Category: Bob Hill’s Floyds Fork Journal

As important as The Parklands of Floyds Fork will be to Louisville’s future, it’s equally important that we look back to the men and women who first cleared and settled that land, who built homes and raised generations of families on it and, in a sense, first preserved it for all of us. Bob Hill’s Floyds Fork Journal is an ongoing conversation with those people, a visit to those historic places so we can forever know and remember where it all began. All the stories, oral histories and old photographs and memorabilia will be stored at the Filson Historical Society.

Floyds Fork Fall Hike by Bob Hill

Posted on September 24, 2010 by The Parklands

Our Floyds Fork moments of truth included a blue plastic milk crate and a box turtle. The plastic crate sat alone on the leafy woodland trail as if wanting to be discovered – but leaving unanswered the questions of how … Continue reading

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The Bell Family by Bob Hill

Posted on September 24, 2010 by The Parklands

Bob and Nancy Bell’s love affair with their Floyds Fork farm was the equal of their marriage. Both long-term romances were anchored in a sense of time, place, family and shared respect. The equation was simple: The Bells gave to … Continue reading

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Seaton Family Cemetery by Bob Hill

Posted on September 24, 2010 by The Parklands

The rusted iron gate opened to the worn and broken tombstones of the Seaton Family cemetery, the dozen or so stones still standing no accurate predictor of the number of people actually buried under the long green grass within its … Continue reading

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Floyds Fork Canoe Trip by Bob Hill

Posted on September 24, 2010 by The Parklands

We were 19 strong standing in bright sunlight on an asphalt parking lot in Miles Park just off Shelbyville Road in eastern Jefferson County. We were slathered in various suntan lotions and dressed in a scruffy mix of outdoor gear, … Continue reading

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John Floyd by Bob Hill

Posted on September 24, 2010 by The Parklands

13 June, 1774 Monday Mr. Douglas made a survey for Mr. (William) Christian of 1000 acres round the Lick, then marched off for Salt River. We went five miles & met with a branch & called it Floyd’s River… Thomas … Continue reading

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Floyds Fork- Bob Hill

Posted on June 30, 2010 by The Parklands

The man’s full name is James John Floyd, thank you. And all the 21st Century Parks fuss about that 20-mile-stretch of Jefferson County water and park that bears his name is well worth it. But Floyds Fork doesn’t begin at … Continue reading

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