 
It was here, in 1917, that Ervin Houchens established his first store in what would become a multi-store, multi-million dollar supermarket chain-Houchens-scattered across south-central Kentucky. The founding of Houchens Industries by Ervin G. Houchens is a quintessential American success story. One of ten children, Houchens grew up in a three-room log cabin. In 1917, at the age of 19, he opened his first grocery store in rural Barren County, Kentucky, where he grew up. It was a modest enterprise, housed in a 12-foot by 20-foot shed. Less than three years later he was able to relocate his business to Cross Roads, Kentucky, growing into a general merchandise store.
 The Winn School was originally located one mile west of its present location, where from 1891 to 1947 area youngsters were educated in this one-room schoolhouse. Bench desks, teacher's table/desk, books, photos, and other artifacts celebrate the rural learning processes.
 Directions - Barren County - From Exit 43 on I-65, travel east on the Cumberland Parkway to its junction with US 31E in Glasgow. Follow US 31E south for 6.5 miles. Turn left onto Dover Church-Browning School Road and travel approximately 3/4 mile and turn right into the park.
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