Lewis and Clark Island

Lewis and Clark Island is an islet in Jefferson, Kentucky. Lewis and Clark Island is situated nearby to the electrical generator Ohio Falls Station, as well as near the military installation Towboat JC Thomas.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Ohio Falls Station and Division Street School.

Ohio Falls Station

Electrical generator

Ohio Falls Station is a hydroelectric power station owned by Louisville Gas & Electric and Kentucky Utilities which is located three miles west of Downtown Louisville, Kentucky. Ohio Falls Station is situated 1,500 feet southeast of Lewis and Clark Island.

Division Street School

Historic building

Photo: Bedford, Public domain.

The Division Street School is a historic school building located at New Albany, Indiana. It was one of the first elementary schools for African-American children, with construction beginning in June 1884, and the opening in 1885. Division Street School is situated 1¼ miles northwest of Lewis and Clark Island.

Portland Museum

Museum

Photo: Censusdata, CC BY 3.0.

The Portland Museum is a neighborhood history and art museum in Louisville, Kentucky. It details the history of the Portland neighborhood both as an independent town in the early 1800s and after Portland's amalgamation into Louisville after the construction of the Louisville and Portland Canal. Portland Museum is situated 1 mile south of Lewis and Clark Island.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Shelby Place Historic District and Clarksville.

Shelby Place Historic District

Neighborhood

Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.

Shelby Place Historic District is a registered historic district in New Albany, Indiana, one mile north of the Ohio River, across from Louisville, Kentucky. Shelby Place Historic District is situated 1½ miles northwest of Lewis and Clark Island.

Clarksville

Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain.

Clarksville is a city in Clark County in Southern Indiana, directly across the Ohio River from Louisville. It is the oldest town in the Indiana Territory with a population of 21,000. The city is served by an overlay complex of two area codes: 812 and 930.

Cedar Bough Place Historic District

Neighborhood

Photo: Bedford, Public domain.

Cedar Bough Place Historic District is a national historic district located at New Albany, Indiana, ¾ of a mile from the Ohio River, across from Louisville, Kentucky. It consists of the 800-block of the road Cedar Bough Place, between Beeler and Ekin Avenues. Cedar Bough Place Historic District is situated 1½ miles northwest of Lewis and Clark Island.

Lewis and Clark Island

Type: Islet
Categories: wetland, locality, and landform
Location: Jefferson, Kentucky, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

38.28472° or 38° 17′ 5″ north

Longitude

-85.78611° or 85° 47′ 10″ west

Open location code

86CP76M7+VH

OpenStreetMap ID

way 24656407

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=wetland

OpenStreetMap feature

place=islet

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