The Indiana African American Heritage Trail
OHIO RIVER GREENWAY
indianaafricanamericanheritage.org
ohiorivergreenway.org
This trail highlights significant historic places and tell a story of the state’s rich African American history and heritage. Begin your journey at the Depot in the Jeffersonville Quadrangle which serves as the trail’s local welcome center. Other local stops include the newly opened slave cabin replica at the George Rogers Clark Home site in Clarksville and Division Street School in New Albany.
Along the Ohio River Greenway, projects in each of the communities have provided access to the river and its scenic beauty. Jeffersonville has constructed a terrace lawn and trails that provide pedestrian and bicycle access along the river. Clarksville’s segment of the Greenway passes through the Falls of the Ohio State Park and historic sites where Revolutionary War General George Rogers Clark once lived and where Lewis and Clark joined for their expedition. In New Albany, the Greenway incorporates a trail along the river that passes the city’s newly-renovated amphitheater and provides spectacular vistas of the river, the award-winning Sherman Minton Bridge and the McAlpine Lock and Dam complex.
Indiana’s Historic Pathways
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Features sites in Clark and Floyd Counties. The pathway tells the region’s unique history while showcasing the region’s strikingly varied land forms, its wealth of mineral and natural resources, its small and distinctive communities, its role in national transportation and commerce.
The Fruit and Flowers Trail
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The Fruit and Flowers Trail includes orchards, gardens, farm markets and restaurants that celebrate local homegrown bounty. Visit each venue and pick up a local recipe to take home. Clark and Floyd Counties are well represented along the trail. Participants include the Huber’s Winery, Orchard and Vineyards along with the Joe Huber Restaurant in Starlight and the Hidden Hill Nursery in Utica.
Ohio River Scenic Byway
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The Ohio River Scenic Byway meanders along the Ohio River banks, hugging its shoreline and offering almost continuous views of the river. The history of the Ohio is found both in rural landscapes and quaint river communities, covering periods from Native American habitation through western settlement, affecting transportation patterns and industrialization.
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