Cherokee State Park (Kentucky)
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cherokee-state-park-kentucky-242-4743022
title:
Cherokee State Park (Kentucky)
text:
Cherokee State Park was a blacks-only state park located in Marshall County, Kentucky, near Hardin, Kentucky. It was a complement to the then-whites-only Kentucky Lake State Park, which was nearby. It was built by the Tennessee Valley Authority, which went along with the concept of the "separate but equal" doctrine. The TVA gave the state of Kentucky a nineteen-year lease, and promised to give Kentucky the area when it proved it could support the park. In its time it was dubbed "the finest color
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
United States historic place
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cherokee_State_Park_(Kentucky)
date created:
date modified:
2023-08-01T06:06:04Z
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13
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