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Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area is a United States 171,280-acre national recreation area (69,310 ha) in Kentucky and Tennessee between Lake Barkley and Kentucky Lake. It was designated as a national recreation area in 1963 by President John F. Kennedy and developed using funds appropriated during the Johnson administration .
Kentucky Lake's 2,064 miles (3,322 km) of shoreline, 160,300 acres (64,900 hectares) of water surface, and 4,008,000 acre-feet (4.9 billion cubic meters) of flood storage are the most of any lake in the TVA system. [32] Kentucky's 90,000 miles (140,000 km) of streams provides one of the most expansive and complex stream systems in the nation.
Somerset was first settled in 1798 by Thomas Hansford and received its name from Somerset County, New Jersey, where some of the early settlers had formerly lived. Somerset became the Pulaski County seat in 1801, and was incorporated as a city in 1887. A Civil War battle was fought in January 1862 at Mill Springs (now "Nancy") about 8 miles (13 ...
Lawrence County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 16,293. [1] Its county seat is Louisa. [2] The county is named for James Lawrence, [3] and co-founded by Isaac Bolt, who served as a Lawrence County Commissioner and Justice of the Peace. It is the birthplace of country music star Tyler ...
FIPS code. 21-51924. GNIS feature ID. 498153 [3] Website. www.middlesborokentucky.net. Middlesboro (locally / ˈmɪdəlzbʌrə /) [5] is a home rule-class city [6] in Bell County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 10,334 at the 2010 U.S. census, [7] while its micropolitan area had a population of 69,060.
Added to NRHP. October 15, 1966. The Cumberland Gap National Historical Park is a United States National Historical Park located at the border between Kentucky, Tennessee, and Virginia, centered on the Cumberland Gap, a natural break in the Appalachian Mountains. The park lies in parts of Bell and Harlan counties in Kentucky, Claiborne County ...
Harlan County is a county located in southeastern Kentucky.As of the 2020 census, the population was 26,831. [1] Its county seat is Harlan. [2] It is classified as a moist county—one in which alcohol sales are prohibited (a dry county), but containing a "wet" city—in this case Cumberland, where package alcohol sales are allowed.
Website. oldhamcountyky.gov. Oldham County is a county located in the north central part of the U.S. state and commonwealth of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 67,607. [1] Its county seat is La Grange. [2] The county is named for Colonel William Oldham. Oldham County is part of the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY– IN ...