Bardstown's Pioneer Cemetery

Pioneer Cemetery, Bardstown, Nelson County
Located behind The Jailer's Inn, this cemetery was in operation from 1789 (or before) until the 1850s.

The cemetery grounds are well-maintained.

The cemetery contains several enclosed or walled plots, and those are mostly overgrown with weeds.

Notice what looks like a hand drawn bird on this stone.

Detail of illustration in the previous photo

Many headstones and vaults are broken and in disrepair.

Grave of Mary Jane and "also at her foot her only daughter," Mary Elizabeth

Grave of Revolutionary War Soldier

The Jailer's Inn, Part 2

Inside the old jail, The Jailer's Inn, Bardstown, Nelson County

The Detox Cell

Sleeping accommodations for the inmates

Inmate poetry on the wall of the old jail

Some of the things the inmates made while in jail.  The Barbasol can was used to make a key, while the electric cord and ink pen were used to make tattoos.

One of the options for guests to the inn is a stay in one of the jail cells which has been upgraded for lodgers' comfort.  There's a private bathroom behind a partition in one corner, heating and air conditioning, a futon, and bunk beds.  The lower bunk is even a waterbed.