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Ohio River Valley Floodplain, 1 Stitzel-Weller KY EXPO 1 Three of Louisville’S Five Physiographic LEE’S LN Distillery RALPH AVE Home of the D3 A4 South Points Famous Seafood Since 1925 Farmers’ The South Points Scenic Area is a D1 E1 D2 community development initiative 9308 Cane Run Rd • (502) 937-9888 A5 WHERE EVERY DAY IS DERBY DAY Market of the Southwest Dream Team. mikelinnigsrestaurant.com To find out more and get involved, Plan your visit today at DerbyMuseum.org visit www.swdreamteam.org VOTED BEST SEAFOOD RESTAURANT, BEST FISH SANDWICH & BEST ONION RINGS C-J Readers poll Did you know?Did you know that A B C D E F Louisville is building a 100+ mile paved path to connect its wonderful MILLERS LANE EXIT 132 parks and neighborhoods to each 60 TO DOWNTOWN other? Yes indeed, and when the CENTRAL AVE CRITTENDEN DR Louisville Loop is completed, the 31W KY DERBY RD ST stretch in southwest Louisville will pass RALPH AVE. MUSEUM 3 CAMP GROUND RD CANE RUN through the knobs, the shale lowland, WAGNER’S FITZGERALD and the Ohio River Valley floodplain, 1 Stitzel-Weller KY EXPO 1 three of Louisville’s five physiographic LEE’S LN Distillery RALPH AVE. Churchill CENTER Downs 264 regions. What’s more, a large stretch Did you know? Since 1925, is already constructed from downtown Farnsley-Kaufman SHIVELY Mike Linnig’s Restaurant has been L EXIT 5A LIBRARY EXIT 10 PHILLIPS Louisville along the Ohio River past I House EXIT 11 serving fish, seafood and other fare A EXIT 5B Riverview Park and Riverside to the R Y Mill Creek Power Station with plans to in a relaxed and casual atmosphere. T 264 EXIT 8 EXIT 9 WATTERSON W EXIT 131B This family-owned restaurant P ROCKFORD LN SAVE-A-LOT TAYLOR BLVD K extend it to Jefferson Memorial Forest P O RD ST PRESTON HWY started as a small roadside stand 1934 3 and points east. Trailheads are located O N L ALTITUDE DAIRY near the Ohio River. With indoor R at Riverside, Riverview Park, and the TRAMPOLINE BLUEGRASS QUEEN E LOUISVILLE E GAGEL AVE and outdoor dining, Mike Linnig’s L CANE RUN 1931 H end of Watson Lane. L T continues to be an important local ST ND INTERNATIONAL I U 2 MANSLICK 2 2 V HAZELWOOD O destination popular with residents S S IROQUOIS WOODLAWN AVE. AIRPORT and visitors alike. I LIBRARY D3 U Iroquois Americana O Community L DINE SOUTH POINTS K Center EE Park C2 LL CR W. SOUTHLAND MI SOUTHSIDE MITSCHER MORE TO COME! 1934 COLONIAL VIETNAM GARDENS K KITCHEN W. EN W EXIT 130A O Kentucky First O D EXIT 130 Did you know?Lewis and Clark Vietnam Memorial OLD CANE RUN THE LITTLE recruited some of the most valuable LOOMHOUSE members of their expedition from this 818 W KENWOOD DR 65 COLONIALGARDENSLOUKY.COM area? Of the nine men from Kentucky, 3 IROQUOIS 3 who were part of the expedition team, Riverview Park 1931 P AMPHITHEATER AL one John Shields lived in West Point AT 1020 GREENWOOD RD KA RD. SOUTHSIDE D3 NEW CUT RD and the two Fields brothers, Reuben NATIONAL TURNPIKE SOUTH OHIO RIVER Mann’s CENTRAL and Joseph, lived near what is now Lick LIBRARY part of the Jefferson Memorial Forest. Waverly Hills Sanatorium The skills they possessed served the Metro Arts expedition well. Center EXIT 128 DIXIE HIGHWAY US 60 ARNOLDTOWN RD GRADE LN GREENBELT HWY EXIT 127 B5 DINE SOUTH POINTS 1934 Waverly 1865 OUTER LOOP PLEASURE 60 TUSCANY MIKE Wet LINNIG’S RIDGE PARK Park ITALIAN 1065 Woods RD ST 3 4 31W E PAGES LN 4 JOHNSONTOWN K E E R ASHBY LANE C S PARK RD STONESTREET RD D N 265 RD ST O GENE SNYDER SUN SOUTHWEST 907 3 P VALLEY LIBRARY W. MANSLICK EXIT 10 FAIRDALE S. P PARK Sun Valley N K EXIT 125B West Community V . M IC AL ON RD ANSL 18 LOCATIONS SERVING YOU! Center LEY STATI ARK RD RD LICK BLUE BETHANY LANEKHALIL’S FAIRDALE LIBRARY Including: FAIRDALE RD DAIRY B4 • C1 SOUTHWEST SHIVELY PENILE RD QUEEN D2 IROQUOIS • FAIRDALE E5 VALLEY KEYS FERRY POND STATION RIVERSIDE: MT HOLLY RD and F3 STATION D www.slba-lou.org SOUTH CENTRAL FARNSLEY-MOREMEN SHACK R IN THE 5 LANDING PON EXIT 3 5 LFPL.org D CREEK L BACK BLEVINS GAP L JEFFERSON I MOORMAN RD MEMORIAL H Did you know? The river landing FOREST E5 EXIT 1 L at Riverside was nicknamed Soap 841 L Buttonmold JEFFERSON HILL E Landing. According to Moremen Knob K H family stories, the riverboat landing at E C E 265 R T the property now known as Riverside, C I L M the Farnsley-Moremen Landing L I TOM WALLACE LAKE CORAL RIDGE RD acquired the nickname “soap landing” M HI 65 •Old-fashioned slow smoked real pit BBQ in the late 1800s because Rachel P L L H •Side dishes are made from scratch TO O Moremen was well-known for making L S 406 Mt Holly Rd DINE IN, CARRY OUT her own lye soap, along with other C (502) 363-3BBQ shackinthebackbbq.com L household goods. LOWER RIVER ROAD 31W Jefferson Memorial Forest A 6 W 6 BLEVINS GAP H D D2 R I 60 L Reserve your K L E5 E BROOKS HILL E WINERY R EXIT 121 ad early for WATSON LN R D C 1526 B L D HI L R O 2021! K KS PENDLETON N EE O K R O Deadline: Aug. 1, 2020 C R OB B BEARCAMP RD KN Discounted early bird rates! OLD NATIONAL TURNPIKE SCOTTS Information available at www.southpoints.org. 7 7 For a brief period Did you know? PAULEYS GAP during the Civil War, General William E2 Tecumseh Sherman used a house in West Point as his headquarters. © 2020 Southwest Dream Team Created by Kephart Design with DIXIE HIGHWAY US 60 illustrations by Tara Remington. K Updated by Horlander Graphic Design. E K RD 65 E CREE All rights reserved. No part of this map D3 R B may be reproduced without permission. C WEAVERS RUN O N D K N EK O E MAP KEY P R 8 B C 8 NO K HISTORICAL SITE NATURAL ATTRACTION Tours, Classes & Gift Shop TO WEST POINT CAMPING HIKING Tues - Fri 10-3, Sat 11-4 328 Kenwood Hill Rd. Louisville, KY 40214 BOAT RAMP FISHING (502) 367-4792 44 littleloomhouse.org GOLF COURSE CYCLING RITCHEY HORSE TRAIL MOUNTAIN BIKING WEST POINT/FT DUFFIELD INSET MAP D4 LIBRARY COMMUNITY CENTER E6 Kulmer 9 Beach OHIO RIVER9 Reserve Visit a local, E F family-owned 31W winery just VETERANS INDEX 20 minutes MEMORIAL PARK ELM ST from downtown. 60 ALTITUDE TRAMPOLINE PARK IROQUOIS AMPHITHEATER RIVERSIDE, THE FARNSLEY- TUSCANY ITALIAN WEST POINT 4420 DIXIE HWY 1080 AMPHITHEATER RD MOREMEN LANDING RESTAURANT Free entertainment WEST POINT MUSEUM 3 502.449.9952 C2 502.368.5865 D3 7410 MOORMAN RD 165 OUTER LOOP RD throughout the summer. 4 RD 502.935.6809 A5 502.363.0308 D4 TH SALT RIVER BROOKS HILL WINERY JEFFERSON MEMORIAL FOREST www.brookshillwinery.com 6 2746 BROOKS HILL RD (BROOKS) 11311 MITCHELL HILL RD SAVE-A-LOT VIETNAM KITCHEN TH A B C D 502.957.7810 E6 502.368.5404 D6 4148 TAYLOR BLVD 5339 MITSCHER AVE 502.367.8433 D2 502.363.7535 E2 MULBERRY ST COLONIAL GARDENS KHALIL’S Did you know? What had been The Farnsley- 5205 NEW CUT RD 10966 DIXIE HWY. SHACK IN THE BACK BBQ WAGNER’S D6 Did you know? 502.581.8800 D3 Senning’s Park was purchased in MAIN ST 502.632.2227 B5 406 MOUNT HOLLY RD 3113 S 4TH STREET TO TIOGA FALLS & Kaufman House dates to 1811. The DAIRY QUEEN 502.363.3227 E5 1940 by BA Watson who renamed KENTUCKY DERBY MUSEUM 502.375.3800 E1 original two-story log house was 400 FAIRDALE RD SHIVELY LIBRARY it Colonial Gardens Restaurant BRIDGES TO THE PAST 502.367.2408 704 CENTRAL AVE WEST POINT MUSEUM 502.637.1111 D1 3920 DIXIE HIGHWAY and Grill. In 1956, Elvis Presley built by David and Sarah Farnsley 4137 TAYLOR BLVD 502.361.4590 502.574.1730 C1 508 ELM ST at present day Cane Run Road and WWW.DAIRYQUEEN.COM D2, E5 LIBA SOUTH POINTS 502.418.5045 A9 performed on its stage. FAIRDALE LIBRARY BRANCH BUY LOCAL FAIR, SOUTH CENTRAL LIBRARY Lees Lane. The Kaufman family 10620 W MANSLICK RD 1080 AMPHITHEATER ROAD 7300 JEFFERSON BOULEVARD FORT owned the property for several 502.375.2051 E5 502.473.4687 D3 502.964.3515 F3 Did you know? Shively has been DUFFIELD DIXIE HIGHWAY FORT DUFFIELD PARK LITTLE LOOMHOUSE SOUTH LOUISVILLE BUSINESS a third-class city since 1986. It gets PARK decades. The house is now part of ASSOCIATION 16706 ABBOTT’S BEACH RD 328 KENWOOD HILL RD its name from Christian William SALT RIVER DR the Farnsley Middle School campus (WEST POINT) 502.367.4792 D3 WWW.SLBA-LOU.ORG 502.922.4574 A9 Shively and three of his brothers H and a nonprofit organization works MIKE LINNIGS RESTAURANT SOUTHWEST LIBRARY BRANCH C 9725 DIXIE HIGHWAY N IROQUOIS LIBRARY BRANCH 9308 CANE RUN RD who settled near what is now the A to preserve it as a community and 601 W. WOODLAWN AVE 502.933.0029 B4 BR 502.937.9888 A4 intersection of 7th Street and Dixie E school resource. 502.574.1720 D2 BE Highway circa 1810. to enhance education, ignite imagination, instill pride and preserve heritage. preserve and pride instill imagination, ignite education, enhance to been drained by a series of ditches in the 20th century.
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