Morehead State University - Raconteur Yearbook (Morehead, KY)

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JOHN EDWARDS A MIMO'IBM i curly k- lulator. Ed member of 3m VI InlawamuRh 3'3; Delegates 1n mp 3. l755,f'x tw, :3: um?! dale s: u; the cf i June 177 Ind gaggle : rued Kentucky fro .. E wards Ierved as a 1 t to the I792 convention he fl uniforms and ara hernalia frornlall of Americas wars. 0Corner of elelErities e This city block contains the homes of more nationally prominent people than any other similar area. 32 people, including overnors, sena- tors, Supreme Court 'ustices, ambassa ors and military officers rew up on t is corner. 001d gapitol area e This walking tour included the old governorsi mansion. Trip Four iLexington and Richmondl OTransylvania Universit e Here students saw the second oldest colle 6 building in the state. They also visited the science ibrary, which shows the history of science since the school was founded. 0Lexington City Cemetery - Henry Clay,rohn Hunt Morgan and Robert J. Breckinridge are a ew of the prominent people buried here. 0Ashland - The home of Henry Clay, this renovated building was a favorite attraction of most of the students. -Waveland e Daniel Booneis grandson built this stone house. IOther attractions were the girlhood home of Mary Todd Lincoln and White Hall. Tripfive tBath and Bourbon Counties, Buffalo Trace area eBourbon Furnace - This was the site of the first iron smelting west of the Alleghenies. CCane Ridge Shrine - The shrine is a spot of interna- tional significance because it was here that the Christian Denomination was founded. OOwings House e The city of Owingsville was named for the house Thomas Dye Owings built in 1814. In a contest with Senator Richard Menifee, it was a reed, according to legend, that whoever built the best ome would have the countyis seat named for him. Owings won after spending $60,000 on the construction of the Huge spiral steps were one ofthe attractions in the Thomas Dye Owings House. Owings was an iron- master, but also a state representative and Senator. PHOTO BY: Tim Conn Students takes notes on each trip because their grade depends on the written evaluation they turn in afterwards. One stop was the Owings house in Bath County. PHOTO BY: Tim Conn Thorough explanations by George Young, the pro- fessor of the Kentucky Tours class, aided the stu- dents in understanding more of Kentucky's histo- ry. They visited the estate of John Edwards, an early legislator, on one of their five trips. PHOTO BY: Tim Conn home. OFranklin Runyon Sousleyis grave site e The final trip concluded with a wreath-laying ceremon at the grave of this reat Kentucky war hero who helhed raise the flag at wo Iima. 00ther attractions of the fifth tri were Olympian S rings, the Bourbon County Court ouse and Square, t e Cartmell Home, Forest Retreat, Blue Licks Battle- field State Park, Millersburg Military Institute and the Civil War Courthouse. iiBy the end of the day when everyone else was tired Dr. Young still had lots of energy. He wanted everyone to see ever thingf said Charlie O,Neal, a senior robo- tics major fljom West Liberty. I would recommend the course to anyone willin to spend a little time writing evaluations of the trips. f course, you have to give up a few Saturdays, but its worth it? Maysville senior Plie Breeze, a business finance ma- jor, agreed. iiI real had a good time! The trips were fun, but very tiring; she said. uF or someone his age, Dr. Young had more pe than the rest of us. While we were all complaining an rubbing our feet, he was ready to move on! Grades for the historical tours course are based on evaluations given after each trip. At the end of the se- mester a written test is given on the tour of the students choice, unless they missed a trip, in which case they must take a test over the trip they skipped. Graduate students must write a research paper on a course-related subject. Dr. Young encourages all students to take the course. TI want everyone to seize the opportunity to take advan- tage of what this course offers while traveling through parts of a state so richly endowed in history. ' .

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KYproves to be rich experience By: Karen Craigo Dr. George Young, a retired associate professor of o- litical science, leads the Kentucky Historical Tours 0 ass through five trips each semester. 79-year-old Dr. Young has been teaching the course for 22 semesters, starting in 1977. iiDr. Young knew all the facts about each place we went. His teaching really put color into the classf said Luanne Bradley, a Louisa senior maj oring in elementary education. The class consists offive tours each semester. An itin- erary of each trip follows: Trip One SThe Bardstown and Hodgenville areal -My 01 Kentucky Home State Park e The home itself, a scaled-down version of Independence Hall, was built by Rowan Countyis namesake, John Rowan. It was here that Stephen F oster was inspired to write the Ken- tucky state song. -Wickland e This was the birthplace of three gover- nors who were all members of the Wickliffe family. They were Charles A. Wickliffe tKentucky, 1 839-1 84m, Rob- ert WickliHe tLouisiana, 1 856-1 86m, and J. C. Wicklilfe Becham tKentucky, 1900-1907J 0Birthplace of Abraham Lincoln a Lincoln was the only President born in Kentucky. 0The class also visited Saint Joseph Cathedral and the Bardstown Museum. Trip Two tHarrodsburg and Danvillel -Shakertown e The State of Kentucky has restored this settlement of the early 19th century religious sect known as the Shakers. The Shakers believed in separa- tion of the sexes, and subsequently died out. Here the group was entertained by singers from Western Ken- tucky University, who reenacted some of the rituals of the Shakers. cMarriage temple of Abraham Lincolns parents - The fully reconstructed cabin was brought to Harrods- bur from Springfield, Illinois. olgerryville Battlefield State Park and Museum - The Battle of Perryville was the bloodiest battle fought in Kentucky during the Civil War, leavin 6,000 men dead. OMCDowell House - Dr. McDowe was the first doc- tor ever to perform an ovaryotomy, which is the removal of cancerous ovaries. 0The second tour also included visits to Fort Harrod, the Pioneer Cemetery, Clark Memorial, Taylor Muse- um, Constitution Square, and Centre College. Trip Three tFrankforU OThe new governors, mansion - Fall semester tour students were led through the mansion by none other than Steve Collins, the son of Governor Martha Layne Collins. The group was shown the ballroom, recreation rooms, dining rooms and the sitting room, where the hobbies of past first ladies were showcased. 0Military History Museum - Formerly an arsenal, the building was renovated in 1976 and now contains

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