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2227 Bashford Manor Lane, Louisville
Major Samuel Bray surveyed here in 1779 & returned with his family in 1796. He built original two-story house ca. 1800. Bray served in the Ky. legislature in 1820. In 1851, former slaves Henry & Eliza Tevis bought 40 acres from Nancy Bray & estab. Petersburg-Newburg African American community. In1862, Union troops camped near Beargrass Creek.
Scoggan-Jones Horse Farm- In 1888, George Scoggan founded a thoroughbred farm here, known for 1889 Derby favorite, Proctor Knott, & 1893 Ky. Derby winner, Lookout. His daughter, Mary, & her husband, Alonzo Jones, inherited & ran the farm, home to many race horses, until it was divided in the 1950s. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.
Dedicated October 12, 2014.