Kentucky State University
Kentucky State University is a school in Franklin, Kentucky. Kentucky State University is situated nearby to the hamlet Big Eddy, as well as near Jett.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Frankfort Cemetery and Kentucky War Memorial.
Frankfort Cemetery
Cemetery
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The Frankfort Cemetery is a historic rural cemetery located on East Main Street in Frankfort, Kentucky. The cemetery is the burial site of Daniel Boone, the famed frontiersman, and contains the graves of other famous Americans including seventeen Kentucky governors and a Vice President of the United States. Frankfort Cemetery is situated 4,100 feet southwest of Kentucky State University.
Kentucky War Memorial
Memorial
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The Kentucky War Memorial is a memorial to Kentuckians who have died in all wars. On a high-point called the "State Mound" in Frankfort Cemetery in Frankfort, Kentucky, the memorial consists of a 65-foot-tall monument erected in 1850, nine low stone monuments built in a semi-circle, and two low straight monuments. Kentucky War Memorial is situated 3,900 feet southwest of Kentucky State University.
War Mothers Memorial Bridge
Bridge
The War Mothers Memorial Bridge is a box girder 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. War Mothers Memorial Bridge is situated 1 mile west of Kentucky State University.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Frankfort and Big Eddy.
Frankfort
Big Eddy
Hamlet
Big Eddy is an unincorporated community in Franklin County, Kentucky, United States. Big Eddy is situated 2 miles south of Kentucky State University.
Jett
Hamlet
Jett is an unincorporated community within Franklin County, Kentucky, United States. It was part of a farm acquired by Thomas Jett, in 1822. In 1882, Jett's heirs donated land for a Louisville & Nashville Railroad station which was named for him. Jett is situated 3 miles southeast of Kentucky State University.
Kentucky State University
- Type: School
- Also known as: “Kentucky Normal and Industrial Institute”, “Kentucky State College”, “Kentucky State College for Negroes”, “Kentucky State Industrial College for Colored Persons”, and “State Normal School for Colored Persons”
- Category: education
- Location: Franklin, Kentucky, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.20202° or 38° 12′ 7″ northLongitude
-84.85634° or 84° 51′ 23″ westElevation
764 feet (233 metres)Open location code
86CQ642V+RFOpenStreetMap ID
node 358594727OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=schoolGeoNames ID
4296941
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