Colored Soldiers Monument in Frankfort
The Colored Soldiers Monument in Frankfort, Kentucky's Green Hill Cemetery, at the junction of US 60 and US 421, is the only Kentucky monument honoring black soldiers that participated in the American Civil War, and one of only four in the entire United States.Photo: Bedford, Public domain.
- Type: Memorial
- Description: war memorial in Frankfort, Kentucky, USA
- Also known as: “Colored Soldiers Monument”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Franklin County High School and Kentucky State Capitol.
Franklin County High School
School
Franklin County High School is the largest of three public high schools in Frankfort, Kentucky, United States, and is one of two high schools operated by Franklin County Public Schools. Franklin County High School is situated 4,000 feet northeast of Colored Soldiers Monument in Frankfort.
Kentucky State Capitol
Public building
Photo: RXUYDC, Public domain.
The Kentucky State Capitol is located in Frankfort and is the house of the three branches of the state government of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. The building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Kentucky State Capitol is situated 2½ miles southwest of Colored Soldiers Monument in Frankfort.
Frankfort Cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: FloNight, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 1½ miles southwest of Colored Soldiers Monument in Frankfort.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Frankfort and Jett.
Frankfort
Frankfort is the capital of Kentucky. Downtown Frankfort is characterized by charismatic, old-fashioned, antebellum style buildings holding shops, cafes, restaurants and museums.
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 2 miles southeast of Colored Soldiers Monument in Frankfort.
Big Eddy
Hamlet
Big Eddy is an unincorporated community in Franklin County, Kentucky, United States. Big Eddy is situated 2½ miles southwest of Colored Soldiers Monument in Frankfort.
Colored Soldiers Monument in Frankfort
- Categories: war memorial and historic site
- Location: Franklin, Kentucky, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.20517° or 38° 12′ 19″ northLongitude
-84.83763° or 84° 50′ 16″ westOpen location code
86CQ6546+3WOpenStreetMap ID
node 4723616345OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorialWikidata ID
Q1111569
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to German—“Colored Soldiers Monument in Frankfort” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Colored Soldiers Monument in Frankfort”
- French: “Colored Soldiers Monument in Frankfort”
- German: “Colored Soldiers Monument in Frankfort”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Greenhill Cemetery and Crestwood Church.
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