1777History
Before Kentucky statehood, he represented Virginia in the Continental Congress (1777−78) and the U.S.
1780History
The site evidently received its name after an incident in 1780, when pioneer Stephen Frank was killed in a skirmish with Native Americans; the crossing was named "Frank's Ford" ...
1786Military
In 1786, the Virginia legislature designated 100 acres (40 hectares) as the town of Frankfort and, after Kentucky became a state in 1792, it was chosen as capital.
1792Government
After Kentucky became the 15th state in 1792, five commissioners from various counties were appointed, on June 20, 1792, to choose a location for the capital.
1794Military
Frankfort had a United States post office by 1794, with Daniel Weisiger as postmaster.
1796Military
John Brown, a Virginia lawyer and statesman, built a home now called Liberty Hall in Frankfort in 1796.
1808Military
The Argus of Western America was published in Frankfort from 1808 until 1830.
1829History
In 1829, Gideon Shryock designed the Old Capitol, Kentucky's third, in Greek Revival style.
1830History
It served Kentucky as its capitol from 1830 to 1910.
1850Military
The separate settlement known as South Frankfort was annexed by the city on January 3, 1850.
1862Military
The Confederate Army also occupied Frankfort for a short time, starting on September 3, 1862, the only such time that Confederate forces took control of a Union capitol.
1882Civil Rights
The Clinton Street High School, a segregated public school for African American students in Frankfort operated from either 1882 or 1884 until 1928.
1884Government
Supreme Court justice
Elizabeth Ann Hulette, professional wrestling manager
Grover Land (1884−1958), professional baseball player
Crit Luallen, lieutenant governor of Kentucky (...
1890Education
KSU (also known as KYSU) is a public historically black university and an 1890 land-grant institution.
1900Crime
On February 3, 1900, William Goebel was assassinated in Frankfort while walking to the capitol on the way to the Kentucky Legislature.
1901History
Anne Elizabeth Wilson (1901–1946), writer, poet, editor
George C.
1929Military
=== 20th century ===
The Mayo–Underwood School, the successor to the Clinton Street High School, was a public school for African American students in Frankfort and operated fro...
1937Disaster
Because of the city's location on the Kentucky River, it has flooded many times, with the two highest recorded floods occurring in 1937 and 1978.
1965Military
Frankfort has a lending library, Paul Sawyier Public Library, named in 1965 after the watercolor artist Paul Sawyier whose many paintings document the history of the area.
1967Architecture
A modern addition to the State Office Building was completed in 1967.
1969Disaster
The North Frankfort levee, finished in 1969, and the South Frankfort floodwall, built in the 1990s, were constructed for flood protection.
1971Military
Until 1971, the C&O's George Washington stopped in Frankfort.
1972Government
The Capital Plaza Office Tower opened in 1972 and became a visual landmark for the center of the city.
2007Civil Rights
Archived March 11, 2007, at the Wayback Machine.
2008Government
In August 2008, state government officials recommended demolition of the Capital Plaza Office Tower and redevelopment of the area over a period of years.
2016Economy
As of 2016, the city's largest industry was public administration with 28% of the workforce.
2018Government
In 2018 the Capital Plaza was demolished and a new state office building was constructed to take its place.
2019Architecture
State officials replaced the outdated office tower with a smaller building called the Mayo–Underwood Building (2019), in order to create a more pedestrian-oriented scale at the ...
2020History
== Demographics ==
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 28,602 people, 12,434 households, and 6,053 families residing in the city.