Pioneer

Grave of Col. Richard Taylor, in Zachary Taylor, National Cemetery, in Louisville, Kentucky

RICHARD TAYLOR, EXPLORER, PIONEER, FATHER OF A PRESIDENT

In 1769, he and his brother were in the first...
Historic marker for Taylorsville

TAYLORSVILLE, KY – A BRIEF HISTORY

Taylorsville, Kentucky, is named for a man that came to...
Zachary Taylor Monument, next to his tomb in the Zachary Taylor National Cemetery, Louisville, Kentucky

ZACHARY TAYLOR, PRESIDENT & MAJOR GENERAL

“Old Rough & Ready”, President Zachary Taylor! As big of...
Monument to the Heroic Overmountain Men, at Sycamore Shoals State Historic Park, in Elizabethton, Tennessee

OVERMOUNTAIN MEN TURN TIDE OF REVOLUTIONARY WAR

The brave men that gathered at what is now known...
The Francis Berry Cabin, where Nancy Hanks-Lincoln lived when she met Thomas Lincoln

LINCOLN’S PARENTS, THEIR STORY!

Abraham Lincoln was known for his humble backwoods, self-taught beginnings....
Replica cabin at Lincoln's boyhood home at Knob Creek, Kentucky

LINCOLN’S BOYHOOD HOME AT KNOB CREEK, KENTUCKY

Abraham Lincoln said, “My earliest recollection was of the Knob...
Shrine built over the Abraham Lincoln birth cabin at the Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park, near Hodgenville, Kentucky

ABRAHAM LINCOLN BIRTHPLACE, A BRIEF HISTORY

The little piece of land was so important to President...
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MOST UNDERRATED MAN IN FRONTIER HISTORY, BENJAMIN LOGAN

 One of the most important Kentucky founders is buried on...
The hidden entrance to Demonbreun Cave

1769! THE FIRST HOUSE IN NASHVILLE, DEMONBREUN CAVE

He arrived here in 1769, and his home is still...
Location of the murder and burial of Ned Boone

THE MURDER OF DANIEL BOONE’S, BROTHER NED BOONE

Ned said, “Daniel, I don't believe there's an Indian within...