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Bardstown, city, seat (1784) of Nelson county, in the outer Bluegrass region of central Kentucky, U.S., 39 miles (63 km) southeast of Louisville. Founded as Salem in 1778, it was later renamed to honour William Bard, one of the original landowners. During the American Civil War, it was occupied (September 20–October 3, 1862) by General Braxton Bragg’s Confederate forces. The city is the trade centre for a fertile agricultural area (tobacco, grain, livestock, and dairy products); its manufactures include bourbon whiskey, flour, greeting cards, and automotive products. Tourism is also important to the economy. St. Joseph’s Proto-Cathedral (1819), the oldest ...(100 of 177 words)

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