The stories of Garrard County, KY
8 narrated audio stories from across Garrard County — hidden history, true crime, food legends, and local lore from its towns, landmarks, and back roads.
Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill
How Pleasant Hill Fed Itself and the World Beyond
A Shaker community turned farm work into discipline, abundance, and trade.
Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill
At Pleasant Hill, Supper Was a Sacred System
How plain meals helped organize a Shaker world in Kentucky.
Governor William Owsley House
Where Kentucky Politics Put Down Brick and Columns
A governor’s Lancaster home reveals the polished side of frontier power.
Garrard County
Where Southern Unionists Crossed Into the War
A Kentucky camp became a doorway for Unionists fleeing East Tennessee.
Garrard County
Where Kentucky’s Neutrality Began to Break
A Union camp in Garrard County exposed Kentucky’s Civil War divide.
Herrington Lake
A Lake That Still Looks Like a Canyon
How Herrington Lake kept the steep drama of the old Dix River gorge.
Herrington Lake
Where the Dix River Became Herrington Lake
How a power project remade a river gorge and county life.
Camp Dick Robinson Wildlife Management Area
Where Kentucky’s Neutral Mask Slipped
A farm camp became a Union foothold in a divided border state.
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