Hikes Point

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Hikes Point is a neighborhood in eastern Louisville, Kentucky, USA. Its boundaries are I-264 to the north, Breckenridge Lane to the west, and irregular boundaries to the other sides. The area was settled by Revolutionary War veteran George Hikes in 1791 on land sold to him by William Meriwether. Hikes built a stone home there and called the area Two Mile Town. Hikes opened grist and saw mills as the community grew and a cloth industry developed in the early 1800s.

In the early 1900s developers bought up much of the land surrounding Hikes' home, but there was little interest in the area until after World War II. Roy McMahan purchased the nearby Eberle family farm in 1946 and built several subdivisions and shopping centers, some of which bear his name, and Hikes Point has long been a strong retail area.

Neighboring Communities

• Meadowview Estates, KY
• Buechel, KY

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