John Floyd's Grave

Historical marker location:

Louisville, Kentucky

( Breckinridge Ln. at Hillsboro Ave., Louisville)

Grave of John Floyd, near here. Pioneer and surveyor. Born Amherst County, Virginia, 1750. Killed when ambushed by Indians in Jefferson County, District of Kentucky, 1783. Colonel of Militia and County Lieutenant of Jefferson County.

John Floyd Indians

The famous horse race, the Kentucky Derby, has been held annually at Churchill Downs in Louisville since 1875.