Historical Marker

Highlands Neighborhood

Historical marker location:

Louisville, Kentucky

( Corner of Winter & Baxter Sts., Louisville)

This area was settled by Major William Preston and his wife, Caroline Hancock, who established a plantation known as the “Briar Patch” in 1815. Bardstown Pike, just to the east, was approved for construction in 1819 as major state transportation link to points south, driving commerce and population growth in this area.

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This land was subdivided by the Preston heirs and streets nearby bear their names. By 1865, the area was known as New Hamburg, due to influx of German immigrants. The area gained popularity due to the extension of the streetcar line & estab. of Cherokee Park. By 1901, St. Anthony’s Hospital was established here to serve poor, needy, & infirmed.