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Scuffletown is a ghost town in Henderson County on the northern border of the western part of the U.S. state of Kentucky.Located on the Ohio River just above the mouth of Green River, it was a city for barely 100 years, but is well known in the area because of the activities there during the American Civil War and its rough reputation.
About 30 years after Mammoth Cave became a National Park, the community has had a sense of a revival in the form of a tourist attraction. The Village of Wondering Woods, later known as The Historic Wondering Woods and Tranquil Valley Village, was a living history museum that operated on a site just outside of park boundaries [5] on the Barren County side of the Chaumont area during the summer ...
This is an incomplete list of ghost towns in Kentucky. Main Street, Paradise, Kentucky in 1898. Airdrie; Barthell; Bells Mines; Blue Heron; Bon Jellico; Burgess ...
The ghost town is located about 2.4 miles (3.9 km) east of Sweeden, or about 5 miles (8.0 km) north-northeast of the county seat of Brownsville. [2] It was once a referred to as a “company town” along the Nolin River during much of the first half of the 20th century, but the industrial town was disincorporated in 1966, about nine years ...
Packard is a ghost town in Whitley County, Kentucky, United States. Packard was located 7 miles (11 km) southeast of Williamsburg. It was founded as a mining camp by the Thomas B. Mahan family around 1900. Packard's population is thought to have reached at one point nearly 400 residents. [2]
Hilltop is a ghost town in Mercer County, Kentucky, United States. Hilltop was located along what is now Kentucky Route 152 3.4 miles (5.5 km) east of Mackville . References
With a population shy of 8,700, a small town in Kentucky might seem like an unlikely candidate for an idyllic place where soon-to-be retirees can enjoy their golden years. However, it may soon ...
Jonkan (also known as Jonican) is a ghost town in Pike County, Kentucky, United States. Jonkan was located along Jonican Branch and Jonican Road 7.2 miles (11.6 km) east-southeast of Pikeville . The community is still marked on county highway maps.