Capital of Kentucky

Started by Delbert, August 23, 2009, 04:32:23 PM

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flintauqua

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August 23, 2009, 09:36:23 PM Last Edit: August 24, 2009, 12:30:59 AM by flintauqua
I once took a vacation and ended up, by pure accident, overnighting in former state or territorial capitals four of the six nights I was gone:  St. Charles, MO; Corydon, IN; Danville, KY; and Knoxville, TN.  With the exception of St. Charles, I had no idea they had been capitals until I started looking through the visitor info I'd picked up in the motel lobby.

W. Gray

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August 24, 2009, 08:58:59 AM
Speaking of the '50s, would anyone suppose that Groucho Marx started the ball rolling for these types of questions on his "You Bet Your Life" TV show that started in 1950?

His memorable question concerned Grant's Tomb.
"If one of the many corrupt...county-seat contests must be taken by way of illustration, the choice of Howard County, Kansas, is ideal." Dr. Everett Dick, The Sod-House Frontier, 1854-1890.
"One of the most expensive county-seat wars in terms of time and money lost..." Dr. Homer E Socolofsky, KSU

Delbert

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August 24, 2009, 09:50:13 PM
You do better than the students that I substitute. 
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