Dr. Thomas Walker State Historic Site

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Dr. Thomas Walker State Historic Site
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Replica of Thomas Walker's cabin
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Location in Kentucky
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Location in United States
Location Knox County, Kentucky, United States
Coordinates 36°50′21″N83°55′09″W / 36.83917°N 83.91917°W / 36.83917; -83.91917
Area12 acres (4.9 ha) [1]
Established1931 [1]
AdministratorKentucky Department of Parks
Website Official website OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

Dr. Thomas Walker State Historic Site is a park located six miles southeast of Barbourville in Knox County in the U.S. state of Kentucky. The land was donated by the American Legion and the people of Barbourville, and marks the area where Kentucky pioneer Thomas Walker, a physician, built his cabin in 1750. [1] A representative cabin marks the spot of "the first house in Kentucky". [2] The site was dedicated in 1931. [3] A replica of the cabin can be toured.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Dr. Thomas Walker History". Kentucky Department of Parks. Archived from the original on 19 March 2014. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
  2. ↑ Federal Writers' Project of the Work Projects Administration for the State of Kentucky (1996). The WPA Guide to Kentucky. University Press of Kentucky. p. 126. ISBN   0-8131-0865-9.
  3. ↑ Kleber, John E., ed. (1992). "Historic Sites". The Kentucky Encyclopedia. Associate editors: Thomas D. Clark, Lowell H. Harrison, and James C. Klotter. Lexington, Kentucky: The University Press of Kentucky. ISBN   0-8131-1772-0.
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