Day 793
Founded by pioneers in 1798, no one seems to know where the name Bowling Green derived. Bowling Green is the County Seat of Warren County, Kentucky (my brother, Warren, pointed this out). The main attraction of Bowling Green is The National Corvette Museum which showcases the Chevrolet Corvette, that has been in production since 1953. The museum was constructed in 1994, and opened to the public in September of that year.
On June 30, 1953, the first Corvette, rolled off the assembly line in Flint, Michigan. Production moved to the Bowling Green Assembly Plant in 1981, where Corvettes have been made since. Three hundred hand-built polo white Corvette convertibles were produced for the 1953 model year.
Myron Scott, born September 16, 1907 in Camden, Ohio, an assistant director of Public Relations at Chevrolet, named the car after the name given to French speed ships in the 1670’s. The Corvette used a new technology called glass reinforced plastics, what we know today as fiberglass. 
This original emblem, combining the checkered flag and the American flag, was on the first corvette show car at the New York Motorama in 1953.
A member of General Motors’ legal team pointed out that it was illegal to use the American flag on a commercial product. Just hours before the show, a new emblem was designed using the Chevrolet “bow tie” and the French fleur-de-lis:
Some people just don’t take care of their car:
On February 12, 2014, a sinkhole opened under the floor of the Skydome area of the museum at around 5:44 AM, causing a portion of the floor to collapse. Eight corvettes fell into the hole.
Technical Stuff:
Louisville, Kentucky to Bowling Green, Kentucky: 113.0 miles
2 hours 21 minutes
10.5 MPG
Diesel: $3.06
The 5th Wheel 
You forgot to mention that Bowling Green is located in “the county seat of Warren County”.
How could I have missed that?
Since I neglected to put in the “Technical Stuff”, I added about the County Seat. Barbara also wanted me to point out that 3 of the 8 cars that fell into the sinkhole were fully repaired and restored.
Boy, everybody is a critic.
Leaving 5 cars still in the hole?
All were taken out of the hole. One of the 5 beyond repair is in my picture. All five were on display. I think they should have left the hole open, with some of the cars still there, but they did not consult me.