Old Bardstown Village in Nelson County, Kentucky is a great place to visit if you love history and exploring museums. In addition to a re-created frontier village, there are several museums located on site along Museum Row, including the fourth largest Civil War Museum in the United States.
If you’ve ever wondered what a frontier community looked like, you can see one at Old Bardstown Village. This pioneer village contains cabins dating from 1776 to 1820. There are frontier homes at Old Bardstown Village, as well as shops such as the Wheel Wright’s Shop. There is a Forge and Stillhouse in the village as well as a replica of Brown’s Mill along the creek. At Old Bardstown Village, you can experience what life was like in a frontier village of the 1790s.
After your tour of the pioneer village, you can explore four museums on Museum Row plus a War Memorial.
One of the most popular museums at Old Bardstown Village is the Civil War Museum. The Civil War Museum is housed in Bardstown’s old water works and icehouse building. Exhibits at the museum recount the western theater of the war through informational displays featuring a huge assortment of Civil War artifacts. Battle flags, maps, weapons, and authentic Civil War uniforms animate the chronological exhibits and bring history to life. Entire rooms are dedicated to Infantry, Cavalry and Naval Artillery exhibits.
The Women’s Civil War Museum is located in the historic Wright Talbot House on Museum Row. This museum explores the important and diverse roles women played in the Civil War. The stories of women acting as spies, nurses, soldiers, factory workers and much more are recounted, largely through artifacts. Letters, paintings, personal artifacts, clothing and more are on display at the Women’s Civil War Museum.
The Wildlife and Natural History Museum is another attraction you won’t want to miss at Old Bardstown Village. The museum’s exhibits include over 100 life-sized animals displayed in recreations of their natural habitats. Fossils and minerals from locations around the world are also on display.
The newest addition to Museum Row is the Native American Village and Museum. The Native American village includes structures used by Indian tribes from different areas across the country. There is a northwestern longhouse, reed and straw houses, an adobe structure as well as a teepee. Totem poles and a five-foot dream catcher are also on site. There are many Native American artifacts on display throughout the museum and village.
The War Memorial of Mid-America at Old Bardstown Village honors mid-Americans who have served in the United States military throughout history. Artifacts are included in this display which covers all of America’s wars, from the Revolutionary War through modern conflicts.
Related posts:
About Travel Writer
Comments