Jane's Saddlebag
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| General information | |
| Location | Union, Kentucky, United States |
| Coordinates | 38°51′31″N 84°46′32″W / 38.85859°N 84.77567°W |
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| Floor count | 1 |
Jane's Saddlebag, located near Big Bone Lick State Park in Union, Kentucky, is a "hands on" historic educational experience, complete with the old restored "Saddlebag" home, original stone smokehouse, and a life size replica of a 1700s-style flat boat. The Jane's Saddlebag house was completely refurbished in 2003 and maintains most of its original "saddlebag" style qualities.
Saddlebag Style House[edit]
The house on the property is a restored historical structure in which preserves its original qualities. The house is a saddlebag style house, also known as a "Double-pen" house. This style of housing is a step up from the normal tenant houses on the larger farms in Kentucky. They are commonly spotted for their characteristic double doors on the front of the house.[1][2][3] [4][5][6][7][8][9][10]
Smokehouse[edit]
Also on site, is an original historic smokehouse built of large grey stones. The smokehouse on the property was built in the 1800s and was used by Kentucky farmers to shelter the process of curing their meat.
Flatboat[edit]
Located just behind the Jane's Saddlebag building is a replica of a 1700s flatboat used by the early settlers wanting to travel further west down the river. This flatboat is available for any visitor to tour and view how early settlers would travel the river to their destinations. The flatboat was the cheapest mode of transportation for settlers and was mainly used for shorter one-way trips to their homes and then eventually broken down and used for lumber. The flatboat represents the mode of transportation that the settlers Lewis and Clark used to travel the river. The nearby Big Bone State Park is a Lewis and Clark national historic trail site.[11][12]
References[edit]
- ^ Stuttgen, Joanne. "Double-pen". Designing Place: Architecture as Community Art in Martinsville, Indiana. Morgan County Historic Preservation Society. Archived from the original on 18 February 2011. Retrieved 1 February 2013.
- ^ "Kentucky Department of Travel". Jane's Saddlebag Big Bone Lick Kentucky. Aristotle. Retrieved 1 February 2013.
- ^ "The Official Travel Guide of Cincinnati & Northern Kentucky". Jane's Saddlebag. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
- ^ "Jane's Saddlebag". North American Tour Magazine. North American Group Tour Magazine. Archived from the original on 16 February 2013. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
- ^ "Unbridled KY Experience: Jane's Saddlebag". Kentucky Department of Travel. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
- ^ Mizer, Mike. "Jane's Saddlebag". The Journal News. WordPress. Archived from the original on 16 February 2013. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
- ^ Salmons, Stephanie. "Jane's Saddlebag May Seek Zone Change". Archived from the original on 24 June 2013. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
- ^ Salmons, Stephanie. "Jane's Saddlebag Zone Change Request Moves Forward". Archived from the original on 15 February 2013. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
- ^ "Jane's Saddlebag Big Bone Lick Kentucky". Telenav. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
- ^ "Antiques, Crafts and Shopping in Boone County: Jane's Saddlebag". Boone County Historic Preservation Review Board. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
- ^ Finn. "Steamboat Times". Flatboats. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
- ^ "Flatboats and Ohio River Migration". The World Book of Adams. Halberts Family Heritage. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
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