The Big Spring Park

The Big Spring Park is a park in Mercer, Kentucky. The Big Spring Park is situated near Spring Hill Cemetery, as well as near the memorial Beriah Magoffin Monument.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Beriah Magoffin Monument and Old Fort Harrod State Park.

Beriah Magoffin Monument

Memorial

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The Beriah Magoffin Monument, in Spring Hill Cemetery of Harrodsburg, Kentucky, commemorates Beriah Magoffin, who was governor of Kentucky when the Civil War started. Beriah Magoffin Monument is situated 1,400 feet north of The Big Spring Park.

Old Fort Harrod State Park

Park

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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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Harrodsburg and Burgin.

Harrodsburg

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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

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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 4½ miles east of The Big Spring 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 The Big Spring Park.

The Big Spring Park

Type: Park
Category: recreation area
Location: Mercer, Kentucky, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

37.76449° or 37° 45′ 52″ north

Longitude

-84.83896° or 84° 50′ 20″ west

Open location code

869QQ576+QC

OpenStreetMap ID

way 692910493

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=park

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Big Spring and Spring Hill Cemetery.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Confederate Monument and Lemons Mill Brewery.

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