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County: Jefferson

Kentucky Railway Museum

Marker Number: 

1720

Location: 

Ormsby Station, on Dorsey Lane at LaGrange Rd., Louisville

Officially designated Kentucky Railway Museum by Act of General Assembly. Began, 1954, on River Rd. Search for new location started after 1964 flood; moved here, 1977. Exhibits of rail relics given by many regional railroads and industries. One engine, L & N No. 152, pulled Theodore Roosevelt's campaign train; listed on National Register of Historic Places.

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