The World's Most Beautiful Places
Saltair Route , also known as the Salt Lake, Garfield & Western Railway or SLGW, was founded in 1891. At 16 miles long its primary purpose was to bring tourist traffic to the Saltair Beach Resort on the shores of the Great Salt Lake, and freight to mining areas around the edge of the lake, including Morton Salt in Tooele County, Utah
A misty Kentucky River sunrise at Clays Ferry. The ferry, starting in 1798 provided a crossing point on the Kentucky River between Madison and Fayette Counties, and the cities of Lexington and Richmond.
Clays Ferry is named after one of its first owners, Green Clay, who was the father of the future politician, abolitionist, and ambassador to Russia, Cassius Marcellus Clay, who worked with Abraham Lincoln during his presidency. Cassius’ name is easily recognized by students of American history for the connection to Muhammad Ali’s father, and Ali himself.
Old Fort Harrod State Park and the Gunpowder magazine (in front) in Harrodsburg, Kentucky. Founded in 1774, Harrodsburg is the oldest, and first permanent settlement in Kentucky. It was founded by James Harrod, a pioneer, soldier, and hunter who helped explore and settle the area west of the Allegheny Mountains. Its residents included Squire Boone, the younger brother of Daniel Boone