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Founder’s Day
at McConnell Springs
May 17, 2008
Photos by Jim & Kathy Cummings
The Springs and it’s History
Mc Connell Springs is a natural spring area located in Lexington, Kentucky. William McConnell and his party first camped here in 1775. As the city grew up around it , the area near the springs became industrialized and the springs area fell into disuse. In 1993 Friends of McConnell Springs started a massive clean up project. The area is now a national Historic Site.
Inside the Visitor’s Center
Demonstrators on Founder’s Day
Re_enactors Steven Caudill, Greg McDonald and Tony Richardson were featured in the film “The Story of McConnell Springs.”
The program will air on KET (Kentucky Educational TV) in June , 2008.
