Mulberry Hill

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George Rogers Clark Park

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Grill, Historical/Interpretive Information/Exhibits, Information, Scenic View/Photo Spot

Mulberry Hill was the childhood home of William Clark and York, his enslaved Black servant. A two-story log home was built around 1784 for John and Ann Clark three miles southeast of Louisville on the south fork of Beargrass Creek. William inherited the property when his father died in 1799. He sold Mulberry Hill to his eldest brother Jonathan by 1803 and moved across the Ohio River to Indiana with brother George Rogers Clark.  

In the late nineteenth century, the property passed out of Clark family possession, and by 1900 the derelict house had partially collapsed. Mulberry Hill was razed in 1917 for World War I training facility Camp Zachary Taylor. In 1921 Clark family descendants purchased the site, which they donated to the City of Louisville for a park named for George Rogers Clark. The park contains the Clark family cemetery, which includes the graves of John and Ann Clark, though other family members were reinterred at Cave Hill Cemetery in Louisville. 

Lewis and Clark NHT Visitor Centers and Museums

This map shows a range of features associated with the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail, which commemorates the 1803-1806 Lewis and Clark Expedition. The trail spans a large portion of the North American continent, from the Ohio River in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to the mouth of the Columbia River in Oregon and Washington. The trail is comprised of the historic route of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, an auto tour route, high potential historic sites (shown in black), visitor centers (shown in orange), and pivotal places (shown in green). These features can be selected on the map to reveal additional information. Also shown is a base map displaying state boundaries, cities, rivers, and highways. The map conveys how a significant area of the North American continent was traversed by the Lewis and Clark Expedition and indicates the many places where visitors can learn about their journey and experience the landscape through which they traveled.