The World's Most Beautiful Places
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 very typical scene from rural towns in parts of Kentucky, Indiana and Ohio that I have visited, where local residents hang up street banners recognizing, and honoring the sacrifices of war veterans from many eras, from World War II, up through the present day. I imagine scenes like this are common place in other states in the Midwest as well. This particular photo comes from Midway, Kentucky, which is name Midway because it is half way between Frankfort, Kentucky’s capital, and Lexington, one of Kentucky’s largest cities, the heart of the bluegrass region, and self-proclaimed as the Horse Capital of the United States. Midway was founded in 1835.
A memorial to fallen soldiers at the Kentucky Veterans Cemetery in Radcliff, Hardin County. The cemetery is located outside of Fort Knox. Fort Knox is currently the official United States Bullion Depository, as well as the location of ROTC summer training, and the US Army’s Human Resources Command.
Whether its Memorial Day, Fourth of July, or Veterans Day, or any day of the year, remember our veterans for the sacrifice they have made to preserve Americans freedom and liberty.