Geology Resources - Kentucky
- Kentucky Geological Survey,
University of Kentucky. Kentucky has many limestone quarries.
One of the largest is located in western Kentucky. Many of these
are limestone mines, which are operated underground. A large limestone
mine is located under parts of Lexington.
- Economic Geology of the Kenova Quadrangle: Kentucky, Ohio, and West
Virginia, Bulletin 349 (excerpts), by Phalen, William Clifton,
Department of the Interior, United States Geological Survey, Government
Printing Office, Washington, D. C., 1908.
-
Eastern Kentucky - This site includes a section on Eastern Kentucky
geology and is a part of the Kentucky Coal
Heritage page.
-
Geology of Fayette County, presented by the Kentucky Geological
Survey, by Brandon Taylor, Shea Burns, and Stephen Greb.
- The Geology
of Kentucky - A Text to Accompany the Geologic Map of Kentucky,
edited By Robert C. McDowell. Contributions to the Geology of Kentucky,
U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1151-H.
- Kentucky Atlas &
Gazetteer, presented by the Kentucky Geological Survey.
-
Kentucky - Generalized Geologic Map of Kentucky. (The Generalized
Geologic Map of Kentucky from 1979, University of Kentucky Geological
Survey shows periods and faults, with county detail.)
-
Kentucky Museums That Display Rocks and Minerals
- Berea College, Department of Geology, Berea
- Clement Collection, Marion, Kentucky
- Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond
- Georgetown College, Georgetown
- Museum of Natural History, Louisville
- Morehead State University, Morehead
- Murray State University, Murray
- Transylvania University, Lexington
- University of Kentucky, Department of Geosciences, Lexington
- University of Kentucky, Kentucky Geological Survey, Lexington
- Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green
- Kentucky
Rocks and Minerals, presented by the Kentucky Geological Survey,
University of Kentucky.
- A
Location Guide for Rockhounds, (PDF) Collected
by Robert C. Beste, PG, St. Louis, Missouri: Hobbitt Press, 2nd
ed., December 1996, 148 pp. (Includes chapters on “Mineral
Locations by State,” “Appendix and Glossary,” and “Bibliography.”)
- Mineral
and Fuel Resources Map of Kentucky, by Warren H. Anderson and
Garland R. Dever, 1998, presented by the Kentucky Geological Survey.
("This is a 1:500,000-scale map of Kentucky showing major occurrences
of mineral resources such as limestone, dolomite, fluorite, sand and gravel,
and clay. It also shows major producing areas of coal, oil, and gas, as
well as the locations of many mines and quarries, mineral occurrences,
gas-storage fields, and tar-sand resource areas.")
- National Geologic Map Database, presented by the United States Geologic Survey.
-
Place Name Search, presented by the United States Geological Survey.
- Rocks,
presented by Minerals and Rocks of Kentucky (photographs)
- TopoZone "The TopoZone
is the Web's center for recreational and professional topographic
map users." (Includes a place name search form.)
- University of
Kentucky - Department of Geological Sciences
- U. S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet on Kentucky
- Western Kentucky University Geology Department, Bowling Green, KY 42101; (502) 745-0111. (The minerals and fossils are located in hall cabinets in the hallway.)
Research Resources -
Kentucky
- Archives
- Archival Research Catalog, U. S. National Archives & Records Administration (NARA)
- Berea College,
Hutchins Library - Special Collections and Archives
- Centre
College - Special Collections
- Eastern Kentucky
University Libraries - Special Collections and Archives
-
Kentucky Archives and Special Collections
- Kentucky
Archives - USGenWeb Project Kentucky
- Kentucky Department for Libraries
and Archives. This state agency manages library,
archival, and public records programs.
- Kentucky
Public Library Directory, presented by the Kentucky Department
for Libraries and Archives.
- Kentucky State Archives - Kentucky
Department For Libraries and Archives
- Library of Congress Digitized American Memory Collection
- Margaret I. King
Library, University of Kentucky - Special Collections and Archives
- Morehead
State University -
Camden-Carroll Library - Special Collections and Archives
-
Murray
State University, Pogue Library - Special Collections and Archives.
You can read all about the Pogue
Library Special Collections on Wikpedia.
"Special Collections, located in Pogue Library, contains materials relating
to the history and culture of Western Kentucky and neighboring states
and the states from which most of the early settlers of this area came:
Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania.
Among the library's collections are those relating to the Tennessee
Valley Authority (TVA), the Civil War, and local history."
- National Archives and Records Administration - Southeast Region - Atlanta, Georgia
- National Geologic Map Database, presented by the United States Geologic Survey.
- National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections (NUCMC) Listing of Archives and Manuscript Repositories in Kentucky
- Northern Kentucky University
- Steely Library - Special Collections and Archives
- Repositories
of Primary Sources - Kentucky
- Special Collections Web Resources, hosted by the Rare Book and Manuscript Section of the American Library Association, includes links to discussion lists, information about electronic records, and online preservation resources.
- Transylvania
University - Special Collections
- University of
Louisville - University Archives and Records Center
- University
of Louisville - William F. Ekstrom Library
- U. S. National Archives & Records Management (NARA)
- Western Kentucky University
- Special Collections
- Historical Sources
- Allen County,
Kentucky - Historical Society, Scottsville, Kentucky.
- American Folklife Center - The Library of Congress' repository for American folk music and folklore and folklife collections.
- American Local History Network - Kentucky
- American Memory - the Library of Congress' gateway to primary source materials relating to the history and culture of the United States.
“Mission: American Memory provides free and open access through the Internet to written and spoken words, sound recordings, still and moving images, prints, maps, and sheet music that document the American experience. It is a digital record of American history and creativity. These materials, from the collections of the Library of Congress and other institutions, chronicle historical events, people, places, and ideas that continue to shape America, serving the public as a resource for education and lifelong learning.”
- Appalachian Center,
University of Kentucky.
- Architecture of the United States, presented by Glass, Steel, and Stone.
- Bell County Historical Society and Museum, 215 N. 20th St. Carnegie
Library building, Middlesboro, Kentucky. For U.S. mail contact,
send to: P.O. Box 1344, Middlesboro, Kentucky 40965; (606) 242-0005.
- Big South Fork Scenic
Railway, Blue Heron, Kentucky; (800) 462-5664. Click here for further information
on the Big South Fork Scenic Railway on the National Park Service web
site.
- Bluegrass Scenic Railroad, Versailles, Kentucky; (800)
755-2476.
- Boone County, Kentucky - Comprehensive Architectural Guide of
Boone County, Kentucky, prepared by Margaret Warminski, submitted
to: Boone County Historic Preservation Review Board, Burlington,
KY and Kentucky Heritage Council, Frankfort, KY, 1996
- Bowling Green, Warren County, Kentucky
- History
of Bowling Green and Warren County. The Bowling Green, Warren
County, Kentucky Bicentennial Celebration Web Site.
- Brush Arbor Appalachian Homestead
and Village. The Brush Arbor Renfro Valley Appalachian Homestead
and Village site links to history, culture, music, events, and area attractions.
- Burgoo - Bowling Green and Warren
County Genealogy
- Commonwealth
of Kentucky
- Courthouses Recorded in Kentucky by Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) and the Historic American Engineering Record (HAER)
- Cumberland Gap National Historic
Park (National historical Park)
- Dry Stone Conservancy: Preserving and Promoting Dry Wall Masonry, Lexington, Kentucky.
- Filson Historical
Society
- First American
Roads, Rails and Rivers, Warren County Then and Now, presented
by the Kentucky Museum, a part of the Western
Kentucky University Libraries and Museum. (Below are just
a few of the topics covered on this web site.)
- Friends
of the L&N Depot, of the Bowling Green, Kentucky, Friends of the L&N Depot (previously known as the Historic Railroad Committee/Depot Development Authority of Operation Pride) (The following preceding quotation is used with the permission of the Historic Railroad Committee. The link from which the following information was obtained is no longer available.)
<http://bg.ky.net/historicrailroad/page4.html>
“After approval of the Depot Development Authority and Operation Pride, the Historic Railroad Committee an all-volunteer, nonprofit group was formed for purpose of acquiring authentic, historic railroad cars for display at the Bowling Green Louisville and Nashville Depot. The cars are on display on the newly constructed display track at the L & N Depot in Bowling Green, Kentucky....” “‘The depot is in its final stage of restoration, the new Digital Library of Bowling Green City Library is completed and open for patrons, so the only thing missing (were) the trains (cars).’ said Dorian Walker, Chairman of the Historic Railroad Committee....” “Bowling Green L & N depot on Kentucky Street was opened October 1, 1926. Built of Warren County limestone, the depot is now home to Kentucky's first digital library.”
- Ghost Towns of Kentucky, presented by Gary B Speck Publications.
- Ghost Towns of Kentucky, presented by Ghosttowns.com.
- Google Book Search: You can use Google Book Search to search for specific subjects in thousands of books available through the Google Book Search - both books under copyright and in the public domain. Hundreds of books are added regularly, so check back if you do not find books on the subject for which you are seeking information.
- The Great Rail Trail,
presented by the West Kentucky
Corporation.
- Hardin Southern Railroad's Nostalgia Train, Hardin, Kentucky;
(502) 437-4555.
- Harrodsburg Historical
Society, Harrodsburg, Kentucky.
- Highlands Museum and Discovery
Center, Ashland, Kentucky.
- Historic Federal Buildings, by Phineas E. Paist and Harold D. (View by State or Architect)
- Historic Houses Foundation
in the Louisville metropolitan area.
- Historic
Resources Survey, presented by the Kentucky Heritage
Council
- History Online
- Index of Resources for Historians - the Index is maintained jointly by the Department of History of the University of Kansas and the Lehrstuhl für Ältere deutsche Literaturwissenschaft der Universität Regensburg, and is managed by Eric Marzo of Regensburg and Lynn H. Nelson of Kansas.
- Kentucky and Tennessee Railroad Attractions, presented by
TrailsRUs.
- Kentucky Atlas and Gazetteer
- Kentucky Biographies
- Kentucky Buildings, Structures, & Architects on the Philadelphia Architects & Buildings Project (PAB) web site. You can search the database for buildings, structures, and architects either as a visitor or you can register free. You cannot search for specific cities, but you can search for county locations. There are no photographs presented, but the location and/or address and the name of the architect are included if known; and the historic registration information is also included.
-
Kentucky Cemetery Records Database, presented by the Kentucky
Historical Society.
- Kentucky Central Railway, Paris, Kentucky; (606) 293-0807.
- Kentucky Coal
Heritage
-
Bibliography (There are books
on this list regarding the history of Kentucky
that do not pertain to coal.)
- Kentucky Coal Mining
Museum, Benham, Kentucky.
- Kentucky Department for Libraries
and Archives. This state agency manages library,
archival, and public records programs.
- The Kentucky Explorer Magazine
- Kentucky Facts
and History, presented by the Kentucky
State Library.
- Kentucky Genealogical Society
- Kentucky
Heritage Council
- Kentucky Historical Society
- Kentucky Historical
and Genealogical Societies
- The Kentucky History
and Genealogy Project - American Local History Network - Kentucky, presented by Debi Kendrick, County
Coordinator.
-
Kentucky History Center, presented by the Kentucky Historical Society.
- Kentucky Museum and
Library, presented by the Western
Kentucky University.
- Kentucky Railway Museum
- Kentucky Resources - Burgoo.com
Area genealogy information and links to other sites.
- Kentucky Tourism, presented
by the Kentucky Department of Tourism.
- Kentucky's
40 Most Popular Surnames, from the Kentucky resident birth certificate
file, 2000 from the Kentucky Department of Libraries
and Archives web site.
- KYUSGenWeb Project (Kentucky genealogy and history)
- Landmark Association,
Bowling Green, Kentucky.
-
Lexington, Kentucky: The Athens of the West - Architecture,
presented by the National Park Service.
"The earliest building designers of Kentucky were
not professionally trained architects but were amateur builder-architects
or builder-designers. Most of the builders were house joiners, carpenters,
and bricklayers who conveyed the traditions of their immediate environment.
By the late 1700s, Matthew Kennedy came to Kentucky from Virginia and
Mathias Shryock came from Maryland, bringing with them traditional building
skills from their home regions.
"In addition to their traditional building methods,
these builder-designers relied on regional materials. Stone was the
predominant building material because of the availability of limestone
and marble, a metamorphosed limestone. Stone was used in the foundations
of early log cabins and for simple and complex building forms because
it was durable, flexible, and could be used for architectural ornamentation.
Kentucky clay provided a good quality of brick that could be fired into
a hard brick. John Bob's was a local brickyard in Lexington in 1791."
- Library of Congress Digitized American Memory Collection
- Linkpendium - Kentucky (genealogy and history)
- Louisville Historical League, Peterson Dumesnil House. (A nonprofit organization devoted to the historical and cultural heritage
of Louisville, Jefferson County, and southern Indiana.)
- Louisville
& Nashville Railroad Historical Society
- Madison County Historical Society, Inc., P. O. Box 5066, Richmond,
Kentucky 40476-5066; (606) 622-2820; (606) 622-1792; (606) 986-9341 x5260.
- Making of America (MOA) Making of America is a digital library of primary sources in American social history from the antebellum period through reconstruction.
- Margaret I. King
Library, University of Kentucky - Special Collections and Archives
- Meade County,
Kentucky -
History of Meade County
- The National Parks Service - Links to the Past - People - Places - Objects & Events: “Explore America 's cultural resources - buildings, landscapes, archeological sites, ethnographic resources, objects and documents, structures and districts.”
- National Register - Online Travel Itineraries in the United States
- The Nineteenth Century in Print: The Making of America in Books and Periodicals. A distributed digital library collaboration at the Cornell University Library - Library of Congress - American Memories.
- Old Louisville
Guide - Old Louisville National Historic Preservation District. This web site presents many photographs, postcards, books, and historical
resources about Louisville.
- Origins
of Kentucky's County Names, presented by the Kentucky State Library.
- Railway Exposition Museum, Covington, Kentucky;
(606) 655-5200.
- Railways - A Summary
of the State of Railroads in the United States, Including the Prospects
for a Pacific Railroad, from the Report of the Superintendent of the Census
for December 1, 1852 - Seventh Census. Web site presented
by the Central Pacific
Railroad Photographic History Museum.
-
Repositories of Primary Sources: Kentucky (University of
Idaho Library, Special Collections and Archives)
- Rock
Fences of the Bluegrass Still in Jeopardy (photograph and
history), by Leatha Kendrick, on the University of Kentucky web site maintained
by Alicia Gregory.
- Resources for Historians, Hanover College, Department of History, Hanover, Indiana.
- Resources for Historians - The History Guide, presented by Steven Kreis.
- Signs of
History for Kentucky, Pennsylvania and Virginia, presented by
Grover and Jayne Hibberd. (The following quotation is used with
permission.) "Travel the Internet and learn about Kentucky's,
Pennsylvania's and Virginia's past through Signs of History
®.This project lists historical markers by counties and independent cities.
The project also posts pictures of the markers as they are provided by
participating schools, historical groups, and individuals."
- Southeastern Kentucky Genealogy
& History
- "Stone
Masons and Their Craft in the Bluegrass Area of Kentucky." (The link from which the following information was obtained is no longer available.)
<http://digilib.kyvl.org/dynaweb/oak/knvead/knvmfaead/fa77>
"Paper
examining prevalence of stone structures and living stonemasons in area
surrounding Franklin County, Ky. Includes biographical information and
qualifications of stonemasons, 1986 survey of stone structures, photos
and related 1959 article." Guide to the Linda Allen Anderson
Collection, Nov. 22, 1959, Dec. 1985-April 1986, University
of Kentucky Libraries, Special Collections and Archives. Extent:
1 folder. 82 items. 12 color photos. 68 b/w photos. Repository:
Western Kentucky University Folklife Archives, Bowling Green, Kentucky,
42101-3576. (Some of the relevant subjects are: Stone masonry
in Anderson County; the Bluegrass Region, Ky.; Fayette County; Franklin
County; Jefferson County; Mercer County; Scott County; and Woodford County;
and the Quarries and quarrying in the Bluegrass Region; Stone Buildings
in the Bluegrass Region.) The web site provides the links to use
to view the copyright notice and information on contacting the specific
repository holdings in this archival collection.
- Tour Historic Bowling Green
on the Burgoo.com web site.
- We Collect Kentucky,
Western Kentucky University. Below are just a couple of the online collections.
- Woodford County Historical
Society, Versailles, Kentucky.
- World of Our Own: Kentucky
Folkways, produced by KET, Kentucky Educational Television.
(The quotation below is used with permission.) If you
are interested in obtaining this video or others from Kentucky Education Television,
you can call the KET Tape Duplication Service at (859) 258-7217 (800-945-9167
in Kentucky) or e-mail tapes@ket.org for information.
- In Programs 5 and 6: The Art of the Everyday, Drystone Masonry,
there is an interview with Robert Jackson, Sr. (Bourbon Co.), expert
Richard Tufnell and, second generation stonemason Stanley Matherly
(Bourbon Co.) Robert Jackson states:
"From stonemason Robert C. Jackson Sr., we learn that 'green
rock,' rock fresh from the ground, is easier to work because it's
still full of moisture."
- Libraries
- Filson
Library, Filson Historical
Society.
-
Kentuckiana Digital Library, Kentucky Digital Library.
- Kentucky Department for Libraries
and Archives. This state agency manages library,
archival, and public records programs.
- The Kentucky Transportation
Center Library, a departmental library in the College of Engineering.
- Kentucky Virtual Library
- LIBCAT: U.S. – Kentucky
- LibDex - The Library Index – Kentucky
- Library of Congress Digitized American Memory Collection
- Margaret I. King Library - Special Collections and Archives, University of Kentucky,
University of Kentucky.
- National Archive (NARA) Southeast Region (Atlanta, Georgia) (Research resources of retired records from Federal agencies and courts)
- University
of Louisville - William F. Ekstrom Library
- Western Kentucky University
Library, Bowling Green - Special Collections
- William T. Young
Library, University of Kentucky - Young Periodicals / Newspapers / Microtexts
- Museums
- Allen
County Historical Museum/Allen County Historical Society, 301
North Fourth Street, Scottsville, Kentucky.
- American Cave
Museum and Hidden River Cave. The museum is in downtown
Horse Cave. It features a two-story replica of a cave chamber complete
with stalactites and stalagmites, conservation of caves and water, and
historical exhibits.
- Anderson County History Museum, 108 E Woodford
Street, Lawrenceburg, KY 40342-1110; phone: (502) 859-1815.
- Behringer-Crawford Museum, P. O. Box 67, Devou Park, Covington,
KY 41012; (859) 491-4003. The natural, cultural, and artistic heritage
of northern Kentucky in relation to the Ohio Valley Region is presented
in this museum.
- Bell County Historical Society and Museum, 215 N. 20th St. Carnegie
Library building, Middlesboro, Kentucky. For U.S. mail contact,
send to: P.O. Box 1344, Middlesboro, Kentucky 40965; (606) 242-0005.
- Ben E. Clement Mineral
Museum, 205 N. Walker Street, Marion, Kentucky. More
than 30,000 native mineral specimens are displayed in addition to "other
items of historical and geological significance from Mr. Clement's
personal files and his mining operations."
- Berea College, Department
of Geology and Geography
- Blue Grass Railroad Museum,
located 15 miles from Lexington, Kentucky.
- Blue Ridge Heritage Museum,
Winchester, Kentucky. "The Blue Ridge Heritage Museum seeks to bring
the history of Central Kentucky to life by collecting, preserving and
exhibiting objects valuable to the history of Winchester, Clark County
and the region."
- Bobby Davis Museum & Park (AKA Hazard Perry County Museum), 234 Walnut St., Hazard, KY; (606) 439-4325.
The Bobby
Davis Memorial Library building is constructed of Perry County Sandstone.
- Breckinridge County Historical Society and Museum, P.O. Box
498, Hardinsburg, Kentucky 40143-0498.
- Caldwell
County Railroad Museum, Princeton, Kentucky.
- Cherokee Trail Of Tears Park
- Heritage Museum
- The Clement Mineral
Museum, Marion, Kentucky.
- Cloverport
Museum, 205 Main Street, Cloverport, Kentucky. The museum is located
in a restored freight depot. (Open April-October) Information from
Breckinridge Attractions.
- Coal House Museum, Bell County Chamber of
Commerce building, North 20th Street, Middlesboro, KY 40965;
(606) 248-1075.
- Cumberland County Historical Museum, Burkesville
City Park, Burkesville, Kentucky.
- Elkhorn City Railroad Museum, 100 Pine Street,
Elkhorn City, Kentucky; (606) 432-1391.
- Filson Museum,
presented by the Filson Historical
Society.
- Fordsville Museum, Fordsville, Kentucky; (270) 298-7452.
(Railroad history)
- Georgetown/Scott
County Museum, 229 East Main Street, Georgetown, Kentucky; (502)
863-6201.
- Hancock County Museum, Old Train Station, Hawesville,
Kentucky; (270) 295-3243. Exhibits of riverboats and family life
at the turn of the century.
- Hart County Historical
Museum, Main Street, Munfordville, Kentucky. The museum
"houses thousands of artifacts related to Hart County and South Central
KY history."
- Hazard Perry County Museum (See:
BobbyDavis Museum & Park above.)
- Hopewell Museum, 800 Pleasant Street, Paris, Kentucky.
The museum is located in the 1909 beaux arts post office building.
The Hopewell Museum is the museum of Bourbon County history and Kentucky
fine arts.
- Hopkins County Historical Society and Museum, 107
Union Street, Madisonville, Kentucky; (270) 821-3986.
- House of Onyx, 120 N. Main, Greenville, KY 42345; (800) 844-3100.
(By Appointment.)
- Kentucky Caverns
(formerly Mammoth Onyx Cave). You can view beautiful onyx formations
found in the underground chambers of Kentucky Caverns.
-
Kentucky Historical Society Museum and Exhibitions
-
Kentucky Military History Museum, East Main Street, Frankfort
KY 40601; (502) 564-1792.
- The Kentucky Museum
and Library. This site is presented by the Western
Kentucky University, University Libraries and Museum, Department of
Library Special Collections.
-
Kentucky Museums That Display Rocks and Minerals,
presented by the Kentucky Geological Survey.
- Kentucky Railway Museum,
New Haven, Kentucky.
- Knox Historical Museum, Municipal Building, Daniel Boone Drive,
Barbourville, Kentucky; (606)546-4300.
- L & N Railroad Museum, 101 N. Depot Street,
Corbin, Kentucky; 800-528-6538.
- Lyon County Museum, 160 Water Street, Rose Hill, Kentucky,
in the Old Eddyville District; (502) 388.2428. (According to the Lyon
County Attractions web site: “The Lyon
County Museum is also a favorite for historical buffs. The museum
is near the KSP and features all sorts of exhibits, murals, maps, a replica
iron furnace, and more. The Lyon County Museum is open on a seasonal
basis. For more information, contact the Lyon County Tourist Commission
at (270) 388-5300.”)
- Mammoth Cave Wax Museum, 901 Mammoth Cave Road, Cave City, KY 42127, (270) 773-3010.
- Mineral and Fossil Museums, Exhibits, & Displays in the United States - Kentucky
- Museum Center (formerly
Mason County Museum), 215 Sutton Street, Maysville, KY 41056-1109; (606) 564-5865.
- McCreary County Museum, Stearns, Kentucky.
For further information, contact: McCreary County Tourism Commission,
P. O. Box 72, Whitley City, KY 42653; (606) 376-3008.
- Northeastern Kentucky Museum, 1385 Carter Caves Road, P. O. Box
461, Olive Hill, Kentucky 41164; (606) 286-6012.
- Ohio County Historical Society Museum,
Main Street, Hartford, Kentucky; (270) 298-3177.
- Oldham
County History Center / Oldham County Historical Society, 106
N. 2nd Avenue, La Grange, Kentucky.
- Owensboro Museum of Science and History, 220 Davis
Street, Owensboro KY 42303; 270-687-2732. This museum has displays
about astronomy, geology, botany, archaeology, anthropology and Daviess
County history.
- Pennyroyal Museum, 217 E. 9th Street, Hopkinsville KY
42240; (270) 887-4270.
- Paducah Railroad Museum, 3rd 7 Washington Street, Paducah, Kentucky;
(270) 442-4032 or (270) 443-7084.
- Portland Museum, 2308 Portland Avenue, Louisville, Kentucky;
(502) 776-7678. This museum covers the days when Louisville and
Portland were rival river ports.
- Railway Museum of Greater Cincinnati, 315
W. Southern Avenue, P. O. Box 15065, Covington, Kentucky; (859) 491-7245.
- Red River Historical Museum, 4541 Main Street, P.O. Box 195,
Clay City, KY 40312; (606) 663-4000. The museum includes artifacts from
the area's iron, logging and railroad industries, and more.
-
River Heritage Museum, 117 S. Water Street, Paducah, Kentucky;
(270) 575-9958. The museum exhibits the integral role of the rivers in
the Four Rivers Region. You can read a detailed description of the
museum in the article, "Museum
to tell Rivers' stories," written by Herb Sparrow, in the "All
Around Kentucky," July 2001 online edition.
-
Scott County Museum, Georgetown, Kentucky.
- South Central Kentucky Cultural Center, Glasgow,
Kentucky; 270-651-9792. Historic exhibits from a 5-county area.
- The Stearns Museum, P. O.
Box 452, Old US 27, Stearns, KY 42647; (606) 376-5730. (Scroll down to
the Stearns Museum description on the Big South Fork Railway web site.)
- Tennessee Valley Railroad,
presented by the West Kentucky Corporation.
- Western Kentucky University
and Libraries, Bowling Green, Kentucky.
- Western Kentucky University Geology Department Hallway, Bowling
Green, KY 42101; (502) 745-0111. There are Minerals and Fossils
in hall cabinets.
- Wolfe County Historical Museum, Main Street, Campton,
Kentucky.
- Woodford
County Historical Society and Museum, 121 Rose Hill, Versailles,
Kentucky.
- Wrather
West Kentucky Museum, Murray State University, Murray, Kentucky.
"The primary mission of the Wrather West Kentucky Museum is to highlight
and promote an understanding of the social, cultural and economic development
of West Kentucky and the Jackson Purchase."
- Other
- 1895 U.S. Atlas - Kentucky
- Bowling Green, Kentucky - Photo Album. This web site is presented by the City of Bowling Green.
- Cyndi's List - Online Research Resources - Kentucky
- Eastern Kentucky University Department of Geography and Planning
- Google - Maps (Use Google’s Local Map, Satellite, and Hybrid (combination map and satellite image) views to view locations of your choice. Be sure to designate the location in the search field in the Google - Local window.)
- Guide to 50 States – Kentucky
- Kentucky Almanac, presented by Netstate.com.
- Kentucky Atlas and Gazetteer, Kentucky Geological Survey, University of Kentucky.
- Kentucky County Seats and Chambers of Commerce, presented by the Kentucky State Library.
- Kentucky Earth Science Information Sources
- Kentucky State Nature Preserves Commission
- Kentucky Tourism (This site includes historical, geographical, and geological links.)
- Kentucky Tourism Council
- Kentucky Vital Statistics, Department for Libraries and Archives.
- Louisville Science Center, Louisville, Kentucky.
- National Geologic Map Database, presented by the United States Geologic Survey.
- TerraServer-USA, sponsored by the U.S. Geological Survey and MSN Virtual Earth.
- TopoZone "The TopoZone is the Web's center for recreational and professional topographic map users." (Includes a place name search form.)
- Visit Bowling Green, Kentucky
- World Almanac for Kids Online – Kentucky
- WorldAtlas.com – Kentucky
- Yale
Peabody Museum: GNIS (Search the USGS Geographic Names
Database)
Stone Carvers/Stone Cutters/Monument Dealers in Kentucky
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