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Area Big Bone Lick State Historic Site: Boone County [3] Park: 712 acres (2.9 km 2) Lake: 7.5 acres (0.03 km 2) Dr. Thomas Walker State Historic Site: Barbourville: 12 acres (0.05 km 2) Isaac Shelby Cemetery State Historic Site: Stanford [9] Jefferson Davis State Historic Site: Fairview: 19 acres (0.08 km 2) Old Mulkey Meetinghouse State ...
Fort Boonesborough State Park is located southeast of Lexington, Kentucky, on the west bank of the Kentucky River in rural Madison County. has a recreation of Fort Boonesborough rebuilt as a working fort, containing cabins, bunkhouses and furnishings. The park offers history programs in conjunction with the Fort Boonesborough Foundation, [4 ...
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]
The Big Bone Lick Historical Association was formed in 1953, and in 1956 purchased 16.66 acres of land, which they deeded to the Kentucky State Commissioner for conservation. In December 1960, the Kentucky Department of Parks began constructing picnic areas, a shelter, and a parking lot. By 1962, the purchase of additional land brought the size ...
1989-02-09. Old Fort Harrod State Park is a park located in Harrodsburg, Kentucky in the United States. The park encompasses 15 acres (6.1 ha) and features a reconstruction of Fort Harrod, the first permanent American settlement in the state of Kentucky. The park was founded in November 1934 as Pioneer Memorial State Park, and dedicated by ...
Kingdom Come State Park is a part of Kentucky's state park system in Harlan County atop Pine Mountain near the city of Cumberland.It was named after the 1903 best-selling novel The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come by native Kentuckian John Fox, Jr. [2] Features of the park include Raven Rock, Log Rock, and a 3.5-acre (1.4 ha) mountain lake.
Kentucky Dam Village State Resort Park is a Kentucky state park located on the northern shore of Kentucky Lake in Marshall County. The park encompasses 1,351 acres (547 ha) and is one of the state's more popular resort parks. [2][3] The park features a convention center, 18-hole golf course, and lighted runway for light aircraft. [1]
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Green River Lake State Park. Green River Lake State Park is a park located near Campbellsville, Kentucky in Taylor County. The park itself encompasses 1,331 acres (5.39 km 2), while Green River Lake, its major feature, covers approximately 8,200 acres (3,318 ha). [1][2]