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Harrodsburg is a home rule-class city in Mercer County, Kentucky, United States.It is the seat of its county. [4] The population was 9,064 at the 2020 census.. Although Harrodsburg was formally established by the Virginia House of Burgesses after Boonesborough and was not incorporated by the Kentucky legislature until 1836, [5] it was honored by President Franklin D. Roosevelt as the oldest ...
Harrods Creek is a neighborhood of Louisville, Kentucky centered near Harrods Creek at the intersection of River Road and Wolf Pen Branch Road. It is roughly bordered by the Ohio River to the west and US 42 to the east. Its ZIP code is 40027.
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 President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Governor Ruby Laffoon .
Mercer County is a county located in the central part of the U.S. Commonwealth of Kentucky.As of the 2020 census, the population was 23,772. [1] Its county seat is Harrodsburg. [2]
As the settlement of Harrodstown grew, James Harrod became a wealthy farmer, owning more than 20,000 acres (80 km 2) across Kentucky. [2] He also became increasingly socially detached and went to make long, solitary excursions into the wilderness. [4] In February 1792, he and two other men entered the wilderness of Kentucky to hunt for beaver. [1]
Harrods Hill is a neighborhood in southwestern Lexington, Kentucky, United States. Its boundaries are Harrodsburg Road to the east, Man o' War Boulevard to the south, and the Beaumont Centre neighborhood to the north and west. [1] The boundary is based on when development occurred, as Harrods Hill is the older section.
Staffordsville is an unincorporated community in Johnson County, Kentucky, United States.The community was originally named Frew and the first post office was established on July 14, 1882, with Millard F. Rule as postmaster but in 1893, postmistress Jessie Stafford changed the post office's name to "Staffordsville" in order to honor her family. [1]
Okolona is a former census-designated place (CDP) in southern Louisville/Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States. [1] It is centered on the intersection of Preston Highway and the Outer Loop. The population was 17,807 at the 2000 census.