My Old Kentucky Home

Then my old Kentucky home, good night. ...

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Kentucky - Department of Parks Golf Trail, My Old Kentucky Home State Park "Kenny Rapier" Golf Course
This 18-hole regulation golf course located at My Old Kentucky Home State Park in timeless Bardstown offers a fully equipped pro shop, rental clubs, pull carts, and riding carts. ...

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Kentucky Department of Parks - My Old Kentucky Home State Park
The new building serves as the main entry point for visitors to the popular tourism attraction, Federal Hill Mansion, "My Old Kentucky Home" of Stephen Foster’s ballad. Don’t miss your opportunity to tour Federal Hill, where the antebellum South comes to life in fascinating detail. ...

Sample the elegant past during the annual Christmas Candlelight Tours at My Old Kentucky Home. Holly, pine and fruit garlands, magnolia, and the glow of candlelight adorn the mansion in splendid 1800s fashion. Elaborate period holiday costumes, music and traditional refreshments make your visit even more memorable. ... [Read More]

Kentucky's State Song: My Old Kentucky Home - Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives
Another theory about the song is that Foster wrote it to depict a slave's longingto be reunited with his family after being sold to a sugar cane planter in theDeep South. Originally, the song was titled "Poor Uncle Tom, Good Night," substituting "PoorUncle Tom" for "my old Kentucky home" in the chorus. However,at the same time another "Uncle Tom" was coming to the forefront. In1853, Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel, Uncle Tom's Cabin, was published.Stowe's novel was written as abolitionist propaganda against the outrageous mistreatmentof slaves; the plot taking place in rural Kentucky. The similarities betweenthe novel and the song were very apparent. If the story of the song were to beparaphrased, "hard times come a-knocking at the door" would be theoverseer coming to take the slave away from "Poor Uncle Tom," ratherthan from "the old Kentucky home." Allusions are also made to "ashadow o'er the heart," &quo ... [Read More]

Kentucky Tourism - Kentucky Facts
"My Old Kentucky Home" Stephen Collins Foster - 1853. ...

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My Old Kentucky Home State Park Body Page
Pictured is the Veranda at My Old Kentucky Home State Park Visitor's Center. The new building serves as the main entry point for visitors to the popular tourism attraction, Federal Hill Mansion, "My Old Kentucky Home" of Stephen Foster's ballad. ...

My Old Kentucky Home State Park honors the home that was the symbol of Stephen Foster's most endearing song, the stately mansion on the Rowan estate, Federal Hill. The home, completed in 1818, rests on a sloping 285 acres deeded to the Commonwealth in 1922. Its builder, Judge John Rowan, was a man of great distinction, serving both on the Kentucky Court of Appeals and in the U.S. Senate. At Federal Hill, Judge Rowan entertained such brilliant and celebrated guests as Henry Clay and Aaron Burr, and his home became a landmark for lavish entertaining during a colorful era of Kentucky's history. ... [Read More]

The Kentucky - The United States Mint
Kentucky was the first state on the western frontier to join the Union and is one of four states to call itself a "commonwealth." Kentucky is home of the longest running annual horse race in the country, the Kentucky Derby. The famous Kentucky Bluegrass country is also grazing ground for some of the world's finest racehorses. Also featured on the new quarter is another prominent symbol of Kentucky, Federal Hill, which has become known as "My Old Kentucky Home." The design shows a side view of the famous Bardstown home where Stephen Foster wrote the state song, "My Old Kentucky Home." ... [Read More]

Kentucky.gov: - Arts & Cultural Activities
Honors the home that was the symbol of Stephen Foster's most endearing song, the stately mansion on the Rowan estate, Federal Hill ...

The Old State Capitol, and its grounds, are a national historic landmark with its Greek architecture. The senate and house chambers, graced by Kentucky paintings and sculptures, as well as the newly restored State Law Library, tell the story of state government in the Commonwealth. ...

This is the website for the official residence of the people of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. It is a proud symbol of Kentucky's history and has served as home to the state's governors since 1914. ... [Read More]

Kentucky.gov: - Cities & Counties
The seat of Nelson County, Bardstown was settled in 1780 and is "home" to My Old Kentucky Home State Park. ...

Williamstown, the County Seat of Grant County, was founded on June 12, 1820, by Captain William Arnold, a Revolutionary War soldier and the County's first sheriff. ...

The City of Prospect is located in the rolling hills of far eastern Jefferson and far western Oldham counties. ... [Read More]

Kentucky.gov: - Destinations
Tour the rooms of the Old Governor's Mansion, now the home of the Lt. Governor. ...

Get tour information for the Old Governor's Mansion, the present-day Lt. Governor's Mansion. ...

Breaks Interstate Park, on the Kentucky-Virginia border, features the largest canyon east of the Mississippi-5 miles long, 1,600 feet deep and 250 million years old. ... [Read More]