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.

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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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Trigg County, Kentucky contains Golden Pond, Kentucky