Old Fort Harrod State Park

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Old Fort Harrod State Park
Kentucky State Park
Old Fort Harrod State Park.jpg
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
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 - elevation 873 ft (266 m) [1]
Area 15 acres (6 ha)
Established 1927 [2]
Managed by Kentucky Department of Parks
Locator Red.svg
Location in Kentucky
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]

  • Parking lot for Old Fort Harrod State Park.jpg

    Parking lot for the fort, under which the actual fort site lies

References

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External links

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