The Twin Spires

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The Twin Spires

This image shows the iconic twin spires of the Churchill Downs grandstands. Courtesy of the Library of Congress.

This file appears in: Churchill Downs

By Tim Talbott
Historical Markers #1885 and #2255 in Louisville note the location of Churchill Downs, the racetrack of the "Run for the Roses," the famous Kentucky Derby. Churchill Downs began when track founder Meriwether Lewis Clark, Jr., the…