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.
A plaque commemorating the founding of the city of Louisville, Kentucky in 1780. Located on the former site of Fort Nelson, the official location of Louisville’s founding by George Rogers Clark. It was the second fort founded in the area, and eventually would be replaced by Fort Finney in 1784. Located on the opposite side of the Ohio River, it was located on the site of what would eventually become Jeffersonville, Indiana.
A historic farm house built in 1844, at the Blackacre State Nature Preserve. The historic Blackacre homestead was established south of present day Louisville, Kentucky by Edward Tyler, who provided wood planks, flour, and a courier service to the army of George Rogers Clark, during the American Revolutionary war. For his efforts, he was eventually given the land grant that would become the Blackacre farm seen today.
A number of outbuildings on the same property date back to the 1790’s.