We are very accessible from all points of the state:
just 1-1/2 hours from Louisville or Nashville,
and just 15 miles from world famous
Mammoth Cave National Park.    

See Map below.      


Whether You Fly In or Drive In,
We Are Easy to Find!

(Airplane Parking Available)

 

Please watch for deer.

Old Nolin Iron Furnace

Nolin Furnace (Marker Number: 1396)
County: Edmonson
Location: Information Center at Moutardier Camp Ground, KY 2067
Description: Also called Baker Furnace after its ironmaster, John H. Baker; was built in 1848, a mile north, by Craddock & Co. The top of the stone stack, about 40 ft. high originally, is still visible when water in Nolin Reservoir is low. Using steam power, charcoal fuel, it produced pig iron, kettles, andirons and other articles from local ore.
Last blast in 1850.
Iron Made in Kentucky - A major producer since 1791, Ky. ranked 3rd in US in 1830s, 11th in 1965. Charcoal timber, native ore, limestone supplied material for numerous furnaces making pig iron, utensils, munitions in the Hanging Rock, Red River, Between Rivers, Rolling Fork, Green River Regions. Charcoal-furnace era ended in 1880s with depletion of ore and timber and use of modern methods.

 

   

Follow the Rainbow to:

Moutardier Resort and Marina.

   
   

ARRIVING AT MOUTARDIER

     From I-65:

     Take WK Parkway West at Elizabethtown - 30 Miles to Highway 259

     Then South on 259.

     Follow the signs (14 miles) to State Road 2067.

     We're at the end!

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MOUTARDIER RESORT & MARINA
(270) 286-4069
1990 Moutardier Road
Leitchfield, Kentucky 42754