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Plaques Make Historic Properties Stand Out

November 4, 2013 thekaintuckeean Leave a comment

The Blue Grass Trust’s plaque program makes historic properties in central Kentucky easily recognizable, but they aren’t the only markers…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Bourbon, Shelby

In Kentucky, Four Additions to the National Register and Two Newly Designated National Historic Landmarks

May 8, 2013 thekaintuckeean Leave a comment

Each week, the National Park Service transmits a list of properties added to the the National Register of Historic Places.…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Fayette, Franklin, Jessamine, Kenton, Knott, National Register Action, Shelby

No Destination: Pleasureville

May 3, 2010 thekaintuckeean Leave a comment

Pleasureville Christian Church. Irony in the name? Perhaps. Straddling the line of Henry and Shelby counties is the community of…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: churches, Henry, NoDestination, Shelby, towns

No Destination: Lewis & Clark

April 2, 2010 thekaintuckeean Leave a comment

Historic Marker 2214 at the Shelby County Courthouse Kentucky has a lot of connections with the famed Lewis and Clark…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: NoDestination, Shelby

No Destination: Church of the Annunciation

March 31, 2010 thekaintuckeean Leave a comment

Church of the Annunciation On a Sunday visit to Shelbyville, I sought out the local Catholic Church. I walked into…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: churches, NoDestination, Shelby

No Destination: Science Hill School

March 29, 2010 thekaintuckeean 1 Comment

Shelbyville’s Science Hill School Julia Tevis began in 1825 a college preparatory program for girls in Shelbyville. At the time,…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: NoDestination, Shelby

Shelby County Courthouse – Shelbyville, Ky.

March 28, 2010 Nate Kissel Leave a comment

A few weekends ago me and Peter decided to combine our powers and take a Kentucky 120/No Destination trip through…

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Posted in: Kentucky120, Uncategorized Filed under: courthouses, kentucky120, Shelby

No Destination: Stanley House

March 26, 2010 thekaintuckeean Leave a comment

The Stanley-Casey House Augustus O. Stanley was born in the above-pictured house in Shelbyille on May 21, 1867, and would…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: NoDestination, Shelby

No Destination: Shelbyille Fountain

March 24, 2010 thekaintuckeean 1 Comment

Also at the intersection of Fifth and Main in downtown Shelbyville is the Shelbyville Fountain, erected in the middle of…

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No Destination: Shelbyville

March 22, 2010 thekaintuckeean 1 Comment

5th & Main, Shelbyville, KY with county courthouse in background In 1792, Kentucky became a Commonwealth, Shelby County split from…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Civil War, NoDestination, Shelby, towns

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