Franklin (Ky.)

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Information for Authority record

Name (Latin)
Franklin (Ky.)
Coordinates
-86.5775 -86.5775 36.7225 36.7225 (gooearth )
W0863438 W0863438 N0364320 N0364320 (geonames )
Associated country
United States
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 133708833
Wikidata: Q1778943
Library of congress: n 82021153
OCoLC: oca00718360
Sources of Information
  • GeoNames, algorithmically matched, 2009(ppl; 36°43ʹ20ʺN 086°34ʹ38ʺW)
  • All American Publishing Co. Franklin, Kentucky, 42134, 1978 (subj.)map recto (Franklin, Kentucky)
  • Rand McNally comm. atlas, 1980(Franklin, Simpson County, Ky.)

Wikipedia description:

Franklin is a home rule-class city in and the county seat of Simpson County, Kentucky, United States. The county is located on the south central border of the state, and its population was 10,176 at the 2020 census. Kentucky Downs, formerly known as Dueling Grounds Racetrack (owned by Corey Johnsen & Ray Reid), is located in Franklin on the Kentucky–Tennessee border. Kentucky Downs hosts the Kentucky Cup Turf Festival, a full card of world-class horse racing featuring four major turf stakes. Kentucky Downs also hosts year-round simulcasts for the Kentucky-Tennessee market.

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