Locust
Grove is a National Historic Landmark on 55 acres of the original 694
acre farm established by William and Lucy Clark Croghan in 1790. William
Croghan was the brother-in-law and surveying partner of George Rogers
Clark, founder of Louisville and Revolutionary War hero. George Rogers
Clark spent the last nine years of his life at Locust Grove, from 1809
until his death in 1818. Locust Grove also hosted three U.S. Presidents,
Monroe, Jackson and Taylor, and was a stopping point for famed explorers
Meriwether Lewis and William Clark upon their return from their expedition
to the Pacific. In addition, Locust Grove was home to numerous enslaved
African-Americans who lived and worked on the farm and contributed to
its success. Locust Grove tells the story of George Rogers Clark, early
Kentucky history, western expansion and everyday life on the frontier.
Zachary
Taylor National Cemetery is located in Jefferson County, Ky., in northeast
Louisville. The cemetery was established in 1928 by an act of Congress
initiated by the Taylor family to have the government take title to the
family burial site where President Zachary Taylor was interred. Two donations
of land from the state of Kentucky increased the original half-acre Taylor
plot to the national cemetery’s present size of 16 acres.
Locust
Grove is a National Historic Landmark on 55 acres of the original 694
acre farm established by William and Lucy Clark Croghan in 1790. William
Croghan was the brother-in-law and surveying partner of George Rogers
Clark, founder of Louisville and Revolutionary War hero. George Rogers
Clark spent the last nine years of his life at Locust Grove, from 1809
until his death in 1818. Locust Grove also hosted three U.S. Presidents,
Monroe, Jackson and Taylor, and was a stopping point for famed explorers
Meriwether Lewis and William Clark upon their return from their expedition
to the Pacific. In addition, Locust Grove was home to numerous enslaved
African-Americans who lived and worked on the farm and contributed to
its success. Locust Grove tells the story of George Rogers Clark, early
Kentucky history, western expansion and everyday life on the frontier.
Zachary
Taylor National Cemetery is located in Jefferson County, Ky., in northeast
Louisville. The cemetery was established in 1928 by an act of Congress
initiated by the Taylor family to have the government take title to the
family burial site where President Zachary Taylor was interred. Two donations
of land from the state of Kentucky increased the original half-acre Taylor
plot to the national cemetery’s present size of 16 acres.