Abstract
The Shake Rag Historic District, located along the north end of State Street in Bowling Green, Kentucky, was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in September 2000. It is Bowling Green’s first National Register District recognized for its significance to African American history. The Shake Rag Neighborhood developed around Lee Square, a parcel of land donated in 1802 for use as a public square. From https://www.visitbgky.com/shakerag/, see for more information.
Disciplines
Architecture | History
Recommended Citation
Kentucky Library Research Collections, "Shake Rag Clippings File" (2018). Research Collections. Paper 75.
https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/dlsc_kl_non_mat/75
Comments
These are clippings and other material collected about the Shake Rag community; they are housed in the Kentucky Library Research Collections at Western Kentucky University; 270-745-5083; spcol@wku.edu