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City in Kentucky, United States
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Elizabethtown is a small town in the Kentucky Derby Region. Abraham Lincoln's parents Thomas and Nancy had their daughter Sarah here in 1807 and then Abraham nearby at Sinking Spring Farm in 1809.
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A historic house where George Armstrong Custer stayed with his military detachment to suppress KKK activity and bootleggers.
On 80 acres near the I65. A variety of fields: Ultimate air speedball, plastic ball wall speedball, urban city with over 50 buildings & towers in all four corners. 2 wood ball courses complete with forts, towers and an indoor arena course with ultimate air bunkers. Compressed air fills of 3000, 4500 psi & CO2 are offered.
City park with fishing lake, ducks, disc golf, tennis and Lincoln heritage house, one room schoolhouse, and Sarah Bush Johnston (Abraham Lincoln's stepmother) log cabin .
Paintball games.
Authentic small-town Southern food.
I-65 at Exit 94.
Elizabethtown, often called "E-town" by locals, is a hub city located in Hardin County, Kentucky. It is served by Interstate 65, linking Louisville and points north with Nashville and points south.
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