When was frankfort founded

Experiencing rapid growth, attracting new residents, commercial and industrial businesses, Frankfort is a premier community with award-winning schools and exceptional residential, commercial and industrial development.

In , Frankfort was named by Chicago Magazine as one of the top places to live. In Frankfort was named one of the top ten communities for Illinois families, and voted among the top 12 safest communities in Illinois. Frankfort's historic downtown is home to unique boutiques, quality restaurants, a children's museum, and a number of other businesses. The Fire Department added a second station in in Frankfort Square. First Grain Elevator N. Hunter built the second grain elevator in A cement grain elevator is built then burns in In , the Grainery burns.

The Grainery Mall is built in First School s and First Teacher Frankfort builds its first school in It was a one room log cabin. Resident Lizzie Kent would be the first to teach young learners. Rebecca Ruth Candy was founded in by a couple of schoolteachers who were more interested in candymaking than teaching.

Though one left the company after a few years, Ruth Booe kept the business going through ups and downs that included the Great Depression.

In , she developed a recipe for a confectionary she dubbed bourbon balls: covered in chocolate and topped with a pecan, they have a creamy center flavored with bourbon. The company, which still is family-owned, offers tours of its down-home manufacturing facility in a Frankfort residential neighborhood. Almost a decade ago, Tony Davis launched his own bourbon-related enterprise, Kentucky Knows. He began by making handcrafted items such as cutting boards and serving trays from used bourbon barrels.

Then he started experimenting with bourbon-infused coffee, first roasting the beans and then storing them in barrels that had previously held liquor.

The result has caught the fancy of coffee aficionados across the country, as well as visitors who stop by his storefront enterprise in downtown Frankfort. After touring Frankfort, visitors can explore the surrounding countryside. Rockin' Thunder Jet Boat offers excursions on a heavily forested and sparsely populated stretch of the Kentucky River between Frankfort and Madison, Ind. The Salato Wildlife Education Center gives more information on the diverse ecosystems of Kentucky, from its eastern mountains and lush bluegrass region to lowland marshlands.

Visitors here can learn about the non-human inhabitants of the state, including alligator snapping turtles and copperhead snakes. The acre complex also has two fishing lakes, wooded trails and outdoor enclosures with bison, black bear, bobcats and elk, all species native to Kentucky. Finally, Cove Spring Park and Nature Preserve preserves acres of wetlands, waterfalls, forest ravines, and streams.

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