Famous Graves

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GRAVE AND HISTORY OF GENERAL GEORGE ROGERS CLARK

05/19/2022
He has been called, the “Washington of the West”, the...
Adventure / American History / Famous Graves / Hidden History / History / Kentucky History / Pioneer / Revolutionary War / US History / Virginia History
The entrance to Cave Hill Cemetery, in Louisville, Kentucky

LOUISVILLE’S CAVE HILL CEMETERY, A BRIEF HISTORY

05/13/2022
Its beauty is unbelievable, which is why it is one...
American History / Ancestry / Cave / Civil War / Confederate / Famous Graves / Genealogy / Hidden History / History / Kentucky History / Music History / Mystery / US History
Historic Ryman Auditorium, in Nashville, Tennessee

HISTORIC GRAND OLE OPRY HOME, RYMAN AUDITORIUM STORY

05/11/2022
His rowdy friends set out to have a lot of...
American History / Famous Graves / Hidden History / History / Music History / Tennessee History
Historic marker for Spencer County, Kentucky

BRIEF HISTORY OF SPENCER COUNTY, KENTUCKY

05/10/2022
A quaint bedroom community in the Louisville area with loads...
American History / Civil War / Confederate / Famous Graves / Hidden History / History / Kentucky History / Pioneer / Revolutionary War / US History / War of 1812
Grave of Col. Richard Taylor, in Zachary Taylor, National Cemetery, in Louisville, Kentucky

RICHARD TAYLOR, EXPLORER, PIONEER, FATHER OF A PRESIDENT

05/09/2022
In 1769, he and his brother were in the first...
Adventure / American History / Famous Graves / Hidden History / History / Kentucky History / Pioneer / Revolutionary War / US History / Virginia History
Grave of Meriwether Lewis Clark, Jr., founder of the Kentucky Derby, buried at Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Kentucky

KENTUCKY DERBY FOUNDER – MERIWETHER LEWIS CLARK, JR.

05/07/2022
The most exciting two minutes in sports, the Kentucky Derby!...
American History / Famous Graves / Hidden History / History / Kentucky History / US History
Zachary Taylor Monument, next to his tomb in the Zachary Taylor National Cemetery, Louisville, Kentucky

ZACHARY TAYLOR, PRESIDENT & MAJOR GENERAL

05/04/2022
“Old Rough & Ready”, President Zachary Taylor! As big of...
American History / Famous Graves / History / Kentucky History / Pioneer / US History
General Lee's monument in the from of University Chapel, formally "Lee Chapel". Lee is entombed in the family vault on the lower level of the chapel.

TOMB OF ROBERT E. LEE

05/03/2022
General Robert E. Lee is a name that is known...
American History / Civil War / Confederate / Famous Graves / History / US History / Virginia History
"Pete" Browning, aka "The Louisville Slugger" & "The Gladiator" (credit Wikipedia)

LOUISVILLE SLUGGER, HISTORY OF THE BAT NAMED FOR PETE BROWNING

04/19/2022
How many of us have used a Louisville Slugger? It's...
Adventure / American History / Famous Graves / Hidden History / History / Kentucky History / US History
Nicola Marschall, "The Artist of the Confederacy"

DESIGNER OF THE CONFEDERATE FLAG AND UNIFORM, NICOLA MARSCHALL

04/16/2022
The “Stars and Bars” is a symbol that many history...
American History / Civil War / Confederate / Famous Graves / Hidden History / History / Kentucky History / US History

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