Location of battles (red), birthplaces (blue) and forts / garrisons (green):
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Month: May 2009
Map of Civil War Sites in Kentucky
Posted by – May 25, 2009
Perryville Battlefield State Historic Site
Posted by – May 23, 2009
Site of the Battle of Perryville in October 8, 1862.
Park includes:
- Museum
- Gift Shop
- Self guided walking tours
- Walking Trails
- Picnic
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Columbus-Belmont State Park
Posted by – May 22, 2009
Site of Fort DuRussey and where the Battle of Belmont was fought in 1861. This 156 acre park includes:
- 2.5 self guided hiking trails
- Civil War museum
- Gift Shop
- Miniature Golf
- Camping
Abraham Lincoln Birthplace
Posted by – May 22, 2009
116 acres preserving Abraham Lincoln’s birthplace and boyhood home.
Activities include:
- guided and self guided tours
- movie documenting Lincoln’s life
- hiking trails
- picnic area
Kentucky Vietnam Veterans Memorial
Posted by – May 22, 2009
Located in Frankfort, KY, this sundial memorial is dedicated to those fallen in Vietnam.
Coffee Tree Road
Frankfort, Ky
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Adair / Columbia / Campbellsville
Posted by – May 12, 2009
Architecture
Parks / Resorts
Holmes Bend Resort
(800) 801-8054
Museum / Gallery
Bourbon / Paris
Posted by – May 12, 2009
Museums:
Hopewell Museum
(859) 987-7274
800 Pleasant Street
Paris, Ky
(859) 987-7274
800 Pleasant Street
Paris, Ky
Parks:
The Wallis Arboretum
616 Pleasant Street
Paris, Ky
(859) 987-6158
616 Pleasant Street
Paris, Ky
(859) 987-6158
Jessamine County / Nicholasville / Wilmore
Posted by – May 4, 2009
Attractions:
Chrisman Mill Vineyards and Winery
2385 Chrisman Mill Rd.
Nicholasville, KY. 40356
859.881.5007
website
KY River Otter Outpost
website
Harry C. Miller Lock Collection
Lockmasters, Inc.
1014 South Main Street
Nicholasville, Kentucky
Old Jessamine County Jail
200 South Main Street
Nicholasville, Kentucky
Valley View Ferry
P.O. Box 856
Nicholasville, Kentucky
859.258.3611
Parks:
Camp Nelson Heritage Park
Located on US 27, 5 mi. south of Nicholasville
959.881.9126
website
High Bridge Park
KY 29, South of Wilmore
Jim Beam Nature Preserve
US 27 to Hall Lane
Kentucky River Palisades
US 27, KY 29 & US 68
WebSites:
Official Nicholasville Tourism Website: http://nicholasvilletourism.com