Louisville, Ky

We arrived in the heart of downtown Louisville in the middle of 4 pm traffic and managed to find our way to Oxmoor Farm quite easily. I located Jim, who lives on the property, and convinced him to unlock the cemetery gate so that I could take some photos. He and Leon visited at the gate.


Jim is a historian at the Filson Club, Louisville's historical society, and lives in William Christian's log cabin near a flowing spring on Bear Creek. Christian came to Louisville in 1785 and was killed by Indians soon thereafter. He was the first of several generations of ancestors who would live at this location which is now adjacent to a busy mall.

Sturgis Station was built on Bear Creek. The springhouse is shown below and is located just behind Colonel Christian's cabins.

Nearby the gates at Oxmoor Farm were locked and we decided to switch out of genealogy mode and neither trespass nor pursue visiting the farm.

Walmart accomodated us nicely for the evening. There were fewer bright lights than usual and a delightful breeze cooled our home for the night!