MMX 201 Cave Hill National Cemetery
Cave Hill National Cemetery is located in the northwest corner of Cave Hill Cemetery in Louisville, Ky. The original .65 acre was donated by the Cave Hill Cemetery Company as a burial site for soldiers who died in the service of their country. Additional acreage was added in 1863, 1864, 1867 and 1897 through donation and purchase.
While the site was officially established as a national cemetery in 1863 within the fashionable Cave Hill Cemetery, the first interment occurred in November 1861. The initial burials were soldiers who died at camps and hospitals in the Louisville area. In spring 1867, 732 remains gathered from various points along the Louisville and Nashville Railroad were also interred at Cave Hill, primarily in section D.
Twelve soldiers of the 32nd Indiana Regiment, commanded by Brig. Gen. August Willich are interred in graves 1-12, Section C. The troops perished in a battle at Rowlett Station between the 500 men under Willich’s command and 3,000 Confederates. They were originally buried near the battle site and the graves marked by a stone tablet bearing a carved American eagle and the following inscription in German:
Here rest the first heroes of the 32nd Indiana German Regiment, who laid down their lives for the preservation of the free Constitution of the republic of the United States of North America. They were killed December 17, 1861, in a fight with the rebels at Rowlett Station, Kentucky, in which one regiment of Texas rangers, two regiments of infantry, and a battery of six cannon, (over 3,000 strong) were defeated by 500 German soldiers.
P365 Days 197-199
MMX 197 Need a few Spares?
MMX 198 Sunset over the Watterson Expressway
MMX 199 Mahoosive Clouds
MMX 190 Clear Skies
The skies finally cleared. This is a view from Natural Bridge, in the Natural Bridge State Park.
MMX 188 Chimney Top Rock
This is the northerly view from Chimney Top Rock in the Clifty Wilderness (part of the Daniel Boon National Forest). I woke up early (04:45) to try to catch the sunrise, but the fog was too think and all I saw was grey skies. The trees are 500-700 feet below the overlook (which is easily accessible).
MMX 187 Nada Tunnel
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the 900 foot Nada Tunnel was built by a logging company to remove the lumber from the Red River Gorge. The 12×12 foot tunnel is open to one lane traffic.
Fourth of July
I totally did not take a photo on July 4th. So I give you fireworks from Disney’s Epcot Center show Illuminations.
Yulee Sugar Mill Ruins
The sugar plantation once owned by David Levy Yulee supplied sugar and molasses to the Southern Troops in the Civil War. All that remains now is the mill where they made raw sugar from the canes. Now the site is on the National Historic Landmarks Registry and is Florida State Park.
Joel Neild Photography 