James Harrod

Harrodsburg was founded in 1774 by James Harrod, and is the first and oldest settlement west of the Allegheny Mountains. Located in central Kentucky it is close to the cities of Lexington, Frankfort and Louisville. Harrodsburg is noted for many firsts in Kentucky: the first school, the first physician, the first religious ceremonies and the first court system. Harrodsburg is also noted for having the first corn in Kentucky, raised on the east side of town. The book will give you a glimpse of the fort replica James Harrod built, which is now called Old Fort Harrod State Park and is furnished with handmade utensils and craftsmenship from the early 1770s. The park also contains the Mansion Museum, the Lincoln Marriage Temple, the first cemetery and a monument dedicated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. This book will also go into other areas of Harrodsburg life: churches, historic homes, educations, entertainment, government and business, Main Street and historic homes.