A Lincoln statue sits in front of the Kentucky Building on Western Kentucky University's campus. Photo Credit: WKU Photo / Clinton Lewis
This example of a pioneer log cabin sits next to the Kentucky Building in Bowling Green. The Felts Log House was built ca. 1810 and moved from Logan Co. in 1979.
Groups touring the Kentucky Museum also can explore the Felts Log House and see pioneer-era reproductions throughout.
Planter boxes for crops and a sidewalk were recently added around the Felts Log House in Bowling Green. Photo Credit: Capstone Virtual Tours / Dan Bowman
Bowling Green's L&N Depot, built in 1925, is fully restored and now houses a two-story train museum.
The old Colored Waiting Room at the L&N Depot is now an exhibit exploring "Segregation and the North American Railroads."
One of the exhibits at the Historic Railpark & Train Museum explores the importance of the railroads during the Civil War.
With the push of a button, visitors at the Historic Railpark & Train Museum can hear from real railroaders, like an L&N Cook, a Conductor and a Pullman Porter.
"The Great Locomotive Chase" exhibit at the Historic Railpark and Train Museum is an interactive timeline of events that took place during the historic chase.
A Civil War Medal of Honor is displayed at the Historic Railpark and Train Museum in Bowling Green. It is on loan from The National Medal of Honor Museum of Military History.
With ample fresh water supply and shelter, Lost River Cave in Bowling Green was used as a resting spot for both Union and Confederate soldiers.
Daylight disappears as you board Kentucky's only underground boat tour at Lost River Cave & Valley in Bowling Green.
One of the most famous visitors to Lost River Cave was Confederate General John Hunt Morgan who hid out in the darkness after a raid.
The first stop on Bowling Green's Civil War Discovery Trail, Lost River Cave & Valley hosts an annual Civil War Days event with re-enactors and canon fires.
Re-enactors participate in a special weekend of Civil War Living History at Lost River Cave & Valley.
A stop on the Civil War Discovery Trail in Bowling Green, Ky., Fort Webb’s guns could protect two sections of the Big Barren River as well as a ferry crossing and a boat landing.
The Confederate Monument in Bowling Green's Fairview Cemetery was erected in 1875.
A dedication ceremony at Fort Lytle on Western Kentucky University's campus. The site is one of the stops on Bowling Green's Civil War Discovery Trail.
A group of Civil War re-enactors at the dedication of Fort Lytle, which was completed by the 12th Heavy Artillery United States Colored Troops (U.S.C.T.).
The 12th Heavy Artillery U.S. Colored Troops completed construction of Fort Lytle in Bowling Green by packing gunpowder into cracks of the limestone and creating the trenches still visible today.
This historical marker sits along College Heights Boulevard on the campus of Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green.
This marker, The Kentucky Building, Fort Lytle, and the historic marker for Jonesville are all sites on Western Kentucky University's campus included on the Civil War Discovery Trail.
Bowling Green was the Confederate Capital of Kentucky from November 1861 until mid-February of 1862.
Built by Atwood and Juliet VanMeter Hobson on a hill overlooking the Barren River, Riverview has been restored to its original splendor.
The Hobsons of Riverview were truly divided by the Civil War; his family supporting the Union and hers the Confederacy. Photo Credit: Capstone Virtual Tours / Dan Bowman
Many of the furnishings and personal items in Riverview at Hobson Grove are original to the family. Photo Credit: Capstone Virtual Tours / Dan Bowman
The dining room table of Riverview at Hobson Grove offers a glimpse at the formality of meals during the Victorian period. Photo Credit: Capstone Virtual Tours / Dan Bowman
Civil War camps and the railroad. Photo Credit National Archives
Civil War supplies from the railroad. Photo Credit National Archives
Rare Civil War Railroad photo by Matthew Brady. Photo Credit National Archives
Lincoln's efforts led to the Pacific Railroad Act of 1862 and the completion of the first transcontinental railroad in 1869.
Learn about Lincoln's Railroad Legacy at the Historic Railpark & Train Museum in Bowling Green
Two re-enactors at the opening of 'Lincoln and the Railroad' at Bowling Green's Historic Railpark & Train Museum
Lincoln said "No other improvement... can equal in utility the railroad" in 1832
Riverview at Hobson Grove in Bowling Green is a classic example of Italianate architecture and is considered one of the finest examples in Kentucky.
Riverview at Hobson Grove, Bowling Green's only historic house museum, had its construction temporarily halted by the Civil War. Photo Credit: Capstone Virtual Tours / Dan Bowman
A Victorian-era bedroom of Riverview at Hobson Grove. Photo Credit: Capstone Virtual Tours / Dan Bowman
Many of the carpets used during the Victorian period, like this example at Riverview, were strips sewn together to make the desired size. Photo Credit: Capstone Virtual Tours / Dan Bowman
A partially completed Riverview became a munitions magazine while the Confederates held Bowling Green during the winter of 1861-62. Photo Credit: Capstone Virtual Tours / Dan Bowman
The Felts Log Cabin is a classic example oftraditional Kentucky architecture with its dog-trot floor plan and poplar, oakand walnut construction. Photo Credit: Capstone Virtual Tours / Dan Bowman
America had two Presidents during the Civil War, both from Kentucky. Photo Credit: Capstone Virtual Tours / Dan Bowman
Visitors of the Kentucky Museum's "A Star in Each Flag" exhibit can try on period clothing, view a Warren Co. slave registry and see John Hunt Morgan's saddle.
Visitors read details about these famous Civil War-era sinners and saints at the Kentucky Museum's "A Star in Each Flag" exhibit.
The Kentucky Library and Museum at Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green recently opened an exhibit titled "A Star in Each Flag: Conflict in Kentucky."
A visitor reads excerpts from personal letters at the Kentucky Museum's "A Star in Each Flag: Conflict in Kentucky" exhibit. Photo Credit: WKU Photo / Clinton Lewis
This 1863 map of Bowling Green marks significant Civil War approaches and defenses. Photo Credit: WKU Photo / Clinton Lewis
This wall of photos at the Kentucky Museum includes important contributors to both sides of the war. Photo Credit: WKU Photo / Clinton Lewis
Crawl into a simulated Civil War campsite and try on uniforms at the Kentucky Museum. Photo Credit: Capstone Virtual Tours / Dan Bowman
Many artifacts including John Hunt Morgan's saddle are on display at the Kentucky Museum. Photo Credit: Capstone Virtual Tours / Dan Bowman
