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The West Point Historic District in West Point, Kentucky is a 55 acres (22 ha) historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996. [1] The district is roughly bounded by the Salt River, 2nd, South, 13th, Mulberry, and Elm Sts. and dates from 1829. [1]
Location of Hardin County in Kentucky. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Hardin County, Kentucky.. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Hardin County, Kentucky, United States.
Annandale: Developed as the racecourse of Shimla, Annandale is 2 km (1.2 mi)–4 km (2.5 mi) from the Ridge at a height of 1,864 m (6,117 ft). It is now used by the Indian Army. It has an Army Heritage Museum and a helipad. Every VVIP, VIP, or celebrity who visits Shimla comes by nhelipad. Annandale is one of the prime tourist sites of Shimla.
The house was built in 1826 for Abraham Ditto, a prominent West Point merchant, and his brother-in-law, Samuel Lansdale. They had the house built, as an inn to supply lodging for Ohio River travellers. West Point was a major port along the Ohio River in the 19th century and it was one of several inns supplying overnight lodging along the river.
West Point is located at the northern end of Hardin County at (37.991543, -85.954540), [3] at the confluence of the Ohio and Salt rivers The Dixie Highway (U.S. Routes 31W and 60 ) passes through the city just east of the downtown, leading northeast 21 miles (34 km) to Louisville and south 23 miles (37 km) to Elizabethtown , the Hardin County seat.
Location of Franklin County in Kentucky. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Franklin County, Kentucky.. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Franklin County, Kentucky, United States.
William Tecumseh Sherman was concerned with the Confederate positions in Bowling Green and Columbus, and sent the 37th Indiana and the 9th Michigan regiments to West Point. [2] The plan was to use West Point as a Union supply base for Elizabethtown. [3] Sherman ordered the fort to be built on Pearman Hill to protect the town and supply route. [4]
It was deemed "notable for its role in the commercial history of West Point. The building was constructed in 1823 for Abraham Ditto as an inn for river travellers. It is one of the oldest buildings remaining in West Point and operated as the Ditto House in the mid-1800s. It was later known as the Riverview House before closing ca. 1870." [2] [3]