| Old Fort Harrod State Park (Formerly Harrodstown) | |
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 The reconstructed fort at the center of Old Fort Harrod State Park | |
  Location in Kentucky  Old Fort Harrod State Park (the United States) | |
| Location | Harrodsburg, Mercer, Kentucky, United States |
| Coordinates | 37°45′43″N 84°50′56″W / 37.76194°N 84.84889°W[1] |
| Area | 15 acres (6.1 ha) |
| Elevation | 873 ft (266 m)[1] |
| Established | 1927[2] |
| Governing body | Kentucky Department of Parks |
| Website | Old Fort Harrod State Park |
Pioneer Memorial State Park | |
 The mansion in 1940 | |
| NRHP reference No. | 88003377 |
| Added to NRHP | 1989-02-09 |
Old Fort Harrod State Park is a park located in Harrodsburg, Kentucky in the United States. The park encompasses 15 acres (6.1 ha) and features a reconstruction of Fort Harrod, the first permanent American settlement in the state of Kentucky. The park was founded in November 1934 as Pioneer Memorial State Park, and dedicated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Governor Ruby Laffoon.[3]
The fort was named after James Harrod, who led an early party of settlers into Kentucky.[4]
- ^ a b "Old Fort Harrod State Park". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
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- ^ John Blankenbaker (April 6, 2011). "Page #026, Nr. 631". Germanna History Notes.