National Rural Letter Carriers Assn.

Historic Homes Tour

August 3, 2008

This interesting tour will include the following:

• Ashland -The Henry Clay Estate.  The estate’s status as a National Historic Landmark reflects the prominence of the statesman who developed this beautiful property and lived here for 40 years.  The Italianate mansion contains many Clay family items and the outstanding collection of outbuildings is well worth the visit.

• Hopemont - The Hunt-Morgan House.  This Federal style house, which was built in 1814, has been home to 3 famous Kentuckians.  John Wesley Hunt was the first millionaire west of the Allegheny Mountains.  General John Hunt Morgan was known as “The Thunderbolt of the Confederacy.  Dr. Thomas Hunt Morgan is the only Kentuckian to have won the Nobel Prize which he received for his work in genetics.  The house contains many family heirlooms and the original staircase up which General Morgan is reputed to have ridden his mare “Black Bess” to kiss his mother good-bye on his way to the war.

• Waveland, a Kentucky state historic site.  Built in 1844, this Greek Revival style home was the home of the Joseph Bryan family, Joseph Bryan came through the Cumberland Gap into Kentucky with Daniel Boone.  The grounds at Waveland are the setting for original slave quarters and a small family cemetery.

The price for this tour:   $45.00 per person Pre-registration,  $55.00 per person booking at the Convention

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