Kentucky is home to six units within the National Park Service including: Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park, Big South Fork National River & Recreation Area, Cumberland Gap Natio
TRAIL OF TEARS NATIONAL HISTORIC TRAIL – KENTUCKY
In 1838, the United States government forcibly removed over 16,000 Cherokee Indian people from their Appalachian and Southeastern homelands in T
ABRAHAM LINCOLN BIRTHPLACE NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK
Big Blend Radio · Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park
Located in central Kentucky, Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic
MAMMOTH CAVE NATIONAL PARK
Located in south / central Kentucky, Mammoth Cave National Park is a World Heritage Site and International Biosphere Reserve. The park spans over 52,000 acres, and lives up
FORT DONELSON NATIONAL BATTLEFIELD – KENTUCKY
This historic site commemorates the Battle of Fort Donelson, which occurred in February of 1862. The surrender of Confederate Fort Donelson on Sunda
CUMBERLAND GAP NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK – KENTUCKY
Established June 11, 1940, Cumberland Gap National Historical Park runs along the Cumberland Mountains and encompasses 24,000 acres in parts of
BIG SOUTH FORK NATIONAL RIVER & RECREATION AREA – KENTUCKY
Encompassing 125,000 acres of the rugged and forested Cumberland Plateau, Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area is loca
EXPLORE KENTUCKY!
Known as the “Bluegrass State,” Kentucky is home to six units within the National Park Service including the Mammoth Cave National Park which is home to the world’s longest ca
LINCOLN HOMESTEAD KENTUCKY STATE PARK
President Abraham Lincoln’s family lived near historic Springfield, Kentucky for almost thirty years. The 1816 Courthouse on Main Street preserves the original
DISCOVER AN UNDERGROUND WONDERLAND BENEATH KENTUCKY
by Debbie Stone
Caves are magnets for me. I’m attracted to their otherworldly formations and unique histories, and to the mysteries that exude fro
