Golden Pond, Kentucky
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Golden Pond, Kentucky is a former rural community in Trigg County that became known for its displacement during the creation of the Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | former unincorporated community ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Kentucky Lake
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lake Barkley NERFINISHED ⓘ Land Between the Lakes history ⓘ Tennessee Valley Authority projects ⓘ |
| category |
former populated place in Trigg County, Kentucky
ⓘ
ghost town in Kentucky ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| county | Trigg County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalMemory | subject of local histories and documentaries ⓘ |
| displacedBy |
Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tennessee Valley Authority land acquisition ⓘ |
| displacementPeriod | 1960s ⓘ |
| environment | heavily forested peninsula between two reservoirs ⓘ |
| federalProject | Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formerSettlementType | rural community ⓘ |
| governingBodyAtTimeOfDisplacement | Tennessee Valley Authority NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHeritage | rural Appalachian–Southern culture ⓘ |
| hasLegacy | symbol of rural displacement for federal projects ⓘ |
| historicalEra | late 19th and 20th centuries ⓘ |
| impactOfDisplacement | loss of homes and farms ⓘ |
| impactOfDisplacement | relocation of entire community ⓘ |
| jurisdictionBeforeDisplacement | Commonwealth of Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
controversial land condemnations
ⓘ
displacement for federal recreation project ⓘ history of moonshining ⓘ |
| landAcquiredBy | Tennessee Valley Authority NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laterManagedBy | United States Forest Service NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Between Kentucky Lake and Lake Barkley
ⓘ
Kentucky ⓘ Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area NERFINISHED ⓘ Trigg County, Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | former site of Golden Pond (lake) ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Golden Pond (lake) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Jackson Purchase region of Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| populationTrend | residents relocated in 1960s ⓘ |
| postDisplacementUse |
administrative center of Land Between the Lakes
ⓘ
visitor center area of Land Between the Lakes ⓘ |
| previousEconomicActivity |
moonshine production
ⓘ
small-scale agriculture ⓘ tobacco farming ⓘ |
| region | Western Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status |
displaced community
ⓘ
no longer inhabited ⓘ |
| transportation | served by local county roads ⓘ |
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