I used to live just outside Perryville in western Boyle County and heard many ghost stories about the Perryville Battlefield and the H.P. Bottoms House. The town and people of Perryville hold a special place in my heart. Great post about the ghost tour.
“Soon after, I returned home to my family, with a determination to bring them as soon as possible to live in Kentucky, which I esteemed a second paradise at the risk of my life and fortune.” ~ Daniel Boone
Daniel Boone was an explorer, frontiersman, woodsman and loved Kentucky.
Daniel Boone was born near Reading, Pennsylvania, on November 2, 1734 and died 195 years ago today, September 26, 1820. He died of natural causes in Missouri 2-1/2 months short of his 86th birthday.
Daniel Boone’s settlement of Kentucky and opening of the frontier is considered his greatest achievement. He also served in the Virginia Legislature, the French and Indian War, and the American Revolution and was the father of ten children.
Boone led a group of settlers through the mountains from Fort Watauga in Tennessee, carving the Wilderness Road through the Cumberland, and established Fort Boonesborough. Boone brought his family to Kentucky in 1775. He resided in his beloved Kentucky till 1798, when in consequence of an imperfect legal title to the lands, which he had settled, he found himself dispossessed of his property. Daniel and his wife, Rebecca moved to Missouri where Boone told people Kentucky had become too crowded for him.
Daniel Boone was buried next to Rebecca, who had died on March 18, 1813 in Missouri. In 1845, the Boones’ remains were disinterred and reburied in Frankfort, Kentucky.
For more information on Daniel Boone check out these sites: Fort Boonesborough History Encyclopedia of World Biography-Daniel Boone
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We are celebrating National Bourbon Heritage Month in Kentucky and Callie gives us a wonderful history of the first bourbon cocktail.
If you live in Kentucky, then you know that September is National Bourbon Heritage Month! It’s really our highest of all high holidays! So that means that for the month of September, I will be celebrating by bringing you some bourbon hits and the history that comes with them.
This week we are going to start out with the first known bourbon cocktail, and possibly the first “cocktail” ever, the Old Fashioned. It is thought that the first use of the name “Old Fashioned” was used at the Pendennis Club in Louisville, Kentucky. At the time, the Pendennis Club was a very popular gentleman’s
The original Pendennis Club.
Photograph courtesy of http://www.wikipedia.com
club, and since it was in Louisville, I’m sure the bourbon (and good bourbon at that) flowed freely. The club was established in 1881 and it is thought that the drink was made by the bartender to honor…
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The small town of Harrodsburg in Mercer County is nestled in the Bluegrass Region of Kentucky and is the oldest town in the state. James Harrod and a group of almost 40 men set out in March of 1774 from Pennsylvania to establish a settlement in Kentucky. Harrodstown was founded on June 16th and became the first permanent English settlement west of the Allegheny Mountains.
Today, June 16, 2015, Harrodsburg is celebrating its 241st birthday!
We recently made a visit to the old Fort Harrod chocked full of history and a great place to visit with family for a weekend outing.
The great Osage Orange Tree at Fort Harrod is unofficially the largest Osage Orange Tree in the nation, but can’t be officially labeled the largest due to its split trunk. The tree is beautiful and children of all sizes and ages seemed to love climbing around and through the branches of this wonderful old tree.
We visited the Pioneer Cemetery and the grave of Ann McGinty, a noted pioneer woman that brought the first spinning wheel to Kentucky.
The Lincoln Marriage Cabin is believed to be where the marriage of Thomas Lincoln and Nancy Hanks took place and is located in Old Fort Harrod State Park.
This was a great trip and one you will enjoy. Harrodsburg is a place worth visiting with great history and unique architecture, shops and restaurants.
Happy 241st birthday HARRODSBURG, KENTUCKY!
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