Golden Pond, Kentucky

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Golden Pond, Kentucky is a former rural community in Trigg County that became known for its displacement during the creation of the Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former unincorporated community
associatedWith Kentucky Lake
Lake Barkley
Land Between the Lakes history
Tennessee Valley Authority projects
category former populated place in Trigg County, Kentucky
ghost town in Kentucky
country United States of America
county Trigg County
culturalMemory subject of local histories and documentaries
displacedBy Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area
Tennessee Valley Authority land acquisition
displacementPeriod 1960s
environment heavily forested peninsula between two reservoirs
federalProject Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area
formerSettlementType rural community
governingBodyAtTimeOfDisplacement Tennessee Valley Authority
hasHeritage rural Appalachian–Southern culture
hasLegacy symbol of rural displacement for federal projects
historicalEra late 19th and 20th centuries
impactOfDisplacement loss of homes and farms
impactOfDisplacement relocation of entire community
jurisdictionBeforeDisplacement Commonwealth of Kentucky
linked to: Kentucky
knownFor controversial land condemnations
displacement for federal recreation project
history of moonshining
landAcquiredBy Tennessee Valley Authority
laterManagedBy United States Forest Service
linked to: U.S. Forest Service
locatedIn Between Kentucky Lake and Lake Barkley
Kentucky
Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area
Trigg County, Kentucky
locatedOn former site of Golden Pond (lake)
namedAfter Golden Pond (lake)
partOf Jackson Purchase region of Kentucky
populationTrend residents relocated in 1960s
postDisplacementUse administrative center of Land Between the Lakes
visitor center area of Land Between the Lakes
previousEconomicActivity moonshine production
small-scale agriculture
tobacco farming
region Western Kentucky
status displaced community
no longer inhabited
transportation served by local county roads

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Trigg County, Kentucky contains Golden Pond, Kentucky