Old Fort Harrod State Park

Old Fort Harrod State Park (Formerly Harrodstown)
The reconstructed fort at the center of Old Fort Harrod State Park
Map showing the location of Old Fort Harrod State Park (Formerly Harrodstown)
Map showing the location of Old Fort Harrod State Park (Formerly Harrodstown)
Location in Kentucky
Map showing the location of Old Fort Harrod State Park (Formerly Harrodstown)
Map showing the location of Old Fort Harrod State Park (Formerly Harrodstown)
Old Fort Harrod State Park (the United States)
LocationHarrodsburg, Mercer, Kentucky, United States
Coordinates37°45′43″N 84°50′56″W / 37.76194°N 84.84889°W / 37.76194; -84.84889[1]
Area15 acres (6.1 ha)
Elevation873 ft (266 m)[1]
Established1927[2]
Governing bodyKentucky Department of Parks
WebsiteOld Fort Harrod State Park
Pioneer Memorial State Park
The mansion in 1940
NRHP reference No.88003377
Added to NRHP1989-02-09

Old Fort Harrod State Park is a park located in Harrodsburg, Kentucky in the United States. The park encompasses 15 acres (6.1 ha) and features a reconstruction of Fort Harrod, the first permanent American settlement in the state of Kentucky. The park was founded in November 1934 as Pioneer Memorial State Park, and dedicated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Governor Ruby Laffoon.[3]

The fort was named after James Harrod, who led an early party of settlers into Kentucky.[4]

  1. ^ a b "Old Fort Harrod State Park". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference history was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Kentucky A Guide to the Bluegrass State. Federal Writers' Project of the Work Projects Administration for the State of Kentucky. p. 171. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
  4. ^ John Blankenbaker (April 6, 2011). "Page #026, Nr. 631". Germanna History Notes.