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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 ...
Churchill Park [ 6] Elliott Square [ 7] Seneca Park. Shelby Park [ 8] William B. Stansbury Park [ 9] — Originally known as Triangle Park [ 10] Tyler Park [ 11] Victory Park [ 12] Wayside Park [ 13] Willow Park [ 14] — Originally part of the main entrance to Cherokee Park.
The visitors center is pyramid-shaped with a brown metal roof, and contains displays of the local trees, boating, and dam management. [4] Fishing is the main attraction, as Taylorsville Lake is the most heavily stocked lake in the Commonwealth of Kentucky; [1] it is known for its bluegill, and features bass and crappie. This is facilitated by a ...
Many of the state parks also have historic or scientific importance. For example, Chemin-A-Haut State Park served as a route used by Native Americans during seasonal migrations. [5] Louisiana state parks have many accommodations, including overnight cabins, boating rentals, guided daily tours, and fishing piers. In 2002, Louisiana state parks ...
Fishtrap Lake is a 1,130-acre (5 km 2) reservoir in Pike County, Kentucky. Dedicated by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1968, the lake was formed by the impounding of the Levisa Fork of the Big Sandy River at the 195-foot-high Fishtrap Dam ( 37°25′55″N 82°24′55″W) by the United States Army Corps of Engineers. [ 2]
87002220 [1] Added to NRHP. March 10, 1988. John James Audubon State Park is located on U. S. Route 41 in Henderson, Kentucky, just south of the Ohio River. Its inspiration is John James Audubon, the ornithologist, naturalist, and painter who resided in Henderson from 1810 to 1819 when Henderson was a frontier village. [2]
Yatesville Lake State Park in Kentucky is a recreational facility in the eastern part of the commonwealth, close to the town of Louisa, Kentucky in Lawrence County. The park occupies a peninsula on Yatesville Lake, an impoundment of Blaine Creek that covers 2,300 acres (930 ha), has three islands, and averages 40 feet in depth. [2]
Visitors may picnic and fish at the lake. There is also a playground for children. [6] The park includes an 18-hole golf course on the land Mordecai Lincoln once farmed. On the other side of the road from the golf course is the Mordecai Lincoln House, built by Mordecai as an adult. It is a state-recognized historic structure. [6] [8]