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US 421 in front of Good Shepherd Catholic Church
Site of first railroad west of the Alleghenies. Built 1833-34. Flat iron rails were pinned to quarried limestone blocks. The 23-mile run between Lexington and Frankfort required four hours.
For more information, see ExploreKYHistory: Lexington & Ohio R.R.
