Museum Exhibits

Your tour actually begins as you enter the Barbourville Municipal Building. At the bottom of the stairwell is a photograph of the old courthouse and t

The Celebrities Room features items pertaining to Knox County’s two Kentucky governors, James D. Black and Flem D. Sampson. Others featured include Si

The Communities Hall features exhibits on coal mining, farming implements, Knox County schools, athletics, a moonshine still, and churches, including

The Military Room is dedicated to Knox Countians who served their country in times of war. Although items from World War II are most numerous, visitor

The Daniel Boone Room features memorabilia from the Daniel Boone Festival, which was established in Barbourville, Kentucky in 1948.

The Barbourville Room is next. This room features doctors’ and dentists’ displays. The local hotels, banks and businesses represented here include ol

The next display room is the Native American and Pioneer Room. The room houses an extensive collection of arrowheads, spear points, and other artifact

Just off the lobby is the Generations Room, which features a rope or corded bed that is covered with a Kentucky Bicentennial Quilt featuring Knox Coun

The Museum’s Reception Room features two large wooden beams that once helped support the eaves of the Barbourville Railroad Depot.