We were invited to Bardstown, Kentucky, the second oldest city in Kentucky, to tour the Civil War Museum, Old Bardstown Village and the Wildlife/Natural History Museum. The invitation was to the grandparents to celebrate Mother's/Father's Day.
We arrived a day early to do some 'touristy' things on our own. We parked near the town 'square' - a 'round-about', actually - only to find the Old Nelson County Jail. Some 'kind' woman happened along and made me be part of the picture, too.
This monument was dedicated to John Fitch, the inventor of the steamboat. A native of Connecticut, he came to Kentucky as a land surveyor. His successful invention operated on the Delaware River in New Jersey.
The Civil War Museum is next door to the Old Bardstown Village.
The next day...
Noah and Kaitlyn looking out the church window; Grandpa and Noah. 
We had our own personal tour guide through the museum. Jim's friend, Eric, was our tour guide through Old Bardstown Village.
After a fine lunch, we took a little trip to Harrodsburg, the first permanent English settlement west of the Allegheny Mountains. We stopped at the Old Fort Harrod State Park.
There we saw the Lincoln Marriage Temple that houses the cabin in which Thomas Lincoln and Nancy Hanks were wed. 
All in all, it was a very pleasant trip.
# posted by Martha @ 7:35 PM
