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…

Daniel Boone spent a great deal of time exploring the central Kentucky region. In the summer of 1769, he entered the Palisade region of the Kentucky River Valley accompanied by John Stuart. Boone’s Cave is located near Shawnee Run, a stream that…

Although constructed in 1895, Burgin Christian Church is inextricably linked to the early days of white settlement in Mercer County. John Rice organized the first congregation to meet at Shawnee Run Baptist Church beginning in 1778. This log…

Morgan Row extends throughout an entire block in Harrodsburg, Kentucky. It is the oldest row house built west the Allegheny Mountains. Squire Joseph Morgan acquired multiple lots to build this structure in the early nineteenth century. A row house…