Old Mulkey Meetinghouse State Historic Site
| Old Mulkey Meetinghouse State Historic Site | |
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  Location in Kentucky  Old Mulkey Meetinghouse State Historic Site (the United States) | |
| Location | Monroe, Kentucky, United States |
| Coordinates | 36°40′40″N 85°42′27″W / 36.67778°N 85.70750°W |
| Area | 20 acres (8.1 ha) |
| Elevation | 804 ft (245 m)[1] |
| Established | 1931[2] |
| Governing body | Kentucky Department of Parks |
| Website | Old Mulkey Meetinghouse State Historic Site |
Old Mulkey Meetinghouse State Historic Site is a 20-acre (8.1 ha) park in Monroe County, Kentucky. It features the Old Mulkey Meetinghouse, a Baptist church built around the turn of the 19th century, and its adjacent cemetery. The site became part of the park system in 1931.[2]
The oldest log meetinghouse in Kentucky, it was built in 1804 during a period of religious revival. Many Revolutionary War soldiers and pioneers, including Daniel Boone's sister, Hannah, are buried there. The structure has twelve corners in the shape of a cross and three doors, symbolic of the Holy Trinity. The Old Mulkey Church, originally called the Mill Creek Baptist Church, was established by a small band of pioneer Baptists from North and South Carolina and led by Philip Mulkey.
References
[edit]- ^ "Old Mulkey Meeting House State Park". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ a b 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 0-8131-1772-0.
