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Kentucky River Museum, Richmond

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The Kentucky River Museum is located in Boonesborough, Kentucky, in Fort Boonesborough State Park.
Established in 2002, the museum occupies the former lock operator's home and storage and maintenance building for Lock 10, one of fourteen locks on the Kentucky River which were originally built by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The ten uppermost ones (locks 5 through 14) are now operated by the Kentucky River Authority.
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  • By cathym0sier
    Admission is paid when you tour the fort. museum occupies the former lock operator's home and storage and maintenance building for Lock 10, one of fourteen locks on the Kentucky River which were...  more »
  • By TravelinManDan
    My family (wife and two young children) were staying at Fort Boonesborough State Park and had heard about this museum from the camp newsletter. It's essentially an old house that has been preserved.....  more »
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