Anderson Jr., Kentucky's first Black legislator, and educator Albert E. Meyzeek. Sources: KHS marker #2532: Eastern Cemetery

   3.1 mi, about 8 min from stop 4
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   6. Cave Hill Cemetery

   PublicLaid out 1848. Open daily; please be respectful of burials.

   A 296-acre Victorian cemetery and arboretum begun in 1848; George Rogers Clark, Louisville's founder, is buried here. Cave Hill National Cemetery adjoins it. Sources: Grokipedia: Cave Hill Cemetery

   0.7 mi, about 4 min from stop 5
   George Rogers Clark →
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   7. Farmington Historic Home

   PublicPaid admissionLimited hoursCompleted 1816. Historic house museum; paid tours, set hours.

   John Speed completed Farmington in 1816; as many as 64 African Americans were enslaved there by the Speed family. Abraham Lincoln stayed three weeks in 1841 with his friend Joshua Speed and saw enslaved people chained together. Sources: Wikipedia: Farmington (Louisville, Kentucky)

   4.6 mi, about 13 min from stop 6
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   8. Historic Locust Grove

   PublicPaid admissionLimited hoursHouse c. 1790. Historic site; paid tours, set hours.

   The c. 1790 Georgian home of the Croghan family, a gathering place for George Rogers Clark and Lewis and Clark; dozens of African Americans were enslaved there between 1790 and 1849. Sources: Wikipedia: Locust Grove

   9.4 mi, about 18 min from stop 7
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   9. Zachary Taylor National Cemetery

   PublicTaylor buried 1850. Open daily; please be respectful of burials.

   President Zachary Taylor and his wife Margaret are buried here; a national cemetery with over 14,000 interments, listed on the National Register in 1983. Sources: Grokipedia: Zachary Taylor National Cemetery

   2.1 mi, about 6 min from stop 8
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Directions cover the public stops only. Access, fees and hours are general; verify before visiting. Context: Falls of the Ohio fossil beds and nearby protected archaeological sites are context only, not stops.