Dog Slaughter Falls is a to tall waterfall at the confluence of the
Cumberland River and Dog Slaughter Creek, in the London Ranger District of the
Daniel Boone National Forest
The Daniel Boone National Forest (originally the Cumberland National Forest) is a national forest in Kentucky. Established in 1937, it includes of federally owned land within a proclamation boundary. The name of the forest was changed in 1966 ...
in
Whitley County, Kentucky
Whitley County is a county located in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 36,712. Its county seat is at Williamsburg, though the largest city is Corbin, and the county's District Cou ...
.
It is accessible via the
Sheltowee Trace Trail, traveling downstream of
Cumberland Falls
Cumberland Falls, sometimes called the Little Niagara, the Niagara of the South, or the Great Falls, is a waterfall on the Cumberland River in southeastern Kentucky. Spanning the river at the border of McCreary and Whitley counties, the waterfal ...
, or via the Dog Slaughter Trail.
The falls is rumored to be named for the drowning of unwanted pets, or the loss of hunting dogs to predatory wildlife.
See also
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List of waterfalls of Kentucky
References
External links
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Waterfalls of Kentucky
Landforms of Whitley County, Kentucky