Kentucky Travels

Hi, I am Jim, I love Kentucky, and traveling in and around Kentucky! I also love the entire country, and all of the beautiful and strange places here and there! This blog covers the overlooked, forgotten, and underrated places, people, and moments in history in America, with a focus on Kentucky! It will cover great tourists stops, books about people and history, and include photos and postcard scans.

Sunday, May 31, 2015

Haney's Appledale Farm in Nancy Kentucky

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We discovered Haney's while visiting the Mill Springs Battlefield recently in Nancy (close to Somerset). Somerset is a nice town t...
Saturday, May 30, 2015

Postcard: Old Frame House Showing City Gates in the Distance, St. Augustine, Florida

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"The oldest frame house in U.S.A. St. George Street, City Gates in Distance, St. Augustine, Fla.  Formerly used as a school house.  T...
Friday, May 29, 2015

Battle of Mill Springs near Somerset KY

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The Somerset area is kind of growing on me!  This is a nice and different area, and I am always finding interesting stuff to do down there...
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Thursday, May 28, 2015

Cathedral Place, Plaza and Public Market, St. Augustine, Fla.

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This old postcard says on the back "At the foot of the Bridge of Lions, on the left you see the Old Public Market, with the Plaza a...
Wednesday, May 27, 2015

Battle of Sacramento- Sacramento, KY

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The Battle of Sacramento went down December 28th of 1861.  This was actually a pretty important fight in the Civil War (as all of the bat...
Tuesday, May 26, 2015

St. Augustine Distillery- St. Augustine, Florida

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There is a distillery in St. Augustine that just opened! To be honest, we have been to MANY distilleries here in Kentucky.  We briefly t...
Sunday, May 24, 2015

The Fountain of Youth, St. Augustine, Florida

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Sent in 1940, here is another colorful image from St. Augustine.
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Saturday, May 23, 2015

St. Augustine, Florida

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St. Augustine Florida is such an intoxicating city.  There is such a great amount of REAL history that has been preserved.  The place is f...
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Friday, May 22, 2015

Random Thoughts on Friday

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Just a few VERY random thoughts.  Some you may care about, some you may not.  Whatever. Animal Sightings- First off......  during our tr...
Wednesday, May 20, 2015

Mermaids at Weeki Wachee, Florida

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Weeki Wachee may be the most perfect retro roadside attraction out there. Our visit started at 9am.  We wanted to be there right when t...
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