Fort Boonesborough State Park
Fort Boonesborough was a frontier fort in Kentucky, founded by Daniel Boone and his men following their crossing of the Kentucky River on April 1, 1775.Photo: Bubba73, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Kentucky River Museum.
Kentucky River Museum
The Kentucky River Museum is located in Boonesborough, Kentucky, in Fort Boonesborough State Park. Established in 2002, the museum occupies the former lock operator's home and storage and maintenance building for Lock 10, one of fourteen locks on the Kentucky River which were originally built by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ford and Hootentown.
Ford
Hamlet
Ford is an unincorporated community located in Clark County, Kentucky, United States. Ford sits at the southern end of Kentucky Route 1924.
Hootentown
Hamlet
Hootentown is an unincorporated community in Clark County, Kentucky, United States. Hootentown is situated 2½ miles northwest of Fort Boonesborough State Park.
Forest Grove
Hamlet
Forest Grove is an unincorporated community located in Clark County, Kentucky, United States. It was also known as Germantown. Note that Germantown, Kentucky is not the same place. Forest Grove is situated 4 miles northeast of Fort Boonesborough State Park.
Fort Boonesborough State Park
- Type: Park
- Description: State park and historic site in Kentucky, United States
- Categories: Kentucky state park and recreation area
- Location: Madison, Kentucky, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.89765° or 37° 53′ 52″ northLongitude
-84.26813° or 84° 16′ 5″ westElevation
755 feet (230 metres)Open location code
869QVPXJ+3POpenStreetMap ID
way 285286452OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=park
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to French—“Fort Boonesborough State Park” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Fort Boonesborough State Park”
- French: “parc d’État de Fort Boonesborough”
- French: “Parc d’État de Fort Boonesborough”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Fort Boonesborough and Lock and Dam 10.
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