Frankfort in Kentucky
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Frankfort, Kentucky

Frankfort is a city in Kentucky that serves as the capital of the Commonwealth and the county seat of Franklin County. The population was 25,527 at the 2010 census; by population it is the 5th smallest state capital in the United States. Located on the Kentucky River, Frankfort is the principal city of the Frankfort, Kentucky Micropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Franklin and Anderson counties.

Located at 38.2, -84.8667 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Daniel Boone

Daniel Boone (November 2, 1734  – September 26, 1820) was an American pioneer, explorer, and frontiersman whose frontier exploits made him one of the first folk heroes of the United States. Boone is most famous for his exploration and settlement of what is now Kentucky, which was then part of Virginia but on the other side of the mountains from the settled areas.

Located at 38.1937, -84.8661 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Kentucky State Capitol

The Kentucky State Capitol is located in Frankfort and is the house of the three branches (executive, legislative, judicial) of the state government of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. The building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Located at 38.1867, -84.8753 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Kentucky Supreme Court

The Kentucky Supreme Court was created by a 1975 constitutional amendment and is the state supreme court of the U.S. state of Kentucky. Prior to that the Kentucky Court of Appeals was the only appellate court in Kentucky. The Kentucky Court of Appeals is now Kentucky's intermediate appellate court. Criminal appeals involving a sentence of death, life imprisonment or imprisonment of twenty years or more go directly to the Kentucky Supreme Court, bypassing the Kentucky Court of Appeals.

Located at 38.1868, -84.8753 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Kentucky Transportation Cabinet

The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) is Kentucky's state-funded agency charged with building and maintaining U.S. highways and Kentucky state highways, as well as regulating other transportation related issues. The Transportation Cabinet is led by the Kentucky Secretary of Transportation, who is appointed by the governor of Kentucky. The current Secretary is Mike Hancock, who was appointed by Democratic Governor Steve Beshear.

Located at 38.2013, -84.874 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Frankfort High School (Kentucky)

Frankfort High School is located at 328 Shelby Street in Frankfort, Kentucky. It is part of the Frankfort Independent School District which consists of Second Street School, Wilkinson Street School (which has moved into the high school), and Frankfort High School. Notable graduates include George C. Wolfe, Sarah Norman, and the writer, Walter Laughlin, Class of 1986. The Frankfort High mascot is a panther.

Located at 38.1928, -84.8769 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Frankfort Convention Center

The Frankfort Convention Center is a 5,000-seat multi-purpose arena in Frankfort, Kentucky, USA. It hosts locals sporting events and concerts. It was opened as part of the Capital Plaza urban renewal project in the 1970s. The arena's original name was the Farnham Dungeon Civic Center.

Located at 38.2017, -84.8764 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Fort Hill (Frankfort, Kentucky)

Fort Hill is a hill overlooking downtown Frankfort, Kentucky, where military fortifications were built during the American Civil War to protect the city and its pro-Union state government. Although the Commonwealth of Kentucky did not secede from the Union, an attempt was made to set up a Confederate government at Bowling Green in western Kentucky. A Bluegrass Kentuckian, George W. Johnson of Scott County, was elected first Confederate Governor of Kentucky. http://www. visitlex.

Located at 38.2047, -84.8707 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Church of the Ascension (Frankfort, Kentucky)

The Church of the Ascension is an Episcopal Church located in the heart of Frankfort, Kentucky's historic district at 311 Washington Street. It was organized in 1836. The church is governed by a vestry of 8 to 10 members, presided over by the Senior Warden and the Rector. Vestry members are elected during an annual meeting of all of the congregation. Services are conducted by one or two priests and a deacon. Four to six children serve as acolytes in services, carrying the Cross and torches.

Located at 38.1993, -84.8792 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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National Register of Historic Places listings in Franklin County, Kentucky

This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Franklin County, Kentucky. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Franklin County, Kentucky, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in a Google map.

Located at 38.2153, -84.878 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Singing Bridge (United States)

Not to be confused with the Singing Bridge in Australia.

Located at 38.1965, -84.8789 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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War Mothers Memorial Bridge

The War Mothers Memorial Bridge is a box grider bridge that carries US 60 and KY 420 across the Kentucky River in Frankfort, Kentucky. The bridge carries approximately 12,900 cars per day as of 2009. The bridge was built in 1938. At some point, US 60 was shifted from the Singing Bridge just downstream to the War Mothers Memorial Bridge. This bridge connects Frankfort to the Kentucky State Capitol.

Located at 38.1972, -84.8742 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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