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36.93304 -84.77941. 1 Mill Springs Mill, 1116 Duncan Ramsey Rd, ☏ +1 606 679-6337. A restored grist mill featuring a 40-foot overshot water wheel. It is believed to be the largest operating water wheel in the world. The mill was restored, and is operated by the US Army Corps of Engineers as a day use recreation area on the shore of Lake ...
Monticello is a city in Wayne County, Kentucky, in the United States. [6] It is the seat of its county. [7] The population was 6,188 at the time of the 2010 U.S. census . Monticello claims to be "The Houseboat Capital of the World" as there are numerous houseboat manufacturers in the city.
This 43rd Kentucky county was named for General “Mad Anthony” Wayne, a hero of the Revolutionary War, (March 16, 1801). The county seat, Monticello, was named for the home of Thomas Jefferson. Wayne County and Monticello has 7 sites listed on the National Register of Historic Places plus 1 pending: (1.)
Kristine K. Ronan. In the summer of 2012, while a graduate student in art history specializing in American and Native American art at the University of Michigan, I spent three months as a curatorial intern at the Thomas Jefferson Foundation, the organization that oversees Monticello, the former home of Thomas Jefferson in central Virginia.
Wayne County Historical Society P. O. Box 320 Monticello, KY 42633 Located at 65 North Main Street Phone: 606-343-0399 E-mail: wchistoricalsociety@gmail.com Web site ...
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Here are some of the top things to do in Monticello. 1. Visit Mills Spring Mill. Take in Monticello history at the Mills Spring Mill, a grist mill that dates back to 1817. The huge 48-inch French millstones along with the wooden building were destroyed in a fire but were rebuilt in 1824.