Confederate State Convention

Historical marker location:

Russellville, Kentucky

( US 68, 431, Russellville)

Here November 20, 1861, Confederate leaders from 64 Kentucky counties seceded from the Union. The state was admitted as the 13th into the Confederate States of America Dec. 10, 1861.

Civil War

Kentucky is home to Mammoth Cave National Park, the world's longest known cave system with over 400 miles of explored passages.