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The following year, the Jeffersontown and Southeastern Jefferson County Historical Society was formed and became the curators of the museum. The society also worked to obtain artifacts and documents for display. The original museum remained open until 1982 when it was closed in response to artifacts being stolen. [3]
The Bullitt County History Museum [36] (Shepherdsville) Clark County Museum [37] (Jeffersonville, Indiana) Henry County Historical Society [38] Oldham County History Center [39] More regional historical collections can be found at the Louisville Free Public Library and the University of Louisville.
The table below includes sites listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in Jefferson County, Kentucky except those in the following neighborhoods/districts of Louisville: Anchorage, Downtown, The Highlands, Old Louisville, Portland and the West End (including Algonquin, California, Chickasaw, Park Hill, Parkland, Russell and Shawnee).
The site features a museum and visiting center, a driving tour with 10 stops, a video presentation and even a hiking trail. ... 5 Kentucky monuments to learn history during your spring road trip ...
Jeffersontown is a home rule-class city [3] in Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States.The population was 28,474 at the 2020 census.. It is a major suburb of Louisville.When the Louisville Metro government was established in 2003, Jeffersontown chose to retain its status as an independent city.
Today the festival is an eight-day event beginning the Sunday before the 3rd weekend in September and attracts over 200,000 visitors. [7] Making it the second largest festival in Kentucky behind the Kentucky State Fair, [8] fifth largest in the region, [9] and in the top 20 in the southeast. [10]
The preserve was created in 1979 when the land was given to the Office of Kentucky Nature Preserves by Judge Macauley and Mrs. Emilie Smith creating the first nature preserve in the Commonwealth's system. The Blackacre Conservancy, founded in 1983, operates the historic homestead and conducts cultural and historical programs while the Office ...
This list of museums in Kentucky is a list of museums, defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing.