Constitution Square State Historic Site

Constitution Square State Historic Site
Constitution Square State Historic Site
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Constitution Square State Historic Site
Type Kentucky state park
Location Danville, Kentucky
Coordinates 37°38′43″N 84°46′15″W / 37.6453°N 84.7708°W / 37.6453; -84.7708Coordinates: 37°38′43″N 84°46′15″W / 37.6453°N 84.7708°W / 37.6453; -84.7708
Area 3 acres (1.2 ha)
Created 1937
Operated by Kentucky Department of Parks
Open Year-round

Constitution Square State Historic Site is a 3-acre (1.2 ha) park in Danville, Kentucky in Boyle County. It houses the courthouse that was the site of ten constitutional conventions that eventually produced the Constitution of Kentucky.[1] The site became part of the park system in 1937.[2]

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Attractions

In addition to its famous courthouse, the park contains a number of buildings including Grayson's Tavern (a gathering place for many of the early advocates of statehood), a Presbyterian meeting house, a two-room schoolhouse, and the first post office west of the Allegheny Mountains.

The Governor's Circle

Governor's Square features a bronze statue of the two figures depicted on the seal and flag of Kentucky, and contains bronze plaques honoring every governor of Kentucky.[1]

Events

The park plays host to the annual Constitution Square Arts Fest the third week of each September.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Bailey, Bill (1995). "Constitution Square State Historic Site". Kentucky State Parks. Saginaw, Michigan: Glovebox Guidebooks of America. ISBN 1881139131. 
  2. ^ Kleber, John E., ed (1992). "Historic Sites". The Kentucky Encyclopedia. Associate editors: Thomas D. Clark, Lowell H. Harrison, and James C. Klotter. Lexington, Kentucky: The University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 0813117720. 

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