The Big Spring - Harrodsburg

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The Big Spring - Harrodsburg The Big Spring is the birthplace of the oldest settlement west of the Allegheny Mountains.

💦Way Back Wednesday💦The Big Spring, 1971. This was several decades before the area was transformed into a small park wit...
10/28/2026

💦Way Back Wednesday💦

The Big Spring, 1971. This was several decades before the area was transformed into a small park with a walking trail. Photos from the Armstrong Archives at Mercer County Public Library History Research Center.

🌕FULL MOON FEVER at The Big Spring🌕 Sunday night was the beginning of the Hunter Full Moon. Keith Rightmyer got all thes...
10/26/2026

🌕FULL MOON FEVER at The Big Spring🌕

Sunday night was the beginning of the Hunter Full Moon. Keith Rightmyer got all these photos on October 25, 2026 at 11pm.

Jack found some pretty trees at Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill Saturday.
10/25/2026

Jack found some pretty trees at Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill Saturday.

Amazing moss at the Big Spring. Photos from Spring Cornish, October 2026.
10/25/2026

Amazing moss at the Big Spring. Photos from Spring Cornish, October 2026.

The weekly checkup at the Big Spring. Leaves are starting to change colors, flowers are producing seeds, and butterflies...
10/23/2026

The weekly checkup at the Big Spring. Leaves are starting to change colors, flowers are producing seeds, and butterflies and other wildlife are busy preparing for winter. All photos by Keith Rightmyer, October 2026.

A HUGE thank you to all the citizens … especially those who collect trash when visiting … for helping keep the Big Sprin...
10/22/2026

A HUGE thank you to all the citizens … especially those who collect trash when visiting … for helping keep the Big Spring looking especially nice.
Unfortunately, people continue to drop trash at the Spring. Photos by Keith Rightmyer, October 20, 2026.

💦Way Back Wednesday💦The men from the Isaiah House volunteering to help with the Big Spring and Town Branch Restoration P...
10/21/2026

💦Way Back Wednesday💦

The men from the Isaiah House volunteering to help with the Big Spring and Town Branch Restoration Project in Harrodsburg. Photo from Friends of Fort Harrod, 2017.

🍁🍂Today’s fall colors near The Big Spring in Harrodsburg. Photo by Keith Rightmyer, October 20, 2026.🍂🍁
10/20/2026

🍁🍂Today’s fall colors near The Big Spring in Harrodsburg. Photo by Keith Rightmyer, October 20, 2026.🍂🍁

10/16/2026

💛A Moment of Zen in Stereo 📹💙
💛October 15, 2026😎💚💚

The Harrodsburg Tree Board presented The Big Spring tree walk & volunteer tree program at the Spring (intersection of 42...
10/16/2026

The Harrodsburg Tree Board presented The Big Spring tree walk & volunteer tree program at the Spring (intersection of 426 E Factory Street and Pioneer Way). Participants were able to take a walk, learn about the native trees, and help care for this important natural site.

The trees at the Big Spring include:
🌳Silver Maple
🌳Red Maple
🌳Black Gum
🌳Water Hickory
🌳Siberian Elm
🌳Bur Oak
🌳American Sycamore
🌳Yellow Tulip Poplar
🌳Kentucky Yellowwood
🌳Northern Catalpa
🌳Hawthorn
🌳Pin Oak
🌳Flowering Dogwood
🌳Osage Orange
🌳Eastern Redbud
🌳Shumard Oak
🌳American Elm

Watch for a map of the trees at the Big Spring from 26 GPS-Surveyed Tree. All photos by Keith Rightmyer, October 2026.

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The Intersection Of East Factory Street And Pioneer Way
Harrodsburg, KY
40330

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