Sunday, May 25, 2008

We visited Stonehenge







At least it's Kentucky's version of Stonehenge in the small town of Munfordville. Creator Chester Fryer relocated nearly every large rock he could find in the surrounding county to create his masterpiece. Kentucky's Stonehenge doesn't strictly follow the layout of the actual Stonehenge, but reflects the points of the compass with additional rocks marking the cardinal directions. The line of stones leading to his Stonehenge in the one picture will cast a continuous shadow straight into the center of the circle at sunrise the first day of summer. Surrounding areas are divided into other rock displays he calls Earth Mysteries, the Garden of Gethsemane, Rock Gardens, and Rock Park. Munfordville is an old town with many beautiful old buildings and homes. One little log cabin a block off the main drag was built as the Munfordville Inn. I'm not sure of the date, but it's old enough President elect Andy Jackson spent the night there on his way to Washington DC for his inauguration.