On Pioneer Drive, 1 mile south of East Pioneer Drive, on the left when traveling south.
Belmont Furnace
Stone stack 500 yds. east, 33 ft. high originally, 10 ft. across inside. Built in 1844, perhaps by John H. Baker, rebuilt in 1853, it burned charcoal fuel, smelted iron ore from Cane Run. The air blast machinery was powered . . . — — Map (db m174393) HM
On Main Street (Kentucky Route 434) west of South Poplar Street, on the left when traveling west.
The American Civil War was the first conflict to utilize railroads for the movement of troops and supplies. Consequently, protecting the railroads was an important aspect of military strategy on both sides. In Kentucky this task fell to the Union . . . — — Map (db m122944) HM
On Main Street (Kentucky Route 434) west of South Poplar Street, on the left when traveling west.
USA Gen. William T. Sherman with 4,000 troops made headquarters here, late September, 1861. Object to secure Muldraugh's Hill against anticipated onrush of Confederates toward Louisville and to rally Kentuckians to Union cause. CSA Gen. Simon B. . . . — — Map (db m122002) HM