Old Fort Harrod State Park
| Old Fort Harrod State Park | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| - coordinates | 37°45′43″N 84°50′56″W / 37.76194°N 84.84889°WCoordinates: 37°45′43″N 84°50′56″W / 37.76194°N 84.84889°W [1] |
| - elevation | 873 ft (266 m) [1] |
| Area | 15 acres (6 ha) |
| Established | 1927 [2] |
| Managed by | 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]
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Parking lot for the fort, under which the actual fort site lies
References
- 1 2 "Old Fort Harrod State Park". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- 1 2 "History". Old Fort Harrod State Park. Kentucky Department of Parks. Retrieved September 19, 2013.
- ↑ John Blankenbaker (April 6, 2011). "Page #026, Nr. 631". Germanna History Notes.
- ↑ 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.
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