The World's Most Beautiful Places
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
A view of an early version of the Kentucky State Seal, as seen at the entry to the Second Street Bridge (built in 1928) on the Kentucky side of the Ohio River. The official seal of the state of Kentucky has a frontiersman and statesman shaking hands. However this version matches what someone might have seen in the Kentucky state historical coat of arms in the 1870’s, where two men in swallowtail coats embrace. As it turns out, the early law creating the seal was not very specific about the “two friends” at the center of the seal, or what those friends should be doing. This led to a number of different versions being created, a problem that was put to rest in 1967.
The current state seal represents the coming together of the frontiersman, the every day Kentuckian, with the statesman who serves the state of Kentucky and helps guide it into the future. The state’s motto is one that is very familiar to many in the United States “United We Stand, Divided We Fall.” It was derived at the time however from a popular 1768 tune entitled the “Liberty Song,” by John Dickinson.
Cincinnati Music Hall, built in 1878, and designed by architect Samuel Hannaford is considered one of the last and best examples of the Victorian Gothic Revival Style. It is home to the Cincinnati Ballet, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Cincinnati Opera, May Festival Chorus, and the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.