Col. Richard Taylor/George Rudy
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Col. Richard Taylor(1744-1829)- Early in 1792, Revolutionary War veteran, Richard Taylor, bought 175 acres bounded by Rudy Lane. Land was given to Isaac Shelby for his father’s Colonial Wars service. Here Taylor built a brick house,
which he sold to George Rudy in late 1795. He then moved across Brownsboro Rd. to his Springfield farm. Father of Zachary Taylor.
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George Rudy(1744-1806)- Pennsylvanian George Rudy and his son-in-law, John Herr, bought 175 acres here in 1795, naming the survey line Rudy’s Lane in 1797. Herr & Rudy, who were blacksmiths, farriers, roadbuilders, & farmers, once owned all of present-day Windy Hills. Six family homes are still standing. Rudy Lane became a Jefferson County road in 1909.
Dedicated August 2011.
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