Homeschool Nations - Kentucky

Feb. 4, 2006

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American Printing House for the Blind

Louisville, KY
Founded in 1858, the American Printing House for the Blind offers guided tours of its facility. Visitors will see the production of braille publications, the recording of talking books, and a demonstration of special educational aids for visually impaired students. Tour also includes the Callahan Museum which shows the history of education of people who are visually impaired and where visitors may write their names in braille.

Tour length is approximately one hour. Please make advance reservations for groups of ten or more.

Company is the world's largest producer of educational and daily living products for people who are blind and visually impaired.



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Bowling Green Corvette Plant

Bowling Green, KY
Watch the fascinating assembly process of America's favorite sports car in a one mile walking tour. Observe as robots weld the steel structure and our dedicated workforce adds parts in Trim and Chassis. See an engineering marvel as the chassis and body come together in "marriage." Witness the birth of new Corvettes at First Start and the thrilling drive off the end of the line....Click here for more details...
Buffalo Trace Distillery

Franklin County, KY
Buffalo Trace Distillery is located in Franklin County, Kentucky, at an ancient buffalo crossing that became a pathway for westward moving explorers, pioneers and settlers. The bold spirit of Kentucky's ancestors lives on at Buffalo Trace Distillery, which stands as one of America's oldest distilling sites. The site's rugged flavor has been preserved for the benefit of Kentuckians, guests and visitors. The Buffalo Trace Distillery invites you to come and experience Buffalo Trace and feel the soul of adventure that is it legacy.

In 1775 the Leestown settlement was established when brothers Hancock and
Courtesy Buffalo Trace Distillery Willis Lee established their camp with a small company of men. They struggled to survive in the unfor...Click here for more details...
Churchill Weavers

Berea, KY
Founder, David Carroll Churchill, was a missionary in India at the turn of the century. As part of his work there, he designed and built hand looms to help the impoverished people better compete with power looms of the day.

When David Carroll Churchill returned to the United States with his wife Eleanor, he settled in a small town at the foothills of the Cumberland Mountains. The town was Berea, Kentucky. Using his loom designs, he and his wife began Churchill Weavers in 1922.

Mr. Churchill was an inventor by early trade and is noted for his contributions to aviation. He is credited for inventing the first retractable landing gear (Smithsonian) as well as the first usable airplane wing de-icers during the second world war.

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