Dr. Thomas Walker State Historic Site

Dr. Thomas Walker State Historic Site
Replica of Dr. Thomas Walker's cabin

Dr. Thomas Walker State Historic Site is a park in Barbourville, Kentucky in Knox County. The land was donated by the American Legion and the city of Barbourville, and marks the area where Kentucky pioneer Dr. Thomas Walker built his cabin in 1750. The site was dedicated in 1931.[1]

A replica of the cabin can be toured.

References

  1. ^ 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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