Electronic Field Trip to Fort Harrod and Fort Boonesborough

Visits to two reconstructed 18th-century frontier forts—Fort Harrod in Mercer County and Fort Boonesborough in Madison County—explore how and why settlers came to Kentucky, the geographic factors that influenced where settlements grew, the conflict between white settlers and Native American tribes, and daily life on the frontier. A 2006 KET production designed for grades 4-8.