Bardstown
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Bards·town | \ ˈbärdz-ˌtau̇n 
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\Definition of Bardstown
city south-southeast of Louisville in central Kentucky population 11,700
Note: Bardstown is the site of the house (known as Federal Hill) believed to have inspired Stephen Foster to write the song "My Old Kentucky Home."
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