Old Fort Harrod State Park
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Description
The reconstructed fort gives visitors a glimpse of life on the Kentucky frontier. The 22-acre park contains the fort, the Mansion Museum, a Greek Revival house built in 1813, the Lincoln Marriage Temple, a brick structure that houses the cabin where Abraham Lincoln’s parents, Thomas Lincoln and Nancy Hanks, were married, the Pioneer Cemetery, the oldest burial site for Kentucky’s first settlers, and the George Rogers Clark Memorial dedicated in 1934 by President Franklin D. Roosevelt to commemorate those pioneers who opened up the western frontier for settlement. The Mansion Museum contains pioneer books, documents, musical instruments, and tools.
Year Built
1813
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100 S College St, Harrodsburg, KY, USA
100 S College St, Harrodsburg, KY, USA
