MainStreet - Old Fort Harrod
In this segment we'll journey to Old Fort Harrod State Park, where a full-scale replica of the settlement is located. It was pivotal to the growth of the American frontier. The state park's talented re-enactors bring the fort to life and show visitors what life was like in Kentucky's early years. During our stay, we'll learn more about why so many settlers dedicated their lives to making Kentucky home.
2014 Early Kentucky Craftsman Fair at Old Fort Harrod
2014 Early Kentucky Craftsman Fair at Old Fort Harrod on November 14 & 15, 2014 in the James Harrod Conference Center at Old Fort Harrod State Park. 18th Century Craftsmen/women from several states gather to buy, sell and trade their early Kentucky goods and services. Tommy Barnett is the event organizer. Sponsorded by Friends of Fort Harrod Guardians of the Fort and the Harrodsburg Mercer County Tourist Commission.
Bluegrass Region, KY: Historic and Civil War Sites
History comes to life in Lexington's Bluegrass Region! Walk in the footsteps of historic Kentuckians like Mary Todd Lincoln, Henry Clay, and John Hunt Morgan as you tour their historic homes. Visit the largest restored Shaker community, Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill, or explore Kentucky's First Settlement, Old Fort Harrod. Civil War reenactments, like Perryville Battlefield, add some spark to your vacation with the explosion of cannons!
Plan your trip further and register to win a Bluegrass Experience at BluegrassKentucky.com. No purchase necessary. See website for contest rules and registration. Contest ends July 22, 2013.
Throwing the Ax/ Fort Boonesborough, Kentucky
Throwing the Ax/ Fort Boonesborough, Kentucky
Kathy Campbell shares the delight of visiting The Kentucky Fudge Company in Harrodsburg, Kentucky
The Kentucky Fudge Company sells a delicious fudge but if you don't arrive before noon most days you have little chance of buying any. Kathy and Paul Campbell crave their super large caramel shakes. Kathy's favorite sandwich is the meatloaf burger which is called The Harrodsburger. The Trip Advisor rates this eatery the best in Harrodsburg. It is the only place that we have eaten in Harrodsburg and will probably continue to be.
Part 2: A Pictorial History of Kentucky's Old Mud Meeting House
Unique Kentucky Festivals & Nonprofits Presented by kNOwMORE
In our thirteenth episode, “Unique Kentucky Festivals & Fundraising”, we will visit the Fort Harrod’s Beef Festival in Harrodsburg, KY and learn why KY is the largest beef producer east of the Mississippi; we’ll travel to Winchester, KY for the Beer Cheese Festival and learn how beer cheese started and how it is helping preserve Main Street. Our last story will feature segments on the Woodland Arts Fair. We’ll meet some artists and learn how a few motivated folks decided to showcase their wares over 40 years ago, which has since catapulted into a spectacle with over 200 vendors and thousands of visitors from around Kentucky and the United States. Guest host Kyle Lake, will talk to some concert-goers at the Moontower Music Festival in Lexington, Kentucky. This episode will outline how these unique Kentucky festivals help raise money for some important community charities and what it would be like without these FUN yet critical annual events.
Sponsored by Kroger, Critchfield Meats, Kentucky Beef Council, Whitaker Bank, Lexington Art League
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Fort Dearborn
Fort Dearborn was an United States fort built in 1803 beside the Chicago River, in what is now Chicago, Illinois. It was constructed by troops under Captain John Whistler and named in honor of Henry Dearborn, then United States Secretary of War. The original fort was destroyed following the Battle of Fort Dearborn during the War of 1812, and a new fort was constructed on the same site in 1816. By 1837, the fort had been de-commissioned. Parts of the fort were lost to both the widening of the Chicago River in 1855, and a fire in 1857. The last vestiges of Fort Dearborn were destroyed in the Great Chicago Fire of 1871. The site of the fort is now a Chicago Landmark, located in the Michigan–Wacker Historic District.
Historic events
The history of human activity in the Chicago area prior to the arrival of European explorers is mostly unknown. In 1673, an expedition headed by Louis Jolliet and Jacques Marquette was the first recorded to have crossed the Chicago Portage and traveled along the Chicago River.[2] Marquette returned in 1674, and camped for a few days near the mouth of the river; then moved on to the portage, where he camped through the winter of 1674–75. Joliet and Marquette did not report any Indians living near the Chicago River area at that time, although archaeologists have discovered numerous Indian village sites dating to that time elsewhere in the greater Chicago area. Two of de La Salle's men built a stockade at the portage in the winter of 1682/1683.
In 1682, René Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle had claimed a large territory (including the Chicago area), for France. In 1763, following the French and Indian War, the French ceded this area to Great Britain, and it became a region of the Province of Quebec. Great Britain later ceded the area to the United States (at the end of the American Revolutionary War), although the Northwest Territory remained under de facto British control until about 1796. Following the Northwest Indian War of 1785–1795, the Treaty of Greenville was signed at Fort Greenville (now Greenville, Ohio), on August 3, 1795. As part of the terms of this treaty, a coalition of Native Americans and Frontiers men, known as the Western Confederacy, turned over to the United States large parts of modern-day Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Wisconsin, and Illinois. This included the six square miles centered at the mouth of the Chicago River.
1520 KY Hwy 459, Barbourville KY - Real Estate Video
1520 KY Hwy 459, Barbourville KY - Real Estate Video
Kentucky Cattle News - May 2018
Don't miss the May edition of Kentucky Cattle News. We kick-off #BeefMonthGivesBack, learn about the Animal Shelter Assistance Grant and how it helped Oldham County Animal Control, see the legacy of Moore's Family Farm in Barren County, and hear from UK Livestock Economist Kenny Burdine about feeder cattle futures prices.
You can download this segment at kycattle.org.