PENNYROYAL AREA MUSEUM

HOPKINSVILLE, KY

Awaiting her turn A dancer at the Trail of Tears Powwow in Hopkinsville, Kentucky awaits her turn in the dance arena. — Awaiting her turn Credit: sniggie

The Pennyroyal Area Museum is a local history museum located in Hopkinsville, Kentucky. The museum is dedicated to preserving and showcasing the unique history and culture of the Pennyroyal region of Kentucky. The exhibits cover a wide range of topics including Native American history, early settlements, agriculture, industry, and military history.

The museum is housed in a historic building that was once used as a post office and federal courthouse. The building was restored in the 1970s and has been home to the museum ever since. Inside, visitors will find a variety of exhibits featuring artifacts, photographs, and interactive displays that bring the history of the region to life.

One of the museum's most popular exhibits is the Civil War display, which includes artifacts and information about the Battle of Hopkinsville, which took place in 1862. The museum also features exhibits on famous local residents such as Edgar Cayce, the "Sleeping Prophet," and Jefferson Davis, the president of the Confederacy.

In addition to its exhibits, the Pennyroyal Area Museum also offers educational programs and events throughout the year. These programs are designed to engage visitors of all ages and help them learn more about the history and culture of the Pennyroyal region. Overall, the museum is a must-visit destination for anyone interested in the rich history of Kentucky.

PENNYROYAL AREA MUSEUM is a Uncategorized or General Museum in HOPKINSVILLE KY. US MID #8402100147

The museum is classed as GMU (Uncategorized or General Museums). It comes under American Alliance of Museums (AAM) region: Southeastern (Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia).

The good news is you're not zombies I had to photograph these two skinny passengers in the backseat of a big SUV parked beside me.

Daughter and dad time Daddy and daughter, men and youth tradition dance competitors, take a break at the Trail of Tears Powwow dance competition.

Jefferson Davis: 'We recognize the fact of the inferiority stamped upon that [Black] race of men by the Creator, and from the cradle to the grave, our Government, as a civil institution, marks that inferiority' –An excerpt from then U.S. Senator Jefferson Davis of Mississippi in the Senate to his abolitionist colleague Senator William H. Seward of New York, Senate Chamber, U.S. Capitol, 29 February 1860, as quoted in The Papers of Jefferson Davis, Volume 6, pp. 277–84. Transcribed from the Congressional Globe, 36th Congress, 1st Session, pp. 916–18.

This is a monument to Jefferson Davis, funded by the Daughters of the Confederacy and even the Kentucky General Assembly[!?!] during the Jim Crow era. It is now a state museum. It is here because Fairview, Kentucky is the birthplace of Confederate President Jefferson Davis. During the Civil War, Davis could not travel to Kentucky because Kentucky remained and fought for the United States. It should be noted that despite Kentucky being a slave state, the overwhelming majority of Kentuckians joined up, fought for, and even sacrificed their lives for the United States, not the Confederacy.

I find it interesting that the road sign marks Fairview as the birthplace of United States Joint Chief of Staff General J.W. Ralston, NOT the big huge monument in the background to its other native, Confederate Jefferson Davis.

Trail of tears powwow: men's traditional dance

Kleen Rite Cleaners This clock is spot on twice a day.

Trail of Tears dance competition Women's jingle class

Trail of tears This is the opening ceremony of the <b>Trail of Tears</b> [see <a href="https://www.britannica.com/event/Trail-of-Tears" rel="noreferrer nofollow">Encyclopedia Britannica</a>] powwow dance competition.

Nothing to do with Calvinism This small-town strip mall on Calvin Drive has nothing to do with Calvinism. However, it is marked by a straight, unblemished, and upright Calvin Plaza sign amidst a line of depraved drooping utility poles. But there is no church here.

Jefferson Davis: 'We recognize the negro as God, and God's Book, and God's Laws in nature tell us to recognize him–our inferior, fitted expressly for servitude' –Source: Wikiquotes, Jefferson Davis. Speech (March 1861), as quoted in Look Away!: A History of the Confederate States of America (2002), by William C. Davis, New York: The Free Press, p. 137

Born June 3, 1808 near this 20th Century monument to him in Western Kentucky, Jefferson Davis was President of the Confederate States of America. His cause of white supremacy and the perpetual enslavement of African Americans was lost during his first, only, and incompleted term in office. Slavery was abolished shortly after the Civil War of 1861 to 1865, in which the South bore the brunt of destruction. Nearly 200,000 African Americans joined the U.S. military to fight against the Confederacy.

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telephone: 2708874270

PENNYROYAL AREA MUSEUM
PO BOX 1093
HOPKINSVILLE
KY
42241-1093

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MID #	8402100147
Name	PENNYROYAL AREA MUSEUM
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Classification	Uncategorized or General Museums, , Southeastern
Federal Employer Identification Number (EIN)	263952092
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LAT/LONG	36.869954, -87.485862
CODES	FIPS State Code: 21 FIPS County Code: 047 US Census Tract: 200100 US Census Block: 2004