1928 photo, James Harrod Blockhouse, KHS digital collections.jpg
This file appears in: Marker #1449, "the Big Spring"
This file appears in: Marker #1449, "the Big Spring"
Marker #1449, "the Big Spring"
The first European settlement west of the Allegheny Mountains is largely connected to the Big Spring in Harrodsburg, Kentucky. This spring provided a vital source of fresh water, a necessity for early settlement of the area.
In 1774, Captain…