Old Fort Harrod State Park
Old Fort Harrod State Park is a park located in Harrodsburg, Kentucky in the United States. The park encompasses 15 acres and features a reconstruction of Fort Harrod, the first permanent American settlement in the state of Kentucky.Photo: FloNight, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Opening hours: sunrise—sunset
- Type: Park
- Description: Park in the U.S. state of Kentucky
- Address: 100 S College St., harrodsburg, KY 40330
Places of Interest
Highlights include Beriah Magoffin Monument.
Beriah Magoffin Monument
Memorial
Photo: FloNight, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Beriah Magoffin Monument, in Spring Hill Cemetery of Harrodsburg, Kentucky, commemorates Beriah Magoffin, who was governor of Kentucky when the Civil War started.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Harrodsburg and Burgin.
Harrodsburg
Harrodsburg is a home rule-class city in and the county seat of Mercer County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 9,064 at the 2020 census. Although Harrodsburg was formally established by the Virginia House of Burgesses after Boonesborough and was not incorporated by the Kentucky legislature until 1836, President Franklin D.
Burgin
Village
Photo: BrineStans, CC BY 4.0.
Burgin is a home rule-class city in Mercer County, Kentucky, in the United States. Its population was 979 at the 2020 census. Burgin is situated 5 miles east of Old Fort Harrod State Park.
McAfee
Hamlet
McAfee is an unincorporated community located in Mercer County, Kentucky, United States. Its post office is closed. It was also called Chaplin. McAfee is situated 6 miles north of Old Fort Harrod State Park.
Old Fort Harrod State Park
- Categories: museum, Kentucky state park, and recreation area
- Location: Mercer, Kentucky, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.76204° or 37° 45′ 43″ northLongitude
-84.84856° or 84° 50′ 55″ westElevation
873 feet (266 metres)Open location code
869QQ562+RHOpenStreetMap ID
way 692909235OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=park
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to German—“Old Fort Harrod State Park” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Old Fort Harrod State Park”
- Dutch: “Old Fort Harrod State Park”
- French: “Old Fort Harrod State Park”
- German: “Old Fort Harrod State Park”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Riverview Estates and Stringtown.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Mercer County Public Library and Harrodsburg Baptist Church.
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