Insights and Stories From the Past

The entrance to Cave Hill Cemetery, in Louisville, Kentucky

LOUISVILLE’S CAVE HILL CEMETERY, A BRIEF HISTORY

05/13/2022
Its beauty is unbelievable, which is why it is one...
American History / Ancestry / Cave / Civil War / Confederate / Famous Graves / Genealogy / Hidden History / History / Kentucky History / Music History / Mystery / US History
The Prather House, on Raven Run Nature Sanctuary, Fayette County, Kentucky

DANIEL BOONE SOLD HIM LAND, NINIAN CLAGGETT

05/12/2022
Daniel Boone sold him land! Ninian Claggett came from Frederick,...
American History / Ancestry / Boone / Genealogy / Hidden History / History / Kentucky History / Mystery / Pioneer / Revolutionary War / US History
Historic Ryman Auditorium, in Nashville, Tennessee

HISTORIC GRAND OLE OPRY HOME, RYMAN AUDITORIUM STORY

05/11/2022
His rowdy friends set out to have a lot of...
American History / Famous Graves / Hidden History / History / Music History / Tennessee History
Historic marker for Spencer County, Kentucky

BRIEF HISTORY OF SPENCER COUNTY, KENTUCKY

05/10/2022
A quaint bedroom community in the Louisville area with loads...
American History / Civil War / Confederate / Famous Graves / Hidden History / History / Kentucky History / Pioneer / Revolutionary War / US History / War of 1812
Grave of Col. Richard Taylor, in Zachary Taylor, National Cemetery, in Louisville, Kentucky

RICHARD TAYLOR, EXPLORER, PIONEER, FATHER OF A PRESIDENT

05/09/2022
In 1769, he and his brother were in the first...
Adventure / American History / Famous Graves / Hidden History / History / Kentucky History / Pioneer / Revolutionary War / US History / Virginia History
Historic Spencer House in Taylorsville, Spencer County, Kentucky

HISTORIC SPENCER HOUSE, TAVERN & INN

05/08/2022
For almost 200 years the Spencer House, has stood as...
American History / Confederate / Hidden History / History / Kentucky History / US History
Grave of Meriwether Lewis Clark, Jr., founder of the Kentucky Derby, buried at Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Kentucky

KENTUCKY DERBY FOUNDER – MERIWETHER LEWIS CLARK, JR.

05/07/2022
The most exciting two minutes in sports, the Kentucky Derby!...
American History / Famous Graves / Hidden History / History / Kentucky History / US History
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“THE SPY THAT SAVED THE UNION”! FELIX GRUNDY STIDGER

05/07/2022
 “The Spy That Saved the Union”! It is said that...
Adventure / American History / Civil War / Confederate / Hidden History / History / Kentucky History / Spy / US History
Historic marker for Taylorsville

TAYLORSVILLE, KY – A BRIEF HISTORY

05/06/2022
Taylorsville, Kentucky, is named for a man that came to...
American History / Civil War / Confederate / Hidden History / History / Kentucky History / Pioneer / Revolutionary War / US History / Virginia History
"Vaucluse", home of Jacob Yoder, inventor of the Flat Boat, Spencer County, Kentucky

FLAT BOAT INVENTOR, JACOB YODER HOME

05/05/2022
Few things had more of an impact on the growth...
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Zachary Taylor Monument, next to his tomb in the Zachary Taylor National Cemetery, Louisville, Kentucky

ZACHARY TAYLOR, PRESIDENT & MAJOR GENERAL

05/04/2022
“Old Rough & Ready”, President Zachary Taylor! As big of...
American History / Famous Graves / History / Kentucky History / Pioneer / US History
General Lee's monument in the from of University Chapel, formally "Lee Chapel". Lee is entombed in the family vault on the lower level of the chapel.

TOMB OF ROBERT E. LEE

05/03/2022
General Robert E. Lee is a name that is known...
American History / Civil War / Confederate / Famous Graves / History / US History / Virginia History

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