Fenley Family & Cemetery

Historical marker location:

Louisville, Kentucky

( 7515 Old Third Street Rd., Louisville)

By 1841, John H. Fenley owned an 1,100 acre farm south of Louisville. His son Isaac inherited the property and, by 1858, it was known as Hickory Grove. Isaac was a botanist, who had several orchards. The Fenley apple originated on his farm. Upon his death, some of the land became part of Iroquois Park, known as Fenley Woods. The remainder was sold in 1903 for a neighborhood.

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Cemetery contains graves associated with three generations of the Fenley family, as well as other members of the local community who settled in this area during the 19th and 20th centuries. Field stones mark some graves near the Fenley family and on the periphery. They are likely graves of enslaved African Americans. The last burial here was in 1969.

Dedicated March 24, 2017.

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