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Limestone Road Cut – Frankfort – Kentucky

June 10, 2024 0 Comments

A curving road cuts through a limestone cliff above Frankfort Kentucky, that is covered by the lush summer greenery Kentucky forests are known for.

Frankfort offers a unique experience to travelers, as the downtown is surrounded by limestone cliffs, cut by the Kentucky River that drains one third of state into the Ohio River to the North. To reach the newer parts of the city, a series of road cuts were created to reach the historic downtown, which resides along the Kentucky River, and at the base of the surrounding cliffs. Frankfort, Kentucky’s capital was founded 1786.

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Spring House – My Old Kentucky Home – Bardstown

May 19, 2024 0 Comments

A view of the historic log cabin spring house at the site of the My Old Kentucky Home State Park. A stairway ascends to the center piece of the state park, the Federal Hill Mansion once owned by United States Senator John Rowan in 1795. The park derives its name from a musical ballad written by Stephen Foster, a song that was also made the state song of Kentucky in 1928. Some have suggested that Foster was inspired by Harriet Beecher Stowe’s anti-slavery novel Uncle Tom’s Cabin. The state of Kentucky purchased the Federal Hill property in 1923, designating it an important historic site. The state park is located in Bardstown, Kentucky.

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Gunpowder Magazine – Old Fort Harrod State Park – Kentucky

June 16, 2023 0 Comments

Gunpowder Magazine - Old Fort Harrod State Park - Kentucky

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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

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