The World's Most Beautiful Places
A view of the Ann Mcginty Blockhouse at Old Fort Harrod State Park 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.
Pleasant Hill, Kentucky also known as Shakertown, was a Shaker (the United Society of Believers in Christ’s Second Appearing) religious community from 1805 to 1910. With many well-preserved buildings, the village was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1971.
The Kentucky Shaker village was founded by three New England Shaker missionaries, John Meacham, Benjamin Seth Youngs, and Issachar Bates. They founded the community around the teachings of Mother Ann Lee who believed in celibacy. Kentucky’s Shaker community ultimately died out, in part because of their beliefs in celibacy, problems encountered during and after the Civil War, and a declining interest in their way of life by potential converts. But their legacy of hard work, and fine craftsmanship lives on at Pleasant Hill.
The historic Farnsley-Moremen House, located south of Louisville, Kentucky is part of a 300 acre park known as Riverside, the Farnsley-Moremen Landing on the banks of the Ohio River. The house is named after the two families that owned the house over its history, starting first with Gabriel Farnsley, in 1837, and later the Moremen Family which owned the property from 1862 to 1988.