The Frankfort Barracks

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Built in the 1870s the Frankfort Barracks have been preserved and serve as a reminder of Reconstruction-era Kentucky. Photograph courtesy of Tim Talbott.

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By Tim Talbott
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…