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Foggy Deam Lake Sunrise – Jeffersonville – Indiana

March 27, 2023 0 Comments

Foggy Deam Lake Sunrise - Jeffersonville - Indiana

A foggy spring sunrise at Deam Lake State Recreation Area north of Jeffersonville, and New Albany, Indiana, and Louisville, Kentucky. Deam Lake, a 194-acre lake was constructed in 1965 and named after Charles Deam, Indiana’s first state forester. Deam is best known for his book, Trees of Indiana, a comprehensive study of trees throughout the state. He is also known for his work in setting aside land for for Indiana’s Department of Natural Resources.

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George Rogers Clark Memorial – Vincennes – Indiana

March 24, 2023 0 Comments

George Rogers Clark Memorial - Vincennes - Indiana

A view of the George Rogers Clark National Historical Park, from the head of the Lincoln Memorial Bridge in Vincennes, Indiana. The park and bridge opened in 1933. George Rogers Clark was an American surveyor, soldier, military officer, and founder of Louisville, Kentucky, who served during the American Revolutionary War. He is the older brother of William Clark, who is famous for his explorations the the American West, in particular the Pacific Northwest during the Lewis and Clark Expedition.

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Blackacre State Nature Preserve & Historic Homestead – Louisville, Kentucky

March 24, 2023 0 Comments

Blackacre State Nature Preserve & Historic Homestead - Louisville, Kentucky

A historic farm house built in 1844, at the Blackacre State Nature Preserve. The historic Blackacre homestead was established south of present day Louisville, Kentucky by Edward Tyler, who provided wood planks, flour, and a courier service to the army of George Rogers Clark, during the American Revolutionary war. For his efforts, he was eventually given the land grant that would become the Blackacre farm seen today.

A number of outbuildings on the same property date back to the 1790’s.

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