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Levi Jackson Wilderness Road Park is a former state park located just south of London, Kentucky in Laurel County. It is now a city park under the auspices of the city of London, KY. The park encompasses 896 acres (363 ha) and includes a section of the Wilderness Road that early settlers used to reach Kentucky.
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.
In 2013 when I was at Murray State University for the Governor’s Scholars Program my parents and I had lunch at Lake Barkley State Resort Park during parents’ weekend and looked out over the lake.
Cherokee State Park was the third blacks-only state park in the United States. It was the first such state park in Kentucky, as well as the Southern United States. The park was opened in 1951 as the companion to the whites-only Kentucky Lake State Park, and it was publicized as "the finest colored vacation site in the South".
4 things to do after a hit-and-run in Kentucky Knowing what to do after a hit-and-run in Kentucky can prepare you in the event you are ever the victim of such an accident.
The Butler-Turpin State Historic House, also known as the Butler House, is located in the park and is open to the public as a historic house museum. The home was built in 1859 [5] in the Greek Revival style. [6] It contains original furniture and original documents and other family objects. The grounds and family cemetery are also open. Guided ...
Blue Licks Battlefield State Resort Park is a park located near Mount Olivet, Kentucky in Robertson and Nicholas counties. The park encompasses 148 acres (60 ha) and features a monument commemorating the August 19, 1782 Battle of Blue Licks. [2] The battle was regarded as the final battle of the American Revolutionary War. [3]
Yet even as Kentucky’s state park system celebrates 100 years, it seems to be a footnote in Jillson’s larger career. His biography, while published barely six years after the creation of the ...