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Bowling Green was critical to both sides with its proximity to the Confederate state of Tennessee. The L&N branched just south of Bowling Green with routes to Clarksville, TN, and the line to Memphis, TN, opening the path to the Western war plans. By 1863 the L&N was the only railroad to cross both Union and Confederate Territories.
The site of the current museum was built by the Louisville and Nashville Railroad from 1856 to 1857, on their old line, which ran to Lebanon, Kentucky. [2] The line was of vital importance to the Union cause, making it a frequent target of Confederate forces under John Hunt Morgan , and others, during the 1860s; the nearby bridge was even ...
"The Louisville and Nashville Railroad 1861-1865", American Historical Review (1924) 29#4 pp. 700–715 in JSTOR; Herr, Kincaid A. (2000) [1964]. The Louisville and Nashville Railroad 1850–1963. University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 0-8131-2184-1. Klein, Maury (2002). History of the Louisville & Nashville Railroad. University Press of Kentucky.
Frazier History Museum: Louisville: Jefferson: Museum Row: Kentucky History: Where the World meets Kentucky Kentucky history, culture and people. Friendship School: Campbellsville: Taylor: Daniel Boone Country: Education: 1918 one room schoolhouse [4] Garrard County Jail Museum: Lancaster: Garrard: Bluegrass: Prison: General George Patton ...
The railroad is restoring a large 0-6-0 steam locomotive from the Union railroad built by ALCO in 1944 and uses diesel locomotives for its excursion trains. [2] The adjacent McCreary County Museum (admission included in train ticket) demonstrates life in Kentucky's coal company towns during the first half of the 20th century.
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The Bullitt County History Museum [7] (Shepherdsville) Clark County Museum [8] (Jeffersonville, Indiana) Henry County Historical Society [9] Oldham County History Center [10] More regional historical collections can be found at the Louisville Free Public Library and the University of Louisville.
Louisville and Nashville Railroad Office Building, Louisville, Kentucky; Mitchellsburg Louisville and Nashville Railroad Culvert, Mitchellsburg, Kentucky, listed on the NRHP in Boyle County, Kentucky; Louisville and Nashville Combine Car Number 665, New Haven, Kentucky