This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Menifee County, Kentucky.
It is intended to be a complete list of the properties on the National Register of Historic Places in Menifee County, Kentucky, United States. The locations of National Register properties for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in a map.[1]
There are 6 properties listed on the National Register in the county.
This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted April 5, 2024.[2]
Current listings edit
| [3] | Name on the Register | Image | Date listed[4] | Location | City or town | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Archeological Site 15MF355 | July 11, 1985 (#85001505) |
Address Restricted | Frenchburg | ||
| 2 | Frenchburg School Campus |  |
December 22, 1978 (#78001387) |
U.S. Route 460 37°57′07″N 83°37′46″W / 37.951944°N 83.629444°W | Frenchburg | |
| 3 | Red River Gorge District | September 12, 2003 (#03000919) |
Includes the confluence of Gladie Creek with the Red River[5] 37°50′12″N 83°36′44″W / 37.836667°N 83.612222°W | Daniel Boone National Forest | A large area in the national forest with extensive archaeological resources, having 442 contributing sites including numerous rock shelters. Extends also into Powell County and Wolfe County.[6] | |
| 4 | Skidmore Petroglyphs | January 2, 1992 (#91001887) |
Address Restricted | Fagan | ||
| 5 | Spratt's Petroglyphs (15MF353) | September 8, 1989 (#89001197) |
Address Restricted | Frenchburg | ||
| 6 | W.S. Webb Memorial Rock Shelter | January 9, 1979 (#79001022) |
Address Restricted | Frenchburg | Site of a hunting camp, where objects such as triangular arrowheads, ceramic jars, cornhusks, corn kernels, cut cane, and cordage were left by ancient peoples. Included in Red River Gorge District.[7] |
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References edit
- ^ The latitude and longitude information provided in this table was derived originally from the National Register Information System, which has been found to be fairly accurate for about 99% of listings. Some locations in this table may have been corrected to current GPS standards.
- ^ National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior, "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions", retrieved April 5, 2024.
- ^ Numbers represent an alphabetical ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.
- ^ The eight-digit number below each date is the number assigned to each location in the National Register Information System database, which can be viewed by clicking the number.
- ^ Wyss, James D., and Sandra K. Wyss. An Archaeological Assessment of Portions of the Red River Gorge, Daniel Boone National Forest, Kentucky. Lexington: Ohio Valley Archaeological Research Associates, 1977, 233.
- ^ Memorandum of Agreement Among the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, the Kentucky Heritage Council, and the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation Concerning the Management of Heritage Resources and the Limits of Acceptable Change Study of the Red River Gorge National Register District on the Daniel Boone National Forest (PDF). 2005. Retrieved July 14, 2022.
- ^ Living Archaeology Weekend Steering Committee (2008). Living in the Red River Gorge: An Archaeological Study (PDF). Retrieved July 14, 2022.