Bardstown Kentucky #1

by Darren Fisher

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Bardstown Kentucky #1

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Darren Fisher

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Photograph - Photography/ Digital Art

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This is the old courthouse in the round about in Bardstown Kentucky. I used an HDR effect and textures to add extra drama and a painterly look. The image was taken on a late summer evening as storm clouds rolled in. Bardstown has been recognized as one of the 100 Best Small Towns in America, one of the 50 Best Small Southern Towns, and included in the book A Thousand Places to See Before You Die. Bardstown is the second oldest city in Kentucky and is home to Federal Hill, the inspiration for the state song, "My Old Kentucky Home." We are very proud of our heritage, yet we are a progressive community.
The Old Courthouse, which lies in the center of the district surrounded by US 31E and US 150, was constructed in 1892 at the cost of $30,000. It now serves as the Visitor Center for Bardstown, with the new courthouse being built where the original Wal-Mart in Bardstown was located.

Thanks to the Nelson County Historical Society and the 1965 Historical District Zoning laws, much of the district retains its historical nature, save for a few commercial buildings along Third Street, also known locally as Louisville Road (which eventually reaches Louisville, where it is called Bardstown Road). By the 1980s over 200,000 tourists visited the town, which has steadily increased due to the continuing attractions of the Kentucky Bourbon Festival and My Old Kentucky Home State Park, located on the next hill to the east of the historic district.[9]

United States President Jimmy Carter held a town hall meeting in the district in 1979.

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August 9th, 2013

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