On Nolin Dam Road (Kentucky Route 728), on the right when traveling east.
Nolin River Lake is a multipurpose flood control project operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Any run-off which falls in Nolin Lake’s 703 square mile watershed will eventually flow through the dan’s conduit and into Nolin River below the . . . — — Map (db m233348) HM
This cemetery, known as 'Old Guide's Cemetery,"
probably began as a slave cemetery. Others buried
here were early visitors to Mammoth Cave. They
share this resting place with cave guide Stephen
Bishop, who died in 1857 and is the only known . . . — — Map (db m107609) HM
"All of this offers
exceptional opportunity
for developimg a great
national recreational
park of outstanding
service in the very
heart of our nation's
densest population."
Southern Applachian National Parks Commission
The . . . — — Map (db m107607) HM
On Main Cross Street at Kentucky Route 259, on the right when traveling north on Main Cross Street.
Established 1828 and named for Jacob Brown, Commanding General of the United States Army, 1821 until death, 1828, age 53 years. Defended New York state frontier against British in War of 1812, engaging them at Ogdensburg, Sackett's Harbor, Chippewa, . . . — — Map (db m233314) HM
On Main Street (Kentucky Route 70/259) at Main Cross Street, on the left when traveling east on Main Street.
Brig. Gen. T. C. Hindman's force, reconnoitering to protect Bowling Green portion of CSA defense line, approached Brownsville on Nov. 20, 1861. They skirmished here with the Union cavalry Col. James S. Jackson, posted at Leitchfield. The Union loss . . . — — Map (db m171802) HM
On Main Cross Street at Washington Street, on the right when traveling north on Main Cross Street.
For Capt. John Edmonson, b. 1764, Va. In War of Revolution a private in company led by father. Battle of King's Mountain, 1782. Came to Ky., 1790. In War of 1812, raised rifle company in Fayette County. Killed at Battle of River Raisin, Jan. 22, . . . — — Map (db m170838) HM
On Main Cross Street at Washington Street, on the right when traveling north on Main Cross Street.
In Honor of Edmonson County Veterans Who Gave Their Lives for Their Country
World War I
Deaths ~ World War I
Edmonson County
April 6, 1917 through
November 11, 1918
Athel Cummings • Estill Durbin • Elzie French • Loren . . . — — Map (db m233343) WM
On Main Street at Jackson Street, on the right when traveling west on Main Street.
This is the only natural entrance to
Mammoth Cave. Over 2,000 years ago
Indians used this opening for shelter,
for burials, and as an avenue to farther
reaches of the cave. According to legend,
the entrance was "discovered” in 1799 . . . — — Map (db m171793) HM
On Main Cross Street at Washington Street, on the right when traveling north on Main Cross Street.
Sgt. Sanders received the Distinguished Service Cross and the French Croix de Guerre with gilt star for bravery in the battle for Hill 204 in the Aisne-Marne Defensive, and other major campaigns in WWI. Following WWI, Pleas served as Edmonson Co. . . . — — Map (db m233344) WM
On Brownsville Road just west of Fairview Church Road, on the right when traveling east.
U. S. Senator from Kentucky, March 1931 until his death Oct. 1939. Born, 1875, on this farm, attended Brownsville schools. Admitted to bar, 1896, practiced here. State Attorney General, 1916-17. Judge Ky. Court of Appeals, 1927-1930. Grand Sire of . . . — — Map (db m171807) HM
During the first 50 years of Mammoth Cave tourism, much of Kentucky was considered the American West. The road leading to Mammoth Cave was sometimes as rugged as the primitive trails within it. In 1859, the Louisville and Nashville Railroad was . . . — — Map (db m79295) HM
On Old Mammoth Cave Road (at milepost 15), 1.2 miles north of Mammoth Cave Road (Kentucky Route 70), on the right when traveling west.
Floyd Collins was first to explore Sand Cave. Fallen rock trapped him in narrow passage 150 ft. from entrance, Jan. 30, 1925. Rescuers reached him with food and heat for short time. Aid cut off by shifting earth closing passage. Engineers sank . . . — — Map (db m319) HM
On Chalybeate Road at Kentucky Route 3611, on the right when traveling south on Chalybeate Road.
Chalybeate Springs
Discovered by Dr. William Ford in
the early 1800s, the springs were
famous for their supposed healing
powers. The Chalybeate Springs
Hotel provided dancing, dining
horse racing, golf, tennis, and
fox hunting. Andrew . . . — — Map (db m171223) HM
On Kentucky Route 259, 0.1 miles south of Cottonwood Lane, on the left when traveling south.
Bituminous sandstone, better known as rock asphalt, composed of silica sand that is saturated with oil. Chief deposits in Ky. were found in Edmonson Co. along the Nolin River. Primarily used in road construction, it could be applied without heating . . . — — Map (db m170857) HM
On Moutardier Road south of Oakland Hills Road, on the right when traveling south.
Nolin Furnace Also called Baker Furnace after its
ironmaster, John H. Baker,
was built in 1848, a mile north,
by Craddock &. Co. The top of the
stone stack, about 40 ft high
originally, is still visible when
water in the Nolin Reservoir . . . — — Map (db m171787) HM
Near Mammoth Cave Pkwy west of Beaver Dam Chapel Road.
In 1839 African American slaves Stephen Bishop (buried here), Mat Bransford, and Nicholas Bransford, came to Mammoth Cave to work as cave guides. Cave visitors from around the world extolled their exploits as guides and cave explorers. The guides’ . . . — — Map (db m233234) HM
On Kentucky Route 70, 0.2 miles west of Joppa Ridge Road, on the right when traveling west.
Life in the Joppa Ridge area centered on community, and its heart was often the Church. Memories were made at weddings, revivals and funerals. Members were empowered by congregational support, and that support was relied upon from generation to . . . — — Map (db m233318) HM
The Mammoth Cave Railroad Company used four 04-2T-type “dummy” engines to pull cars along its branch line. Steam engines work by burning fuel to heat water to produce steam under high pressure.
The pressurized steam is then . . . — — Map (db m79296) HM
Near Mammoth Cave Parkway (Kentucky Route 70) 0.6 miles west of Kentucky Route 255.
Although the house is gone, the stone hearth remains – a silent reminder of the home that once stood here. It is not difficult to imagine a family enjoying the warmth of their fire as the steam engine of the Mammoth Cave Railroad rattled . . . — — Map (db m79294) HM
Near Mammoth Cave Parkway (Kentucky Route 70) 0.2 miles west of Kentucky Route 255.
The Mammoth Cave Railroad didn’t wind through wilderness – once families, communities, and congregations called these hills home. An abandoned chimney, a foundation stone, or even a line of daffodils may mark an old homeplace. Among the most . . . — — Map (db m79292) HM
Near Mammoth Cave Parkway, 3 miles north of Kentucky Route 70.
Through the collective recognition of the community of nations expressed within the principles of the convention concerning protection of the world cultural and natural heritage Mammoth Cave National Park has been designated a World Heritage . . . — — Map (db m154996) HM
On Mammoth Cave Parkway (Kentucky Route 70) 2.4 miles west of Kentucky Route 225, on the left when traveling west.
Long before the establishment of Mammoth Cave National Park, the town of Glasgow Junction, now Park City, cooperated with the private owners of Mammoth Cave and other caves in the area in sharing this region with travelers. They were connected by . . . — — Map (db m154965) HM
On Brier Creek Road, 0.5 miles west of Nolin Church Road, on the left when traveling west.
The Nolin River is named for the early American explorer and Kentucky militia member Benjamin Lynn. Serving under George Rogers Clark during the Revolutionary War, Lynn traveled to Illinois to spy on the British and Indian forces, and also played a . . . — — Map (db m233349) HM
Near Mammoth Cave Parkway, 0.5 miles west of Beaver Dam Chapel Road.
The Green River linked the nineteenth-century Mammoth Cave community to the rest of the world. Kentucky pioneers found it less expensive and more efficient to transport large loads by Green River than by horse and wagon over rough overland roads. . . . — — Map (db m233237) HM
On Mammoth Cave Parkway, 3 miles north of Kentucky Route 70.
He laid the foundation of the National Park Service, defining and establishing the policies under which its areas shall be developed and conserved unimpaired for future generations. There will never come an end to the good that he has done. — — Map (db m71150) HM
Along this stretch of the Mammoth Cave Railroad, passengers looking out their small passenger coach were greeted with views of open fields. Then, the route of the Mammoth Cave Railroad was not through the forest, but through rural farmland.
For . . . — — Map (db m79298) HM
Near Mammoth Cave Entrance Road, on the left when traveling north.
Veterans groups set the American Legion Monument and the American War Mother’s Monument at this spot in the 1920s to commemorate the dead of World War I, a war whose violence, brutality and carnage stunned the world. People called the war “The Great . . . — — Map (db m233312) HM
On Mammoth Cave Parkway, 0.8 miles north of Kentucky Route 70, on the left when traveling north.
Most of Mammoth Cave National Park’s landscape is an upland plateau dissected by deep, dry valleys. Here, Doyle Valley posed a significant challenge to the Mammoth Cave Railroad.
In 1886 a trestle leveled the grade. Today the park roadway is . . . — — Map (db m79297) HM
Near Mammoth Cave Parkway (Kentucky Route 70) 0.5 miles west of Kentucky Route 255.
Here along the Mammoth Cave Railroad and at the junction of two country roads, John Newton “Newt” France operated a country store in the 1920s. Here also starting in 1922 automobile travelers would have to make a choice. The main county . . . — — Map (db m79293) HM
On Nolin Dam Road (Kentucky Route 728) 0.1 miles north of Ollie Road, on the left when traveling north.
John Swadden Sanders and brothers Joseph, Joshua, and Samuel were among earliest settlers of Forks region, between Nolin and Green Rivers. Sanders family first came to Ky., 1779. John later settled in present-day Edmonson Co., ca. 1804; buried at . . . — — Map (db m233315) HM
On Louisville Road (U.S. 31w) at Chaumont Road, on the right when traveling west on Louisville Road.
One mile west is an archaeological site located about 200 yards southeast of Federal style house built in early 1800s. Variety of stone implements found on this five-acre site indicates long span of occupation. There is evidence of hunting, stone . . . — — Map (db m233316) HM
