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Hidden River Cave Entrance – Horse Cave – Kentucky

May 17, 2023 0 Comments

Hidden River Cave Entrance - Horse Cave - Kentucky

The entrance to Hidden River Cave, once known as Horse Cave, and the cave the city derives its name from. At different times the cave was the city’s water supply, source of electricity and a dumping ground for waste. Tours were offered from 1912-1943, until the increasing pollution and World War II led to a halt in tourism. And it wasn’t for another 50 years that interest in the cave returned, and the American Cave Conservation Association (ACCA) took on the task of rehabilitating the cave, In 1992 the first phase of the current museum and cave tours was developed. And today thousands of visitors come to the cave to enjoy the interesting geology of the karst regions of Kentucky. The cave boasts the longest underground suspension bridge in a cave system.

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Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park 4 – Hodgenville – Kentucky

May 12, 2023 0 Comments

Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park - Hodgenville - Kentucky

Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park – Hodgenville – Kentucky

The memorial that would eventually become the Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park was established in 1909 by the Lincoln Farm Association, with the laying of the cornerstone by President Theodore Roosevelt. The building was completed in 1911, and dedicated on November 9th by President William Taft. The memorial was formally made a national park in 1916.

The memorial was built on farm land owned by Lincoln’s family, and where Lincoln was raised until the age of 2. Within the memorial resides a cabin of similar size and design to the Lincoln cabin built on the site, not the original cabin itself. And exactly 54 steps, the age at which Lincoln died, lead up to the memorial.

In November 2001, the park was expanded to include Knob Creek, the site where Lincoln lived from age 2 to age 7. The site contains a 19th century log cabin, and a historic 20th century tavern, and is approximately 10 miles to the northeast on Highway 31E.

The main memorial was built in the Beaux-Arts neo-classical architectural style.

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Cemetery – Brown Park – St Matthews – Kentucky

May 8, 2023 0 Comments

Cemetery - Brown Park - St Matthews - Kentucky

The Brown Family Cemetery in Brown Park on a rainy Spring morning. Brown Park is a 28 acre park located in the Louisville, Kentucky suburb of St. Matthews. The land was donated to the city by the James Graham Brown family in 1977. Brown was an American businessman and real estate developer best known as the builder of the Brown Hotel in Louisville, Kentucky and for his philanthropy. The Brown Hotel is known for a signature dish of Kentucky, the Hot Brown, a local take on the traditional Welsh rarebit sandwich.

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