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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.

Smoketown Neighborhood History Mural – Louisville, Kentucky

Smoketown Neighborhood History Mural - Louisville, Kentucky

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Smoketown has been a historically black neighborhood near downtown Louisville, since the Civil War. It gained is name from the smoke producing brick kilns that were historically concentrated in the area. The mural depicts famous residents that called Smoketown home throughout its history.