Frankfort Wrap

With our tours radiating out from Frankfort, we may have not paid enough attention to Frankfort which, after all, is the state capital.  It's the fourth smallest state capital with a population of 28,000.  (The smallest is Montpelier, VT, population 8000.  Santa Fe's pop. is 62,000.)  Frankfort straddles the Kentucky River, which you've got to admit is a great place for the capital of Kentucky.

I made a trip early Wednesday morning to the city cemetery, primarily to see the grave of Daniel Boone.  After the visit I learned from this website and also the Wikipedia bio of Boone that there is some controversy about whether he is really buried in Frankfort.  He lived his later years in Missouri, died there in 1820 and was buried there.  Kentucky disinterred his and his wife, Rebecca's, remains in 1845 and reburied them in Frankfort - they think.  Some in Missouri claimed they took the wrong bones, but maybe they're just saying that out of spite.  Here's the monument to Mr. and Mrs. Boone.

This site overlooks the Kentucky River valley and downtown Frankfort.  You can see the early morning fog in the valley.

You know the Marine song, ".... to the shores of Tripoli."  Well, the first time the American flag was raised on foreign shore, it was in Tripoli and the marine who planted the flag was Lt. Presley O'Bannon, who is buried in the Frankfort cemetery.  Here's his marker.

I concluded my Frankfort historical mini-tour by going by the old capitol building.

And that wrapped up our Frankfort stay - five days.  We packed up and took a short drive to Cincinnati for a weekend soccer tournament in which grandson, Andrew, is playing.  Here's the traditional crossing a big river picture.

Cheers,

Susie and Rob