Historical Marker
Price's Meadow
This tract of land was once the home of Cherokee Chief Chuqualatague (Doublehead), the last chieftain along the Cumberland River. Camp site in 1770 of the Long Hunters; in 1774 of Daniel Boone and Michael Stoner; from 1775 until after 1800 site of Benj. Price's Station, one of the few in Ky. to withstand Indian attacks, 1777. In 1784 part of grant to George Rogers Clark.
The famous horse race, the Kentucky Derby, has been held annually at Churchill Downs in Louisville since 1875.