Isaac Shelby Cemetery State Historic Site
Map showing the location of Isaac Shelby Cemetery State Historic Site
Map showing the location of Isaac Shelby Cemetery State Historic Site
Location in Kentucky
Map showing the location of Isaac Shelby Cemetery State Historic Site
Map showing the location of Isaac Shelby Cemetery State Historic Site
Isaac Shelby Cemetery State Historic Site (the United States)
LocationLincoln, Kentucky, United States
Coordinates37°34′12″N 84°46′45″W / 37.57000°N 84.77917°W / 37.57000; -84.77917[1]
Area.5 acres (0.20 ha)[2]
Elevation1,001 ft (305 m)[1]
Established1951[3]
Governing bodyKentucky Department of Parks
WebsiteIsaac Shelby Cemetery State Historic Site

Isaac Shelby Cemetery State Historic Site is a park in Junction City, Lincoln County, Kentucky. It marks the estate and burial ground of Kentucky's first governor, Isaac Shelby.[2] The site became part of the park system in 1951.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Isaac Shelby State Shrine". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ a b "Isaac Shelby Cemetery". Kentucky Department of Parks. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
  3. ^ a b 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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