Monthly Archive: October 2023

Kentucky Bourbon Trail – Louisville

Kentucky Bourbon Trail - Louisville

The Kentucky Bourbon Trail is a program started by a coalition of Bourbon Whiskey distilleries within the state of Kentucky to promote Bourbon tourism, including tastings and tours of different distilleries in Northern Kentucky. The number of destinations on the trail currently stands at nine, and includes traditional distilleries –  some of which have existed for more than a century, and other more recent smaller craft artisan distillers.  

Tomb of the Unknown Soldier Sign – Arlington National Cemetery

Tomb of the Unknown Soldier Sign - Arlington National Cemetery

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Tomb of the Unknown Soldier Sign at Arlington National Cemetery outside of Washington, D.C. in Virginia on the western bank of the Potomac River.

The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier was established to honor American service members who died in World War I and were unidentified.

The first Unknown Soldier interred was an unidentified American soldier from World War I. The soldier was selected from the American battlefields in Europe by General John J. Pershing and was ceremonially laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery on November 11, 1921.

Soldiers were assigned to guard the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier beginning 1926, primarily to discourage visitors from climbing or stepping on it. In 1937 guards became a presence at the tomb 24 hours an day, all year long.