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Barren River Lake

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Barren river lake state park 2002
Barren river lake state park 2002

Barren River Lake is a 10,100 acres (41 km2), reservoir in Kentucky created by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in 1964 by impounding the Barren River. The lake occupies parts of Allen, Barren, and Monroe counties. The Barren River Lake Dam is an earthen dam, 146 feet (45 m) high and 3,970 feet (1,210 m) long at its crest. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is responsible for operation and maintenance of the project, and responsible for protection of the resource. A small segment of the property owned by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is leased to Barren River Lake State Resort Park and lies along a section of shoreline in Barren County.

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Finney, Kentucky

Finney is an unincorporated community in Barren County, Kentucky, United States. A post office was established in the community in 1898 and named for the local Finney family.

Benjamin Martin House

The Benjamin Martin House near Finney, Kentucky was built in 1812 by Benjamin Martin Sr., who lived from 1758 to 1838, and came to Kentucky from Virginia in 1784. It is one of few Federal-style brick houses surviving from its era in Barren County, Kentucky. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.

Meador, Kentucky

Meador is a rural unincorporated community in northern Allen County, Kentucky, United States. The community is located near the intersection of Kentucky Route 101 and Kentucky Route 1533.

Gainesville, Kentucky

Gainesville is a rural unincorporated community in northeastern Allen County, Kentucky, United States.

Barren River Lake State Resort Park
Barren River Lake State Resort Park

Barren River Lake State Resort Park is a 1,053-acre (426 ha) park located in Barren County, Kentucky and extending into parts of Allen County and Monroe County. Barren River Lake, its major feature, is an artificial lake created with the building of a 146-foot-high (45 m) dam by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers begun in 1960. It covers approximately 10,000 acres (4,000 ha) and has 141 miles (227 km) of shoreline. The park was dedicated in 1965.

Cedar Springs, Kentucky

Cedar Springs is a rural unincorporated community in northeast Allen County, Kentucky, United States. The community is located near the intersection of U.S. Route 31E and Kentucky Route 252.

Rocky Hill, Barren County, Kentucky

Rocky Hill is an unincorporated community in Barren County, in the U.S. state of Kentucky.

Lucas, Kentucky

Lucas is an unincorporated community in Barren County, Kentucky, United States. Its post office closed in May 1996.

Railton, Kentucky

Railton is a rural unincorporated community in western Barren County, Kentucky, United States.

Old Zion Methodist Church

Old Zion Methodist Church is a historic church at Park City, Kentucky. It was built in 1856 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.

Octagon Cottage (Rocky Hill, Kentucky)

Octagon Cottage is an octagon house in rural Barren County, Kentucky, near Rocky Hill, Kentucky. It was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1983. It once had four octagonal outbuildings; only one, an office, survived when the property was listed.

Austin, Kentucky

Austin is an unincorporated community located in south-central Kentucky. This community was founded around 1895 and is located in Barren County, Kentucky, near Barren River Lake. It used to have a general store in central Austin, but it was torn down as of late 2022.