Historic Locust Grove
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Historic Locust Grove is a 55-acre 18th-century farm site and National Historic Landmark situated in eastern Jefferson County, Kentucky in what is now Louisville. The site is owned by the Louisville M
Croghan Mansion at Locust Grove
Closeup of main house
Northeast view of main house
Southeast view of main house
George Rogers Clark
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George Rogers Clark was an American military officer and surveyor from Virginia who became the highest-ranking Patriot military officer on the northwestern frontier during the Revolutionary War. He se
Historic Locust Grove
…Locust Grove, Inc. The main feature on the property is the ca. 1790 Georgian mansion that was the home of the Croghan family and gathering place for George Rogers Clark, Lewis and Clark, and U.S. Presidents. In addition to the mansion there is the Visitors Center that houses a gift shop, museum and meeting space. Dozens…
Posthumous portrait by James B. Longacre, after John Wesley Jarvis, c. 1830
Depiction of George Rogers Clark recapturing Fort Sackville at the Battle of Vincennes on U.S. postage stamp, 1929 issue
Clark's march to Vincennes was the most celebrated event of his career; it has been often depicted, as in this illustration by F. C. Yohn.
Virginia Land Office warrant to Clark for 560 acres for having raised a battalion to fight in the Revolutionary War, January 1780