The Lion of White Hall from Above
White Hall
Clermont
Step through the front doors of White Hall State Historic Site and you are transported back in time.
Revolutionary War veteran General Green Clay first built his home Clermont in 1798-99. His son Cassius M. Clay went on to rebuild around the original structure in the 1860s and renamed the house White Hall. The house remained in the Clay family until 1968 when
family members donated the home to the state of Kentucky. The state then purchased 13.5 of the original 2000 acres that surrounded the mansion. After much renovation and preservation the home was opened to the public as a state historic site in 1971.
Uncle Tom's Cabin & Fort Boonesborough
Quality Inn Richmond KY 40475
Conveniently located off Interstate 75 near the EKU Center for the Arts, Richmond's Quality Inn offers the visitor easy access to local attractions such as Fort Boonesborough State Park, the Battle of Richmond battlefield, Lake Reba, Keeneland Racetrack, and Old Town Berea. We're close to the campuses of Eastern Kentucky University and Berea College, within easy driving distance of the White Hall State Historic Site and Red River Gorge, and conveniently close to Blue Grass Airport Our pet-friendly hotel provides a free daily hot breakfast with complimentary wi-fi and weekday newspaper. Guests can enjoy a seasonal outdoor pool and take advantage of an on-site fitness facility, a guest laundry and a business center. You'll sleep soundly on our famous Q bed, with its premium mattress and linens. Enjoy a flat screen TV with premium channels, a refrigerator, a microwave, and a coffeemaker. Get your money’s worth at Richmond's 100 per cent smoke-free Quality Inn. We'll be looking forward to your visit.
Jefferson Davis State Historic Site. Fairview, KY
Ground and drone footage of the monument at the Jefferson Davis State Historic Site. September 2017
Emma Watts and Elmwood in Richmond, Kentucky
A final visit to Jefferson Davis Memorial State Historic Site
Located in Irwinville, Georgia this will be my final visit to the State Historic Capture Site. The Georgia Department of Natural Resources has announced the closure of this historical treasure effective June 14, 2009.
It is only by coincidence that I visited the historic site on June 3, 2009.
It was on this day in 1808, Jefferson Davis was born.
Places to see in ( Lexington - USA )
Places to see in ( Lexington - USA )
Lexington is a city in Kentucky. It’s known for horse farms and thoroughbred racetracks like Keeneland. The Kentucky Horse Park features the International Museum of the Horse, the Hall of Champions and many equine breeds. Ashland, the estate of 1800s politician Henry Clay, includes a mansion and formal garden. Clay is buried at the Lexington Cemetery, which has an arboretum, lakes and a Romanesque gatehouse.
Lexington ranks 10th among US cities in college education rate, with 39.5% of residents having at least a bachelor's degree. It is the location of the Kentucky Horse Park, The Red Mile, and Keeneland race courses, Rupp Arena, Transylvania University, the University of Kentucky, and Bluegrass Community and Technical College.
Lexington, which includes all Fayette County, consists of 285.5 square miles (739.4 km2), mostly gently rolling plateau, in the center of the inner Bluegrass region. The area is noted for its fertile soil, excellent pastureland, and horse and stock farms. Poa pratensis (bluegrass) thrives on the limestone beneath the soil's surface, playing a major role in the development of champion horses; it is associated with the area's beauty of landscape. Numerous small creeks rise and flow into the Kentucky River. The Lexington-Fayette metro area includes five additional counties: Clark, Jessamine, Bourbon, Woodford, and Scott. This is the second-largest metro area in Kentucky after Louisville.
Known as the Horse Capital of the World, Lexington has traditionally been dominated by the horse industry and is also heavily influenced by the University of Kentucky, the state's flagship university and the largest employer in the city. The horse industry has greatly influenced Lexington's culture and scenic beauty; the University of Kentucky and Transylvania University contribute to a college town atmosphere with a richer and more diverse culture than some might expect from its size and location. Lexington's compact central downtown district is surrounded by historic neighborhoods. Lexington is in the heart of the Bluegrass region of Kentucky and is home to hundreds of horse farms.
A lot to see in Lexington Kentucky such as :
Kentucky Horse Park
Keeneland Association Inc
Raven Run Nature Sanctuary
Fort Boonesborough State Park
University of Kentucky Arboretum
Jacobson Park
Ashland - The Henry Clay Estate
McConnell Springs
Mary Todd Lincoln House
Malibu Jack's Lexington
Martin Castle
Masterson Station Park
Waveland State Historic Site
Veterans Park
Evans Orchard
The Lexington Cemetery
Ashland Park
Aviation Museum of Kentucky
Gratz Park Historic District
Suffoletta Family Aquatic Center
Lower Howard’s Creek Nature and Heritage Preserve
Legacy Trail
White Hall State Historic Site
Boone Station State Historic Site
Triangle Park
Shillito Park
Floracliff Nature Sanctuary
Hunt-Morgan House
Thoroughbred Park
Horse Country
The Thoroughbred Center
American Saddlebred Museum
TOWN BRANCH COMMONS
Lyric Theatre and Cultural Arts Center
Coldstream Park
Hisle Farm Park
Wellington Park
Douglass Park
noah's ark
Historic Downtown Walking Tour
Town Branch Trail
Southern Lights
Headley-Whitney Museum
Peninsula Park
St Paul the Apostle Catholic Church
Yuko-En on the Elkhorn
University of Kentucky Art Museum
Harrods Hill Park
( Lexington - USA ) is well know as a tourist destination because of the variety of places you can enjoy while you are visiting Lexington . Through a series of videos we will try to show you recommended places to visit in Lexington - USA
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Kentucky's Other President: Jefferson Davis | President's Day | Kentucky Life | KET
Kentucky's Other President: Jefferson Davis
Both Civil War presidents were born in Kentucky. Jefferson Davis, a soldier and statesman who went on to become the president of the Confederate States of America, was born just eight months earlier than Lincoln, on June 3, 1808, and only 100 miles away, in Fairview, here in Christian County. Historians James Klotter and James Ramage offer their views on the similarities and differences between Lincoln and Davis.
Like Lincoln's family, Davis's family left Kentucky during his youth. Davis's family moved first to Louisiana and then to Mississippi. Davis had years of formal schooling Lincoln never had. He returned to Kentucky for portions of his schooling. He was educated at a Catholic school in Springfield—where he was the only Protestant student—and at Transylvania University in Lexington, a training ground for many prominent politicians of the day.
Lincoln married a Kentucky native, Mary Todd of Lexington. Davis's first wife, Sarah, had Kentucky ties: She was Zachary Taylor's daughter. It was an ill-fated union. Taylor opposed the marriage; and Sarah died three months after the wedding of malaria, in 1835. It would be a decade before Davis married again.
In Illinois, Lincoln was defeated by Stephen Douglas in his run for the U.S. Senate. In Mississippi, Davis was twice elected U.S. senator: He was appointed to a vacant seat in 1847, then won election and held the seat until 1851. He returned to the Senate a second time, in 1857, resigning in 1861 when Mississippi seceded from the Union.
Later in his life, Davis always identified himself as a Kentuckian. He is remembered here with a 351-foot-tall concrete obelisk located at the Jefferson Davis State Historic Site in Fairview. Dedicated in 1924, it's the fifth tallest monument in America.
President Jefferson Davis Gravesite & Confederate White House - Civil War Richmond Virginia
Civil War - President Jefferson Davis Gravesite & Confederate White House - Richmond Virginia
President Jefferson Davis Monument - Fairview, Kentucky
The one and only president of the CSA was born in a log cabin in what is today Fairview, Kentucky on the site of this monument on June 3, 1808. His family moved to Mississippi during his infancy.
Davis went on to become a West Point graduate, Mexican War hero, Mississippi congressman and senator, and Secretary of War during the Franklin Pierce administration. Davis was a reluctant secessionist but was ignagurated president of the new CSA on February 18, 1861.
In 1907, General Simon Bolivar Buckner, a famous Confederate general from Kentucky, proposed that a monument be built to honor Jefferson Davis at the site of his birthplace. In 1917, construction of the worlds tallest concrete obelisk began.
After a halt during World War I, the obelisk was finally completed in 1924.
Repairs of more than $3mm was spent to repair the elevator, install a backup generator and make the monument handicapped accessible - this was completed in 2004.
At 351 feet tall, it is the largest [unreinforced] concrete obelisk in the world, and the fifth tallest monument in the United States.
The walls are seven feet thick at the base, two feet thick at the top. The monument features an elevator to an observation room which is closed during the Winter.
Valley View Ferry, Richmond, Kentucky
The Valley View Ferry primarily services the residents of Fayette, Jessamine, and Madison counties. It is the oldest year-round ferry service in the United States and the last ferry remaining on the Kentucky River.
Founded seven years before Kentucky became a state, the Valley View Ferry's charter was signed by Virginia Governor Patrick Henry in 1785.
The Valley View Ferry is operated jointly by the governments of Lexington-Fayette, Jessamine and Madison Counties. It transports vehicles and passengers across the Kentucky River, which separates SR-169, an extension of Tates Creek Road. The chief advantage of using the ferry boat is to substantially reduce commuting time between these areas. It is also a novel side-trip or weekend excursion, enjoyed by all, especially young children.
The Ferry, run by various operators over 210 years, was damaged by the weight of heavy snow in January 1996. It was then put in dry dock for rehabilitation, which eventually led to the construction of a new boat with only the old engine and paddlewheel remaining. The new boat, the John Craig, cost $40,000 and was dedicated June 7,1996, on the Fayette-Jessamine County side of the Kentucky River.
In December 2014, the newest boat, the John Craig II, was placed in operation. This boat was purchased with a $600,000 grant from Ferry Boat Discretionary Funds (a federal grant program administered by the Federal Highway Works Administration) and $100,000 in local matching funds. The Valley View Ferry Authority received $25,000 each from Fayette, Jessamine, and Madison Counties. The ferry authority also provided $25,000.
The ferry is managed by the Valley View Ferry Authority, composed of citizens and government officials from the three counties served.
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White House Confederacy
A tour of the White House of the Confederacy. The First White House of the Confederacy was the executive residence of President Jefferson Davis and family while the capital of the Confederate States of America was in Montgomery, Alabama.
Jefferson Davis Memorial State Historic Site
Essentially, the Civil War ended at this quiet spot with the capture of Confederate President Jefferson Davis. It is now maintained by Georgia's Department of Natural Resources as an historic site. It is located in Irwinville, Georgia.
Civil War Battle of Richmond | Kentucky Life | KET
The Kentucky Life feature on the 1862 Battle of Richmond has been nominated by the Ohio Valley Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and .
Kentuckys second-largest Civil War battle took place in Richmond, pitting green Yankees against more experienced Confederates.
Timeline of historical battles in Total War from 1457 BCE - May 1865 .
Today, The Battle of Richmond begins as we continue the Union campaign in Ultimate General: Civil War. Our forces have laid siege to Richmond. Richmond is .
Ashland- Henry Clay's Kentucky Estate
Clay, Statesman, Patriot, Slave holder, Father, Kentucky Derby Winner 11 Times, 19th Century Home, Friend of Mary Todd Lincoln, World Traveler, Lexington, Gardeners, Lawyer, Land Owner, Graduate of Williams and Mary
Take a historical journey through the Capital Region of the USA
Take a historical journey through the Capital Region of the USA
Watch travel presenter Ashley House as he goes on a historical and cultural tour of Washington DC, Maryland and Virginia…
All eyes will be on the USA for the presidential elections in November as the country potentially makes history by electing its first female President. But it’s no secret that the country is steeped in a rich and exciting history, since the first colony was founded in Jamestown, Virginia in 1607.
Follow Ashley House as he pinpoints some of the most historical sites in the USA shining the spotlight on Virginia, along with its neighbours, Washington DC and Maryland.
From Annapolis Maryland, nicknamed “a museum without walls”, to Washington DC, home of the President and the White House, a journey around the region is a real life history lesson. Take a visit to the same hotel that welcomed guests like Abraham Lincoln and Mark Twain, or take in the history of the Lincoln Memorial and Martin Luther King’s “I have a dream” speech.
No historical tour of America would be complete without a visit to the home of one of the Founding Fathers, Thomas Jefferson. Situated in Virginia and built when Jefferson was just 26, this plantation also happens to be his resting place- a site well worth seeing.
For all this and more on why you should put the Capital Region on your bucket list, watch our video
Jefferson Davis Memorial State Historic Site
A video tour including a narration of the Jefferson Davis capture site in Irwinvile, GA.
The place where the civil war ended.
For four years, Jefferson Davis had led the Confederate States of America as its President. As the Civil War drew to a close, Davis, fled Richmond, Virginia with his cabinet in early April, 1865 and began a trek southward with federal troops in pursuit; while still weighing the merits of forming a government in exile.
Reaching the farming community of Irwinville, GA, on the evening of May 9th, the remaining hopefuls, still assuming that they were a step ahead of their pursuers, set up camp near a creek bed.
Early the next morning the camp was awakened by a pop of gunfire and within minutes was surrounded by members of the First Wisconsin and Fourth Michigan cavalries. A member of the Michigan detail quickly apprehended Davis.
It was on that spring morning, with his arrest, the government of the Confederate States of America ceased to exist.
By the 24th of May, Davis would be indicted for treason against the United States government imprisoned at Fort Monroe in Virginia, until May 1867 when he was released on bail.
Today, a monument marks the spot where Davis was arrested. Visitors can tour the 13-acre historic site that includes a museum built by the WPA in 1939, a quarter mile nature trail, picnic tables and a group shelter. The site staff offers guided tours of the capture site along with special presentations by site volunteers and period re-enactors
Davis would spend his remaining years in Biloxi, Mississippi, Never asking for, nor was he granted, a pardon for his actions. However, in a speech at Mississippi City, Mississippi, he spoke: The past is dead; let it bury its dead, its hopes and its aspirations. Before you lies the future, a future full of golden promise, a future of expanding national glory, before which all the world shall stand amazed.
There is no documentation to believe that Davis or any of his direct descendents ever returned to the site of capture in Irwinville, Georgia.
Videographers note: This is truly where the Civil War Ended. I've never found an article that documents the war, that doesn't include Irwinville, GA. The history is preserved today by the State of Georgia and countless numbers of people. A priceless piece of history is preserved only several miles from Interstate 75 in South-Central Georgia.
Special thanks to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources.
References.
Georgia Department of Natuaral Resources
New Georgia Encyclopedia
Mollus War Papers
Video by Wellsboro, PA railroad executive Brian P. Roslund
Civil War - Battle of Richmond | Kentucky Life | KET
The Kentucky Life feature on the 1862 Battle of Richmond has been nominated by the Ohio Valley Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences for a Regional Emmy Award.
The Battle of Richmond, Aug. 29-30, 1862, was the largest Civil War battle in Kentucky until the troops met again in October in Perryville.
In the hot, dry summer of 1862, Confederate and Union soldiers met in Madison County for a two-day battle.
Confederate Gen. Kirby Smith was pushing deep into the heart of Central Kentucky from the south. There was disagreement on the Union side on how to defend Richmond against the more experienced Confederate troops. The abolitionist Cassius Clay, a Union major general, wanted to make a stand on the bluffs of the Kentucky River. His view lost out and he was relieved of command four days before the battle.
Instead, Union Maj. Gen. William Bull Nelson ordered troops deployed in nearby Lancaster and Danville. Brig. Gen. Mahlon D. Manson however, did not receive the message to move toward Lancaster. He moved just south of Richmond instead, and Smith's Confederate forces were waiting. Retreating Union forces were at Richmond Cemetery when Nelson arrived to rally them. A large man at 300 pounds, he is reported to have said, Boys, if they can't hit something as big as I am, they can't hit anything. He was shot in the thigh and there his rally ended.
Of the 6,500 Union troops, 206 were killed, 844 were wounded, and 4,303 were missing. In contrast, the Confederate losses were 98 killed, 492 wounded, and 10 missing.
Now the Battle of Richmond Association works to preserve these hallowed grounds where almost 300 soldiers died. Battlefield Park is located on U.S. 421 across from the Blue Grass Army Depot.
There were 751 total Ohio Valley Regional Emmy Award entries this year, a record number, and only 291 received nominations. Nineteen KET productions and programs were nominated for an Emmy Award. This segment was produced by Paul Smith.
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Civil War Kentucky plus some Indian artifacts
Old VHS vid of some historical places in Kentucky-begins with Old Fort Harrod-