Built with funds appropriated under the New Deal, the building was completed in 1937. It is named for Henry Hardin Cherry, who founded the Bowling Green Normal School, the forerunner of the modern Western Kentucky University
This was a Civil War fortification used by both sides during the war. This is also one of three forts that had defended Bowling Green whose remains are visible today. Lytle's remains has been incorporated into the College Hill section of Western Kentucky University.
This plant was designed in 1927 to provide heating for the buildings of Western Kentucky University and is still in use today.
Van Meter Hall is a building on the campus of Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Constructed in 1911, this was the first building constructed on Western Kentucky University's campus; also the first campus building designed by Louisville, KY native, Brinton B. Davis.
Resting on a hill in Bowling Green, Kentucky, are the remains of Fort C.F. Smith, one of three surviving reminders of Bowling Green’s original Civil War fortifications. Now little more than ruins, Fort C.F. Smith served as an important fortified position near the Kentucky-Tennessee border, overseeing vital supply depots and railway transportations.
The first Christian church organized in Bowling Green and is also one of the oldest churches in Warren County, KY.
The Shake Rag District was originally established around 1802, but shortly after the Civil War this African American community in Bowling Green Kentucky grew and expanded and became an important part of life for its residents during the Great Depression and segregation. The community is still active today.
This historic building was completed in 1898 was home to the first African-American congregation formally organized in Bowling Green. The congregation predates the building by 40 years, having been established in 1858 as the First Colored Baptist Church. The congregation was formed when Black members of the First Baptist Church in Bowling Green expressed a desire to form a church of their own that would operate autonomously from other white Baptist churches in the area.
The Historic Railpark and Train Museum, formerly the Louisville and Nashville Railroad Station in Bowling Green, Kentucky, is located in the historic railroad station. The building was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 18, 1979. Opened in 1925, the standing depot is the third Louisville & Nashville Railroad depot that served Bowling Green.
Situated over the Barren River in Bowling Green, KY, the Louisville-Nashville Railroad Bridge played an important role in the Civil War. Being a border state, Kentucky proclaimed neutrality at the beginning of the war. This status was short-lived as both sides realized the strategic value, notably Bowling Green’s rail transportation system.
Organized by Terry McManmon – member of National Corvette Restorers Society – the National Corvette Museum opened in September of 1994 as a way to showcase the iconic American muscle cars. In the beginning, the museum was small and non-profit. In recent years, the museum has grown to a collection of 80 cars displayed in special exhibits for each era.
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This tour begins with four historic markers found on the WKU campus, followed by a stop at the Railpark and Train Museum, moving on to two monuments located in the Fairview Cemetery, finally ending with a stop at the National Corvette Museum
