History of Kenucky Lake, Lake Barkley and Land between the LakesConstruction of the Kentucky Dam began in 1938 to allow the ravages of flood waters to be held back and controlled and to create electrical power for the Tennessee Valley region. With completion of the dam in 1944, the Cumberland and Tennessee Rivers began filling the lake and created Kentucky Lake, the largest man made lake in the Eastern United States. The Land Between the Lakes area was formed between Kentucky Lake and Lake Barkley when the rivers were impounded. President Kennedy expressed interest in restoring land and developing more National Parks. In 1963, President Kennedy designated Land Between the Lakes, the largest inland peninsula in the United States, a 170,000-acre National Recreation Area.
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Cherokee Trail Of Tears Park, Hopkinsville Civil War Sites In Western Kentucky, Various |
Market House Museum, Paducah Presentation of Paducah's rich and colorful past Mineral Mound State Park, Gilbertsville Mississippian Indian mounds historic site Paducah Railroad Museum, Paducah Memorabilia and artifacts displayed at 2nd and Washington Streets in Paducah Don F. Pratt Museum, Fort Campbell History and memorabilia of US Army's 101st Airborne Division and Fort Campbell Warren Thomas Black Museum, Hickman Historic 1895 Methodist Church Historic 1895 Methodist Church Wickliffe Mounds State Historic Site, Wickliffe Archaeological site of prehistoric Native American village of the Mississippian mound builders. Wrather West Kentucky Museum, Murray Western Kentucky history and memorabilia |
