Retro Louisville: Jefferson Memorial Forest, city's largest nature preserve, dedicated in 1948

The forest's first development was 1,500 acres of space for fishing, boating, horseback riding, hiking and a number of other ...
WLKY

Improvements, expansion could be coming to Jefferson Memorial Forest

WILL BE HELD IN TOWN SQUARE NEXT MONTH. HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE SPENT THEIR LABOR DAY ENJOYING NATURE AT JEFFERSON MEMORIAL FOREST, BUT THERE COULD BE CHANGES COMING TO THE CITY’S LARGEST PARK. ADDIE ...
WDRB

Jefferson Memorial Forest in Louisville receives $2.5 million in state funding

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Jefferson Memorial Forest will receive $2.5 million in state funding to enhance the nation's largest urban forest. The funding was awarded as part of the 2024 session of the ...
The Washington Post

The secret history of how Jefferson’s words were doctored inside his memorial

Warning: This graphic requires JavaScript. Please enable JavaScript for the best experience. Jefferson Randolph Kean and six other members of the Thomas Jefferson ...
The Washington Post

Scientific reclamation: How the iconic Jefferson Memorial was restored

As early as 2015, anyone viewing the Jefferson Memorial from a distance — say, from Independence Avenue across the Tidal Basin, or an aircraft window on approach to Reagan National Airport — could see ...
WRAL

Mount Rushmore National Memorial Fast Facts

Here's some background information about the Mount Rushmore National Memorial, composed of sculptures of the faces of former Presidents George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln and ...