Author Archive: Ultimateplaces Photography

Raven Run Nature Sanctuary – Kentucky River Palisades

Raven Run Nature Sanctuary - Kentucky River Palisades

A view of the Kentucky River Palisades from Raven Run Nature Sanctuary.  The palisades are a series of gorges and limestone cliffs that run for more than 100 miles through eastern Kentucky’s Bluegrass Region.  Raven Run is located near Lexington, Kentucky in Fayette County.

Indian Chief Carving – Lincoln Memorial Bridge – Indiana

Indian Chief Carving - Lincoln Memorial Bridge - Indiana

The image of a Native American Indian Chief carved into a concrete pillar, at the head of the Lincoln Memorial Bridge in Vincennes, Indiana. The bridge is part of the George Rogers Clark National Historical Park, and opened in 1933. The statues themselves (there are two), were installed in 1936. George Rogers Clark was an American surveyor, soldier, and military officer, who served during the American Revolutionary War. He is the older brother of William Clark, who is famous for his explorations the the American West, in particular the Pacific Northwest during the Lewis and Clark Expedition.

Lincoln Heritage House – Elizabethtown – Kentucky

Lincoln Heritage House - Elizabethtown - Kentucky

The Lincoln Heritage House is a house (actually two cabins joined together) that was owned and lived in by Thomas Hardin. The naming of the house, comes from the fact that part of its construction can be attributed to Thomas Lincoln, the father of Abraham Lincoln the future president of the United States. Thomas Lincoln owned a 200-acre farm nearby. Located at Freeman Lake in Elizabethtown, Kentucky.