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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1YW0_life-saving-station-10_Louisville-KY.html
Life Saving Station 10 Life-saving stations, established by the Life-Saving Service, precursor to today's Coast Guard, were set up by the Federal Government along the western rivers in 1881 to provide aid to endangered river travelers. Louisville…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1YVZ_u-s-coast-guard-world-war-ii-operations-in-louisville_Louisville-KY.html
U. S. Coast GuardWorld War II Operations in Louisville From November, 1942 - November, 1944, 134 Coast Guard temporary reservists conducted continuous river patrols from this station. Led by Lt. J.C. Theobald And Lt. (J.G.) W.T. Duvall, this volu…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1YVA_york_Louisville-KY.html
York (ca. 1772 - before 1832) Member of the Lewis and Clark Expedition (1803-1806) to the Pacific Ocean York was the first African American to cross the United States from coast to coast. Born a slave belonging to the Clark family, York was a…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1YV9_william-clark-1770-1838-lewis-and-clark-in-kentucky-louisville_Louisville-KY.html
William Clark (1770-1838) Born in Va.; bro. of Geo. Rogers Clark; came here in 1785, in Ky. Militia & US Army, where he met Meriwether Lewis. Together they led 1803-1806 mission to Pacific. Stayed in govt. service; moved to St. Louis in 1808. …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1YV8_irene-dunne-1898-1990_Louisville-KY.html
Irene Dunne (1898-1990) Born in Louisville, this actress appeared on Broadway in 1920s and then starred in forty-one comedy, dramatic, and musical films of the 1930s and 40s. nominated five times for an Academy Award. Her noted films included &qu…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1YV6_belle-of-louisville_Louisville-KY.html
Belle of Louisville The Belle of Louisville, built in Pittsburgh in 1914, is the oldest continuously operating steamboat in the U.S. Warfboat LSS#10 is the only remaining inland Coast Guard Station in the U.S. Both were designated National Histo…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1YV5_captain-john-f-gilooly_Louisville-KY.html
Captain John F. Gilooly Louisville's most famous life saver at the Falls of the Ohio, Captain John F. (Jack) Gilooly (1855 - 1926), assisted in or effected the saving of 6,312 persons, property valued at $5,500,00, and recovery of 400 bodies of d…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1YUW_general-george-rogers-clark_Louisville-KY.html
General George Rogers Clark by Felix W. de Weldon A Gift to the People of Louisville by the Hillman-Hopkins Family ( inscribed in the stones on the terrace ) In the spring of 1778, Lt. Col. George Rogers Clark led a small flotilla of boats c…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1YT6_slave-trading-in-louisville-garrison-slave-pen-site_Louisville-KY.html
Slave Trading In Louisville By the 1850s, Kentucky was annually exporting between 2500 and 4000 of its slaves down river to the large plantations further south. To prevent runaways, traders operating near the Ohio River kept slaves shackled toget…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1YT4_lincoln-memorial_Louisville-KY.html
( first panel ) Abraham Lincoln, his han and pen He will be good but God knows when. Abraham Lincoln, ca. 1826-26 Abraham Lincoln was born February 12, 1809, near Hodgenville, Kentucky. The Commonwealth of Kentucky dedicates this memorial to…
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