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When the Waters Rise

March 31, 2021 thekaintuckeean

Depending on the region of Kentucky in which you leave, the concept of a flood differs entirely. To the western…

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Posted in: No Destination, Outdoors Filed under: Asbury Trails, Jessamine, Jessamine County, Kentucky River

Discovering Paducah

January 31, 2021 thekaintuckeean

I found myself discovering the western Kentucky of Paducah a couple years back in what was my first (and only…

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Posted in: No Destination Filed under: McCracken, McCracken County, Paducah

A Coup in America

January 16, 2021 thekaintuckeean

I’ve had the opportunity to visit the Port City – Wilmington, North Carolina – several times over the past few…

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Posted in: No Destination Filed under: African American, North Carolina, outofstate, Wilmington

Fitchburg Furnace

June 15, 2020 thekaintuckeean

Nestled in the heart of the Daniel Boone National Forest is the Fitchburg Furnace – once the largest iron furnace…

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Posted in: No Destination Filed under: Estill, Estill County

Relocate the Jessamine Confederate Monument

June 10, 2020 thekaintuckeean 32 Comments

The scaffolding has recently been taken down from the courthouse in downtown Nicholasville as the Jessamine County structure’s significant renovation…

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Posted in: No Destination Filed under: Jessamine, Jessamine County

Clays Mill

May 29, 2020 thekaintuckeean 1 Comment

In a conversation with another local historian, I recently learned the location of Clays Mill. The spokes out of Lexington…

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Posted in: No Destination Filed under: Clays Mill, Fayette, Fayette County, Jessamine, Jessamine County

Bernheim Forest

May 12, 2020 thekaintuckeean

Until last October, I’d never visited Bernheim Forest. Waiting so long was a mistake. For the uninitiated, Bernheim – officially…

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Posted in: Hiking, No Destination Filed under: Bernheim Forest, Bullitt, Bullitt County

Russell Cemetery

May 8, 2020 thekaintuckeean

In 2001, the Jessamine County Historical Society helped to restore a historic family cemetery located in the county near the…

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Posted in: No Destination Filed under: cemeteries, Jessamine, Jessamine County
Old Gates of Almahurst

Almahurst Farm

May 5, 2020 thekaintuckeean

In 2010, a road project in Jessamine County completed the widening of a six-mile stretch of Harrodsburg Road. Before the…

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Posted in: No Destination Filed under: historic marker, Jessamine, Jessamine County, Kentucky Derby

Jefferson Davis Got His Citizenship Back, But Fortunately the Statue is Gone

July 9, 2015 thekaintuckeean

Jefferson Davis. Library of Congress. This post was originally written in 2015 and entitled “Jefferson Davis Gets His Citizenship Back”,…

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Posted in: Books, No Destination Filed under: bookreview, Capitol, Franklin, Franklin County, Todd, UniversityPress

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