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As early as 1777, Blacks made up about 10% of Kentucky residents. In 1784, Kentucky was estimated to have 4,000 Blacks. In 1790, the black population grew to 16% with 11,830 slaves and 114 freemen. Then in 1800, the population was up to 19% with 41,084 black residents.
In its time it was dubbed "the finest colored vacation site in the South." This sentiment was echoed in a 1952 Kentucky state map. [3] [4] Opened in 1951, Cherokee State Park was the third blacks-only state park and the first such state park in Kentucky and the Southern United States. [3] It was the only blacks-only state park Kentucky had. [5]
Lake: 160,300 acres (649 km 2) Kentucky Dam Village State Resort Park. Marshall County [3] 1,351 acres (5.5 km 2) Lake Barkley State Resort Park. Trigg County [3] Park: 3,600 acres (15 km 2) Lake: 57,920 acres (234 km 2) Lake Cumberland State Resort Park.
Edward Moss Gatliff Bridge. Cumberland Falls State Resort Park is a park located just southwest of Corbin, Kentucky, and is contained entirely within the Daniel Boone National Forest. [3] The park encompasses 1,657 acres (671 ha) and is named for its major feature, 68-foot-tall (21 m) Cumberland Falls. The falls are one of the few places in the ...
William Harrison Park [54] Highview Park [55] Nelson Hornbeck Park [56] Hounz Lane Park [57] Irish Hill Park [58] Louis B. Israel Park [59] Ivy Court Park [60] Jefferson Memorial Forest – Largest municipal urban forest in the U.S., operated as a park by Metro Parks. Kennedy Court Park [61]
Cherokee Park is a 409-acre (166 ha) municipal park located in Louisville, Kentucky, United States, and is part of the Louisville Olmsted Parks Conservancy. It was designed in 1891 by Frederick Law Olmsted, the father of landscape architecture along with 18 of Louisville's 123 parks. Beargrass Creek runs through much of the park, and is crossed ...
May 1, 1986. Blackacre State Nature Preserve is a 271-acre (110 ha) nature preserve and historic homestead in Louisville, Kentucky. The preserve features rolling fields, streams, forests, and a homestead dating back to the 18th century. For visitors, the preserve features several farm animals including horses, goats, and cows, hiking trails ...
Camp Nelson National Monument, formerly the Camp Nelson Civil War Heritage Park, is a 525-acre (2.12 km 2) national monument, historical museum and park located in southern Jessamine County, Kentucky, United States, 20 miles (32 km) south of Lexington, Kentucky. The American Civil War era camp was established in 1863 as a depot for the Union ...