Bardstown

Bardstown

      city, seat (1784) of Nelson county, in the outer Bluegrass region of central Kentucky, U.S., 39 miles (63 km) southeast of Louisville. Founded as Salem in 1778, it was later renamed to honour William Bard, one of the original landowners. During the American Civil War, it was occupied (September 20–October 3, 1862) by General Braxton Bragg (Bragg, Braxton)'s Confederate forces. The city is the trade centre for a fertile agricultural area (tobacco, grain, livestock, and dairy products); its manufactures include bourbon whiskey, flour, greeting cards, and automotive products. Tourism is also important to the economy. St. Joseph's Proto-Cathedral (1819), the oldest Roman Catholic cathedral west of the Allegheny Mountains, is in the city. Nearby is “Federal Hill” (1795), a Georgian house preserved as a shrine within a state park, where Stephen Foster (Foster, Stephen) is said to have composed the song “My Old Kentucky Home,” now the Kentucky state song. Also nearby are Wickland (1817), home of three Kentucky governors; the Oscar Getz Museum of Whiskey History; and Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest. Inc. 1788. Pop. (1990) 6,801; (2000) 10,374.

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  • Bardstown — Bardstown, KY U.S. city in Kentucky Population (2000): 10374 Housing Units (2000): 4488 Land area (2000): 7.177761 sq. miles (18.590315 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.045132 sq. miles (0.116891 sq. km) Total area (2000): 7.222893 sq. miles… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

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  • Bardstown — (Bairdstown, spr. Bahrdstann), Stadt im Canton Nelson, Staat Kentucky in den Vereinigten Staaten, auf einer Hochebene, mit Fabriken u. Erziehungsinstituten, bes. dem römischkatholischen Josephscollege, mehreren Kirchen u. 3 Akademien; 1854: 2000… …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Bardstown — (spr. taun), Hauptstadt der Grafschaft Nelson in Kentucky, Bahnstation, 102 km südöstlich von Louisville, mit kath. Seminar und College und (1900) 1711 Einw …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Bardstown — est une municipalité située dans le comté de Nelson (dont elle est le siège), dans le Kentucky, aux États Unis. Sa population était de 11 700 habitants en 2010. Portail du Kentucky Catégories  …   Wikipédia en Français

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  • Bardstown Historic District — Infobox nrhp | name =Bardstown Historic District nrhp type = hd caption = The 1892 County Courthouse, now the Bardstown Visitor Center location= Bardstown, Kentucky lat degrees = 37 lat minutes = 48 lat seconds = 40 lat direction = N long degrees …   Wikipedia

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