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Plan of the town of Louisville, 1779 April 20

Item

Title

Plan of the town of Louisville, 1779 April 20

Subject

Louisville (Ky.)

Jefferson County (Ky.)

Description

This original plan of the city of Louisville was found in George Rogers Clark's surveyors book in 1881 and traced by R.C. Ballard Thruston in 1910.

Creator

Clark, George Rogers

Thruston, R. C. Ballard

Source

RSM 976.9911 C593 1779, Rare Map Collection, The Filson Historical Society, Louisville, Kentucky

Date

Rights

The organization that has made the Item available believes that the Item is in the Public Domain under the laws of the United States, but a determination was not made as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. The Item may not be in the Public Domain under the laws of other countries. Please refer to the organization that has made the Item available for more information. https://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/?language=en
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Format

Language

Type

Identifier

RSM 976.9911 C593 1779

Coverage

Collection

First American West, 1750-1820

Tags

George Rogers Clark; Louisville; map; surveying

Citation

Clark, George Rogers and Thruston, R. C. Ballard, “Plan of the town of Louisville, 1779 April 20,” The Filson Historical Society Digital Projects, accessed April 16, 2026, https://filsonhistorical.omeka.net/items/show/5384.

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