Railroad Tunnel in 1900

ID: 963
This file appears in: Frankfort Union Station

People standing at entrance to railroad tunnel. Building in background was J.B. Blanton & Co. Plaster Works in 1907, and Sanitary Steam Laundry in 1912.
Photo courtesy of the Kentucky Historical Society.

This file appears in: Frankfort Union Station

By Becky Riddle
Historical Marker #1955 commemorates Frankfort's Union Station and an early railroad tunnel built near downtown. In 1820, Lexington was still the largest town in the commonwealth. The coming of…