Harrodsburg in Mercer County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

Harrodsburg Springs

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, August 18, 2011

1. Harrodsburg Springs Marker

Inscription. An exclusive spa was located here from 1820-1853, then sold to U.S. Government as Western Military Asylum for aged veterans. After main building burned, veterans were moved in 1859 to Washington, D.C. Ballroom and cottages were opened Oct. 8, 1862 to care for thousands of CSA and USA wounded from Battle of Perryville. Last of buildings had burned by 1885.

Erected 1962 by Kentucky Historical Society and Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 551.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Kentucky Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1859.

Location. 37° 45.505′ N, 84° 50.729′ W. Marker is in Harrodsburg, Kentucky, in Mercer County. It is at the intersection of Mooreland Avenue (Kentucky Route 152) and South College Street (U.S. 127), on the right when traveling west on Mooreland Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Harrodsburg KY 40330, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Kentucky’s Bluegrass Region.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Early Gun Shop Site / Famed Gunsmith (about 400 feet away); Old Mercer County Jail (about 400 feet away); The Academy (about 600 feet away); United Presbyterian Church (about

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600 feet away); Harrodsburg Baptist Church (about 700 feet away); The Mother Town of Kentucky (about 700 feet away); Magoffin / Mills / Gaither House (about 800 feet away); Harrodsburg Christian Church (about 800 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Harrodsburg.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Early Gun Shop Site / Civil War Armorer (was about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Mooreland Ave & S College St image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, August 18, 2011

2. Mooreland Ave & S College St

Credits. This page was last revised on November 4, 2020. It was originally submitted on August 20, 2011, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,184 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 20, 2011, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.