The World's Most Beautiful Places
The historic Yates cabin, built in the 1840’s. The cabin was moved to higher ground at its present location in the early 1980’s, in advance of the filling of Taylorsville Lake. The lake is located southeast of Louisville, Kentucky, the state’s largest city.
Early spring at the historic Locust Grove estate outside of Louisville, Kentucky.
Locust Grove was an 18th century farm founded by William Croghan and his wife Lucy Clark Croghan in 1790. Lucy Clark was the sister of George Rogers Clark a military officer and explorer who played an important part in the early history of Kentucky and Louisville. She is also the sister of William Clark, the famous explorer from the Lewis and Clark Expedition to America’s Pacific Northwest. The farm is notable as the place George Rogers Clark spent his final years, and for being adjacent to the property where Zachery Taylor, America’s 12th president grew up.
The Spring House at the historic Locust Grove estate in Louisville, Kentucky
Locust Grove was an 18th century farm founded by William Croghan and his wife Lucy Clark Croghan in 1790. Lucy Clark was the sister of George Rogers Clark a military officer and explorer who played an important part in the early history of Kentucky and Louisville. She is also the sister of William Clark, the famous explorer from the Lewis and Clark Expedition to America’s Pacific Northwest. The farm is notable as the place George Rogers Clark spent his final years, and for being adjacent to the property where Zachery Taylor, America’s 12th president grew up.