I wanted to stop by here because the place is oozing with history. John Hunt Morgan and General Custer spent time here (at different times). Plus, they have some very cool items in their community museum.
We visited on an early Saturday morning. There was a very nice lady running the place, who was actually waiting for a group that might be renting the facility, but she took the time to give us a brief tour. We were able to fit a visit in to the museum before the others showed up. We probably should have called before coming to make sure we would be coming at a good time.Anyway, the home is rented out a lot for wedding and other related type events.
The home itself is very nice.
BUT, I really wanted to see a couple of famous items on display.
The main item in their possession has to be a corner cabinet built by Thomas Lincoln, father of Honest Abe. Yeah, I get goose bumps seeing that sort of thing.
The cabinet is actually not in the museum area, but it is in a main part of the house. After admiring the Thomas Lincoln piece, we were taken to the main museum area in the house.This is very cool, as the museum is in a room built on to the house later, and you actually walk through/under an old fire place to get into the museum!
This room is full of great local relics, including a Civil War surgeons kit, and the original (wood!) grave marker for Benjamin Hardin Helm!
Here are some photos!
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