Muldraugh Hill

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Muldraugh Hill is a prominent ridge in central Kentucky that historically served as a natural barrier and landmark influencing regional travel and settlement patterns.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf landform
ridge
composedPrimarilyOf limestone
country United States of America
crossedBy Kentucky Route 210 NERFINISHED
Kentucky Route 55 NERFINISHED
U.S. Route 68 NERFINISHED
drainsToward Green River basin NERFINISHED
Rolling Fork River basin NERFINISHED
ecoregion Eastern Temperate Forests NERFINISHED
forms natural barrier
geologicalType cuesta-like ridge
hasApproximateElevation up to about 300 meters above surrounding terrain
hasGeologicEra Mississippian-age rocks
hasLandUse forestry
pasture
small-scale agriculture
hasTopography narrow ridgeline
steep slopes
hasVegetation mixed hardwood forest
oak-hickory forest
historicalRole guide for early settlers and travelers
obstacle to early overland travel
influenced regional settlement patterns
regional travel patterns
isPartOf Kentucky hill country NERFINISHED
locatedIn Kentucky
locatedInRegion central Kentucky NERFINISHED
locatedOnContinent North America
nearbyCity Campbellsville, Kentucky NERFINISHED
Lebanon, Kentucky NERFINISHED
notableFor influencing road placement in central Kentucky
serving as a regional geographic boundary
partOf Interior Low Plateaus NERFINISHED
Pennyroyal Plateau region NERFINISHED
runsThrough Green County, Kentucky NERFINISHED
LaRue County, Kentucky NERFINISHED
Marion County, Kentucky NERFINISHED
Nelson County, Kentucky NERFINISHED
Taylor County, Kentucky NERFINISHED
separates Bluegrass region of Kentucky NERFINISHED
Pennyroyal region of Kentucky NERFINISHED
usedAs landmark

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Muldraugh, Kentucky namedAfter Muldraugh Hill