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Brigadoon State Nature Preserve is located in Barren County, Kentucky adjacent to the Barren River Lake.

With assistance from The Nature Conservancy, 92 acres of mostly mature forest was dedicated into the preserve system on March 14, 1985. Another 88 acres were dedicated on June 12, 2001. Including another one-acre tract, a total of 181 acres are protected.

The rich woodlands contain an impressive array of spring wildflowers including several species that are considered rare or uncommon. The preserve also provides habitat for many resident and migratory birds.

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Protected Areas of Kentucky
National Parks,
Recreation Areas and Historic Sites		Mammoth Cave National Park • Cumberland Gap National Historical Park • Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area • Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site
State Nature PreservesAxe Lake Swamp State Nature Preserve• Bad Branch Falls State Nature Preserve • Brigadoon State Nature Preserve • Bat Cave and Cascade Caverns State Nature Preserves• Beargrass Creek State Nature Preserve • Blackacre State Nature Preserve • Blue Licks State Nature Preserve • Jesse Stuart State Nature Preserve • Natural Bridge State Nature Preserve
State Resort ParksBarren River Lake • Buckhorn Lake • Carter Caves • Cumberland Falls • General Butler • Grayson Lake • Green River Lake • Greenbo Lake • Jenny Wiley • Kenlake • Kentucky Dam Village • Lake Barkley • Lake Cumberland • Natural Bridge • Pennyrile Forest • Pine Mountain • Rough River Dam
State Historic SitesBoone Station • Constitution Square • Dr. Thomas Walker • Isaac Shelby Cemetery • Jefferson Davis • Old Mulkey Meetinghouse • Perryville Battlefield • Waveland • White Hall • William Whitley House
State Recreation ParksBen Hawes • Blue Licks Battlefield • Big Bone Lick • Carr Creek • Columbus-Belmont • Dale Hollow Lake • E.P. "Tom" Sawyer • Fort Boonesborough • General Burnside • John James Audubon • Kincaid Lake • Kingdom Come • Lake Malone • Levi Jackson Wilderness Road • Lincoln Homestead • Mineral Mound • My Old Kentucky Home • Nolin Lake • Old Fort Harrod • Paintsville Lake • Taylorsville Lake • Yatesville Lake
State ForestsDewey Lake • Kentenia • Kentucky Ridge • Knobs • Pennyrile • Olympia • Tygarts State Forest
OtherBreaks Interstate Park • Daniel Boone National Forest • Kentucky Horse Park
Kentucky Department of Parks (web)
Barren County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. It was formed in 1799. As of 2000, the population was 38,033. Its county seat is Glasgow, Kentucky. Barren is a prohibition or dry county with the exception of Cave City, which voted in 2005 to become "moist" (selling
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Location Kentucky

Lake type reservoir
Primary sources Barren River
Primary outflows Barren River

Basin countries United States


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The Nature Conservancy is a US environmental organization working to preserve the plants, animals, and natural communities that represent the diversity of life on Earth by protecting the lands and waters they need to survive.
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Year 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar).
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The protected areas of the United States are managed by an array of different federal, state, tribal and local level authorities and receive widely varying levels of protection. Some areas are managed as wilderness while others are operated with acceptable commercial exploitation.
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Commonwealth of Kentucky

Flag of Kentucky Seal
Nickname(s): Bluegrass State
Motto(s): United we stand, divided we fall

Official language(s) English[1]

Capital Frankfort

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National Park Service

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Agency overview
Formed August 25, 1916

Headquarters Main Interior Building (MIB), Washington, D.C.
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Location Kentucky, USA
Nearest city Cave City
Coordinates
Area 52,835 acres (214 km²)
Established July 1, 1941
Total visitation 597,934 (in 2006)
Governing body National Park Service
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Location Kentucky, Tennessee, and Virginia, USA
Nearest city Middlesboro, Kentucky
Coordinates
Area 20,508 acres (83 km²)
Established June 11, 1940
Total visitation 1,006,447 (in 2005)

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Location Tennessee & Kentucky, USA
Nearest city Oneida, Tennessee, Whitley City, Kentucky

Area 125,310 acres (507.11 km²)
Established March 7, 1974
Total visitation 699,230 (in 2005)

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Location Hodgenville, Kentucky, USA

Coordinates
Area 344.50 acres (1.39 km²)
Established July 17, 1916
Total visitation 190,809 (in 2005)
Governing body National Park Service


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The Kentucky State Nature Preserves Commission is an agency of the Commonwealth of Kentucky in the United States dedicated to the protection of Kentucky's natural heritage.
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Axe Lake Swamp State Nature Preserve is a 458 acre (0 km) nature reserve located near Barlow, Kentucky in Ballard County in an area known locally as "the Barlow bottoms", a wetland created by periodic flooding along the mouth
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Bad Branch Falls State Nature Preserve is a 2,639-acre nature preserve in Letcher County, Kentucky. Originally dedicated by the Kentucky State Nature Preserves Commission on September 26, 1985, the preserve was 435 acres and included Bad Branch Gorge, a forested gorge with a sixty
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Bat Cave and Cascade Caverns State Nature Preserves are two nature preserves totaling 146 acres located within the boundaries of Carter Caves State Resort Park in Carter County, Kentucky.
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Beargrass Creek State Nature Preserve is a 41-acre nature preserve in Louisville, Kentucky's Poplar Level neighborhood, in roughly the central portion of the city. It is named for Beargrass Creek, the south fork of which passes along the northern side of the preserve.
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Blackacre Nature Preserve and Historic Homestead is a 271-acre nature preserve in Louisville, Kentucky. The preserve features rolling fields, streams, forests, and a homestead dating back to the 18th century.
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Blue Licks Battlefield State Park
Historical marker at the battle site. In the background, a crowd watches a reenactment of the battle.
Type Kentucky state park
Location Robertson County, Kentucky

Size 148 acres


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Jesse Hilton Stuart (August 8, 1906 - February 17, 1984) was an American writer who achieved prominence in the short story, poetry, and novels. Born and raised in Greenup County, Kentucky, Stuart relied heavily on the rural locale of Northeastern Kentucky (and, perhaps to some
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Natural Bridge State Park is a Kentucky state park located in Powell County, Kentucky along the Middle Fork of the Red River, adjacent to the Red River Gorge Geologic Area and surrounded by the Daniel Boone National Forest. Its namesake natural bridge is the centerpiece of the park.
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Barren River Lake State Resort Park

Type Kentucky state park
Location Barren County, Kentucky

Size 2,187 acres (8.85 km²)
Opened 1965
Operated by Kentucky Department of Parks

Status Open year-round
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Buckhorn Lake State Resort Park

Type Kentucky state park
Location Perry County, Kentucky

Size 856 acres
Opened 1964
Operated by Kentucky Department of Parks

Status Open year-round
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Carter Caves State Resort Park

Type Kentucky state park
Location Carter County, Kentucky

Size 1,600 acres
Opened 1946
Operated by Kentucky Department of Parks

Status Open year-round The
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Cumberland Falls State Resort Park

Type Kentucky state park
Location Whitley County, Kentucky

Size 1,657 acres
Opened 1930
Operated by Kentucky Department of Parks

Status Open year-round
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General Butler State Resort Park is a park located near Carrollton, Kentucky in Carroll County. The 791-acre park is open year-round, featuring attractions such as hiking and mountain bike competitions in the summer. The park is named for General William O.
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Grayson Lake State Park is a Kentucky state park in Carter County, Kentucky, and near the city of Grayson, Kentucky. The park has an of 1,512 acres. It has facilities for boating, water skiing, swimming and fishing.

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Green River Lake State Park is a park located near Campbellsville, Kentucky in Taylor County. The park itself encompasses 1,331 acres, while Green River Lake, its major feature, covers approximately 8,200 acres.[1]

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Greenbo Lake State Resort Park in Kentucky is a resort park in the northeastern part of the commonwealth, close to the town of Greenup, Kentucky in Greenup County on Kentucky State Route 1.
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Jenny Wiley State Resort Park is a mountain resort park located on 1100 acre Dewey Lake and is named for the legendary pioneer woman, Jenny Wiley. Taken captive by Indians in 1789, Wiley endured the slaying of her brother and children and escaped after 11 months of captivity.
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