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| Belmont Iron Furnace | 
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This iron furnace was built in 1884 to melt ore. Located east of I-65 off Exit 112, KY Hwy. 61 at Belmont on Shuffletown Road. | ||
| Brashear's Station | ||
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Historical marker identifies the site of an early fort built to protect the salt works and its workers from Indian attacks. Exit 117, Hwy.44, East of Shepherdsville. | ||
| Bullitt's Lick | |
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Site of early commercial salt production from Salt Flats remaining from the Ice Ages. Many animal trails converged in Bullitt County at various salt licks. Exit 117, Hwy.44W, 3 miles northwest of Shepherdsville. | |
| Lloyd House | |
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The home is an 1880 restoration depicting life at the turn of the century. Exit 117, Mt. Washington, Hwy. 31E. Tours by appointment. 502-543-4458 | |
| L & N Railroad Bridge | |
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One of three bridges destroyed by Gen. John Hunt Morgan's Raiders during the Civil War. Exit 117, Shepherdsville at Hwy 61 and Salt River. | |
| Mystery Cemetary | |
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Marker at top of "shale hill" identifies fourteen graves of Civil War soldiers or railroad workers who died during the cholera epidemic in 1869. Exit 112, Clermont to Hwy. 245. | ||
| Old Stone Bank | ||
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Built in 1830, this bank is believed to be the first west of the Alleghenies. Exit 117, Shepherdsville, Hwy. 61. | ||
| Pre-Historic Indian Rock Shelter | |
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Dates to 16,000 BC. A nature trail describes flora along ancient pathways used by the native American Indians. Exit 117, Shepherdsville, KOA Campground. | |
| Salt River Iron Furnace | |
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Built in 1832, the stone stack was 33 feet high. With charcoal fueling the process it produced 700 to 800 tons of iron castings annually. Brooks, Exit 112 to Hwy. 61 to Beech Grove Rd. | |
| Site of General Sherman's Headquarters | |
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In September, 1861, General Sherman and 4000 men headquartered at the railroad to secure Muldraugh Hill from Confederate soldiers bound for Louisville. Exit 105, Lebanon Junction. | |
| Woodsdale One-Room Schoolhouse | 
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Built in 1808, the schoolhouse represents 145 years of continuous teaching. It was restored and moved in 1985 to its present location beside the Bullitt County Board of Education. Exit 117, Shepherdsville. | ||
| World's Largest Mules | ||
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Guinness Book of World Records documents these two mules as the LARGEST IN THE WORLD. Boarded at the Barley Creek Christian Riding Center. See them just off I-65 near exit 112. 502-543-2932 | ||
For more information regarding Points of Interest, contact Doris Owen at the Bullitt County Geneological Society, P.O. Box 960, Shepherdsville, Ky, 40165. Call 502-538-6428 or E-mail dcox36@bullitt.net.
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