John Brown's House Our primary stop today was Liberty Hall in Frankfurt, Kentucky, the capital city. We got a little lost because of poor directions and road construction. But when I stopped to figure out where we were, we were right in front of Liberty Hall. We tried to stop at the Frankfurt cemetery to see Daniel Boone’s grave, but there wasn’t any parking for our trailer nearby, so we returned to Liberty Hall for the noon tour. The first house was built about the turn of the 19th century by John Brown. He was instrumental in Kentucky becoming a state. For a while, some had considered becoming part of the Spanish empire (remember the land west of the Mississippi was claimed by Spain at this time). He also became the first senator from Kentucky, re-elected twice. The house he built was the first brick mansion of Frankfurt. What was amazing about the house, was the fact that most of the furniture was still the original furniture that John Brown had bought. Our tour guide was knowledgeable about the house and family to a fault – he went on for too long. We also toured the house next door, built for Orlando Brown, his son. The Brown family played important roles for many years, both nationally and in Kentucky.
Tonight, we’re just inside West Virginia at a Beech Fork State park. It has over 200 sites and we’re living in luxury with air conditioning on, water and sewer. It’s been over 90 degrees, so the AC is needed.
