Louisville and Frankfort Railroad
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The Louisville and Frankfort Railroad was a railroad in the U.S. state
of Kentucky
, taking over part of the failed Lexington and Ohio Railroad
. It was merged into the Louisville, Cincinnati and Lexington Railroad in 1869.
U.S. state
A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...
of Kentucky
Kentucky
The Commonwealth of Kentucky is a state located in the East Central United States of America. As classified by the United States Census Bureau, Kentucky is a Southern state, more specifically in the East South Central region. Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a commonwealth...
, taking over part of the failed Lexington and Ohio Railroad
Lexington and Ohio Railroad
The Lexington and Ohio Railroad was the first railroad in the U.S. state of Kentucky....
. It was merged into the Louisville, Cincinnati and Lexington Railroad in 1869.