Visit Riverside to commemorate the founding of Louisville at the Falls of the Ohio, and learn about the next hundred years of our history, during this unique timeline event featuring re-enactors representing different periods from 1765 to 1865. Visitors will be able to walk through each time period--and interact with the presenters--to see the clothing, tools, weapons, and crafts of each period. The event will take place on Saturday, June 9 and Sunday, June 10, 2007 from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm both days. Admission: $6/Adults; $5/Seniors and $3/Children. Call (502)935-6809 or e-mail info@riverside-landing.org for more details. Riverside, Farnsley Mormen Landing. Admission includes all event activities AND a guided tour of the Civil War era home. Plans for the event include re-enactors portraying George Rogers Clark, Abraham Lincoln, and Frederick Douglas. Expert speakers will be presenting information about Louisville's early history. University of Kentucky Archeaologist Nancy O'Malley will describe living conditions of the earliest settlers in the stations that dotted the countryside. These stations provided names for many area roads and communities. Come and learn more about the origin of you community. Gywnne Potts, co-author of "George Rogers Clark and Locust Grove" will discuss her research into Clark and the importance of the home where he spent the last nine years of his life. Chuck Parrish, retired from the Corps of Engineers, will provide perspective of the Falls of the Ohio, their importance as a geographic feature and changes that have occurred at the Falls. Mandy Dick is a long-time reenactor at Locust Grove and can give a very intimate portrait of both the people who lived in the home with George Rogers Clark and also the insiders perspective for those who are interested in exploring the possibility of trying re-enacting. There will be period music, vendors selling period wares, craftspeople, a blacksmith, military demonstrations, and discussions of the military equipment and tactics of each period. | |
| In the spring of 1778, George Rogers Clark along with about 150 militia and 20 families, rafted down the Ohio River and landed near the Falls on Corn Island. Clark and his men soon left on their quest to conquer the Northwest Territory. The settlers who remained behind moved to the southern shore of the Ohio and built "Fort on Shore" at the foot of present day 12th Street. The town they eventually established would become known as Louisville to honor both the French King Louis XVI and the vital role of the people of France in the Revolutionary War. |
