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Knob Creek Farm — Hodgenville, Kentucky

Posted on June 11, 2004 by Roger

We spent the night at the lodge in Mammoth Cave National Park. On the way, we stopped at the Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site. Part of the park is located 10 miles northeast, near where Abraham Lincoln lived with … Continue reading →

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Butterfly #19 — Zebra Swallowtail

Posted on June 11, 2004 by Roger

eurytides marcellus Friday, June 11, 2004 — 11:40 am Perryville, Kentucky — Perryville Battlefield State Historic Site I made a fast-paced trip around one of the trails on the battlefield. I would have liked to have had time to follow … Continue reading →

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Perryville Battlefield State Historic Site, Kentucky

Posted on June 11, 2004 by Roger

On a trip across central Kentucky with my family, we stopped at the site of a 1862 Civil War battle. It cost us $9 to view the pathetic one-room museum and listen to some lady with perhaps half her teeth … Continue reading →

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Old Fort Harrod State Park, Kentucky

Posted on June 11, 2004 by Roger

On a drive from Lexington to Mammoth Cave, we passed right by Old Fort Harrod State Park and decided to stop. Fort Harrod was the first permanent settlement west of the Alleghenies. There’s a reproduction of the fort on the … Continue reading →

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Animal #46 — Eastern Red Bat

Posted on June 11, 2004 by Roger

lasiurus borealis Friday, June 11, 2004 — 7:00 am Mammoth Cave National Park, Kentucky — Historic Entrance We spent six days in Indiana and Kentucky, visiting President’s homes and other sites. We arrived at Mammoth Cave this afternoon and stayed … Continue reading →

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