On U.S. 68, Shakertown and vicinity, Kentucky. County/parish: Mercer.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places November 11, 1971. NRIS 71000353.
Pleasant Hill, Kentucky, USA, is the site of a Shaker religious community that was active from 1805 to 1910. Following a preservationist effort that began in 1961, the site, now a National Historic Landmark, has become a popular tourist destination.
Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill, or Shakertown, as it is known by residents of the area, is located 25 miles (40 km) southwest of Lexington, in Kentucky's Bluegrass region. It is a National Historic Landmark District.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123849172