Many outstanding young men and women came through the Glendale Children's Home where they received loving care by those who lived and worked there.

The Glendale school campus currently sits empty with an undetermined future, as no word has been officially made whether the building will be repurposed, or if it will be torn down.

The Hardin County school system recognized the historical Rebel concept was racially controversial, as it politically aligned itself to carry a negative stigma relative to pro-slavery, pro-racism.

Mary Barr Clay included in her summary of Kentucky women's suffrage activities in the History of Woman Suffrage included a report given in The Revolution from Glendale: "We organized here an association with twenty members the first of October, 1867, and now have fifty.

We hope soon to have the whole of Hardin county, and by the close of another year the whole of the State of Kentucky, enlisted on the side of woman's rights.

"[4] In April 2009, Governor Steve Beshear announced that a consortium of least 50 corporations — collectively known as the National Alliance for Advanced Transportation Batteries, or NAATBatt — identified a 1,551-acre (6.28 km2) state-owned industrial site, for a project to bring a lithium-ion battery manufacturing plant for hybrid and electric cars, its headquarters and engineering facilities to Glendale.

[5][6] The site was eventually announced as the location of a new Ford battery production facility in September 2021.

The complex, scheduled to open in 2025, is expected to employ about 5,000 and will produce batteries to support future Ford and Lincoln electric vehicles.

[7] The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters.

The Whistle Stop restaurant in Glendale is situated along the railroad, and has infamously earned itself notoriety for the southern-style cuisine it has served since its establishment.

Glendale is located approximately 50 miles (80 km) from one of the most popular tourist attractions in the Commonwealth of Kentucky, Mammoth Cave National Park.