Native Americans in Kentucky
August 21, 2024
History Underfoot 2024
The 19th Annual James Harrod Trust Cemetery Tour Was Held on September 14, 2024 - Honoring Mercer County's 250th Birthday.
The History
Nancy Ross-Stallings gives the history of Springhill Cemetery
The School Teacher
Lisa Botner Goodrich portraying Jane Coomes, Kentucky's first school teacher
George Rogers Clark
Than Cutler portraying George Rogers Clark
The First Kentucky Weaver
Amalie Preston portraying Anne Kennedy Wilson Pogue Lindsay McGinty who brought the first spinning wheel to Kentucky and wove into cloth the first linen in Kentucky on a loom built by her husband Wiliam.
Revolutionary War Soldier
Jerry Sampson portraying Mark McGohon, the first Revolutionary Soldier to be laid to rest at Fort Harrod.
Why These Characters?
All of the characters portrayed were essential to the development of Harrodsburg and the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
Sponsored By:
The generosity of the following individuals and businesses made our event possible this year, and we thank them!
- Myra & Lewis Prewitt
- Melissa C. Jurgensen
- Preston Farms
- Beth & George Neal
- Carolyn G. Cole - John William Cole
- Familia Saucedo - Aspen Hall
- Leslie & Paul Bosse
- Joseph & Ruth Kelly
- Linton & Sons Towing
- Helen & Chuck Dedman
- Linda & Bill Huston
- Jerry Sampson, Antiques
- Hicks & Funfsinn, Attorney at Law
- Harrodsburg/Mercer County Tourist Commission
- The Harrodsburg Herald
- Historic Beaumont Inn
- Dennis & Shannon Holiday
