Old Fort Harrod State Park

Old Fort Harrod State Park (Formerly Harrodstown)
Kentucky State Park
The reconstructed fort at the center of Old Fort Harrod State Park
Country United States
State Kentucky
County Mercer
City Harrodsburg
Location 100 South College Street
 - elevation 873 ft (266 m) [1]
 - coordinates 37°45′43″N 84°50′56″W / 37.76194°N 84.84889°W / 37.76194; -84.84889Coordinates: 37°45′43″N 84°50′56″W / 37.76194°N 84.84889°W / 37.76194; -84.84889 [1]
Area 15 acres (6 ha)
Established 1927 [2]
Management Kentucky Department of Parks
Location in Kentucky
Website: Old Fort Harrod State Park

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 fort was named after James Harrod, who led an early party of settlers into Kentucky.[3]

Attractions

The reconstructed fort contains several log structures representing various aspects of military frontier life, including a militia blockhouse, a family blockhouse, several cabins demonstrating pioneer life, a blab school, the minister's cabin, and the leader's cabin.

The Mansion Museum is a Greek Revival home that contains American Civil War artifacts, a McIntosh gun collection, paintings, documents, music collections, Abraham Lincoln memorabilia and Native American artifacts.[2]

The park also features the cabin where Abraham Lincoln's parents, Thomas Lincoln and Nancy Hanks, were married.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Old Fort Harrod State Park". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. 1 2 "History". Old Fort Harrod State Park. Kentucky Department of Parks. Retrieved September 19, 2013.
  3. ↑ John Blankenbaker (April 6, 2011). "Page #026, Nr. 631". Germanna History Notes.
  4. ↑ Kleber, John E., ed. (1992). "Parks, State". The Kentucky Encyclopedia. Associate editors: Thomas D. Clark, Lowell H. Harrison, and James C. Klotter. Lexington, Kentucky: The University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 0-8131-1772-0.
  • "Replica of Fort Harrod, Harrodsburg, 1923-1928". Filson Club History Quarterly. 3 (1). October 1928. Retrieved 2011-11-11.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.