Founded by Scottish immigrants from Virginia in 1799, Glasgow is a community of more than
15,000 people located in the rolling hills and farmland of South Central Kentucky. 
Because of its Scottish roots, the city hosts an annual Highland Games, a gathering of Scottish clans
for traditional athletic competitions. The Games draw international
attendance. With its close proximity to three of the nation’s best
resort lakes (Dale Hollow Lake, Lake Cumberland, and Barren River Lake), Glasgow is also one of the state’s
premier vacation destinations. The city is only twenty minutes from
Mammoth Cave National Park which offers hiking, camping,
canoeing, caving, fishing, and horseback riding.
The area
has many types of equestrian activities, including professional facilities
for Tennessee Walking Horses, Dressage, Hunter/Jumper, Quarter Horses, and
American Saddlebreds. Horse Cave Theatre, provides
the area with nationally recognized excellence in theatrical production.
Only
90 miles south of Louisville and 90 miles north of Nashville, Glasgow is centrally located for a
variety of recreational activities. Nearby Bowling
Green, a city
of 50,000 people, is only 30 minutes west and offers a variety of restaurants,
theaters, shopping and after-hours attractions including jazz, blues, dancing
and the National Corvette Museum.
The city of Glasgow is a progressive community
that offers many of the amenities of larger cities (such as shopping, fine
dining and recreation), but with the warmth and friendliness of a smaller
town. Other community benefits include moderate real estate prices,
a low crime rate, and a reasonable cost of living. Because Glasgow has a diversified industrial
base 
located in three modern industrial parks, the city can offer a revolving
loan fund which provides low interest loans to attract new industries and
assist existing industries with their expansion plans. The industrial
incentives combined with resort revenues keep Glasgow a prosperous community.
For residents with school-age children, Glasgow provides excellent educational
opportunities for all grade levels,
including a branch of Western Kentucky University.
The National Forum to Accelerate
Middle Grades Reform recognized Barren County Middle School
as one of three national "Schools to Watch."Glasgow’s commitment to technology
shows with the availability of high-speed Internet access to all of its residents.
In fact, the city has been named twice in the Wall Street Journal for its
innovative high-speed Internet access available through the local cable system.
Glasgow residents are linked through
a high-speed broadband network via cable modem. The service is operated
by the Glasgow Electric Plant Board,
the local utility that also provides Glasgow’s electric power and
cable TV. Recently, ZD Net, the Website of ZDTV, selected Glasgow as “the most wired small town
in Kentucky.”