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This list of museums in Kentucky is a list of museums, defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing.
Dr. Thomas Walker State Historic Site is a park located six miles southeast of Barbourville in Knox County in the U.S. state of Kentucky.The land was donated by the American Legion and the people of Barbourville, and marks the area where Kentucky pioneer Thomas Walker, a physician, built his cabin in 1750. [2]
Knox County is a county located in Appalachia near the southeastern corner of the U.S. state of Kentucky.As of the 2020 census, the population was 30,193. [1] Its county seat is Barbourville. [2]
Location of Knox County in Kentucky. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Knox County, Kentucky. It is intended to be a complete list of the properties on the National Register of Historic Places in Knox County, Kentucky, United States. The locations of National Register properties for which the latitude and ...
Speed Hall, on the campus of Union College in Barbourville, Kentucky, was built during 1903–05. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. [1] It is Union College's oldest building. It served originally as the women's dormitory, until Pfeiffer Hall was opened in 1943. It was later used by the music department, by the ...
The Kentucky Hall of Governors in the Thomas D. Clark Center for Kentucky History Kentucky's Old State Capitol Building. The Thomas D. Clark Center for Kentucky History, [4] also referred to as the Kentucky Historical Society, [5] is the headquarters for the KHS. A multimillion-dollar museum and research facility, the center features both ...
Joshua Fry Speed was born at Farmington, Louisville, Kentucky, to Judge John Speed and Lucy Gilmer Speed (née Fry) on November 14, 1814. [2] On his father's side, Speed's ancestry can be traced back to 17th-century cartographer and historian John Speed. [3]
The Barbourville Commercial District is a 6 acres (2.4 ha) historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. It included 32 contributing buildings in the core of the historic downtown of Barbourville, Kentucky. [1] [2] The district is roughly bounded by Daniel Boone Dr., Liberty, High, and Jail Streets.