Frankfort Barracks
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The Frankfort Barracks, used for federal soldiers during Reconstruction, have been converted to homes and businesses. Photograph courtesy of Tim Talbott.
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Frankfort Barracks
Historical Marker #2061 in Frankfort notes the location of barracks built by the federal government to house soldiers serving in Reconstruction-era Kentucky.
The immediate post-Civil War period in Kentucky has often been referred to by historians…