Nov 13, 2018 | Discover
Established in 1945, the Blue Grass Sportsmen’s League is a non-profit organization dedicated to the conservation and the environment, hunter education, wildlife, and habitat restoration, and youth education in sportsmanship. As the most significant sporting league in...
Nov 13, 2018 | Discover
In 1866, the United States government designated approximately eight acres here to establish a cemetery. Camp Nelson played a vital role in supplying the U.S. army with wagons, ambulances, artillery and supplies, had a 700-bed hospital on site to care for the sick and...
Nov 13, 2018 | Discover
As the 3rd largest African-American enlistment center, Camp Nelson played a pivotal role in the lives of enslaved Americans in this region, and ultimately helped turn the tide to end slavery once and for all in the United States. Of the 180,000 African-American men...
Feb 5, 2020 | Blog
“See how much better off we are now then we was four years ago. It used to be five hundred miles to get to Canada from Lexington, but now it is only eighteen miles! Camp Nelson is now our Canada.” U.S.C.T. Sergeant, 1865 “Our story starts with the United States...
Mar 25, 2019 | Blog
It’s that time of year again in Wilmore, KY – time for the Coaster Car Derby! Never participated in Wilmore’s Coaster Car Derby day? Well, during this fun-filled day, children and youth are invited to race down East Main Street in derby cars provided by local...
