General Butler State Resort Park

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General Butler State Resort Park is a park located near Carrollton, Kentucky in Carroll County. The 791-acre (320 ha) park is open year-round, featuring attractions such as hiking and mountain bike competitions in the summer. The park is named for General William O. Butler, a soldier in both the War of 1812 and the Mexican-American War.^[1]

The park formerly hosted a ski area, Ski Butler!, which opened in 1982.[1] It has since closed.

1 Special events
2 Butler-Turpin State Historic House
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Special events

The park hosts the Kentucky Scottish Weekend annually on the second full weekend in May.

[edit] Butler-Turpin State Historic House

General William O. Butler House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Location:	Highland Ave., Carrollton, Kentucky
Coordinates:	38°40′54″N 85°10′29″W / 38.68167°N 85.17472°W / 38.68167; -85.17472Coordinates: 38°40′54″N 85°10′29″W / 38.68167°N 85.17472°W / 38.68167; -85.17472
Built:	1819
Architect:	Smith
Architectural style:	Federal
Governing body:	Private
NRHP Reference#:	76000861^[2]
Added to NRHP:	May 28, 1976

The Butler-Turpin State Historic House, also known as the William O. Butler House, is located in the park and is open to the public as a historic house museum.

[edit] References

^ Kleber, John E., ed. (1992). "Parks, State". 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.
^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.

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Protected Areas of Kentucky

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