Abandoned Railroad #1- F&C Traditional Geocache
Abandoned Railroad #1- F&C
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Since I have always been interested in railroads, I’ve decided to start a series of caches highlighting some of the physical features that still remain of railroads that no longer exist in the central KY area.
The Frankfort and Cincinnati Railroad ran between Frankfort, KY and Paris, KY. Although incorporated in 1871 as the Paris, Georgetown, and Frankfort Railroad, construction did not begin until 1888. The name of the railroad had been changed to the Kentucky Midland by then and the line was completed in 1890. As with many railroads built during this time in KY, convict labor was used for the bulk of the work.
Due to the many distilleries along the route, the railroad was nicknamed ‘The Whiskey Route’. Another nickname was ‘Forty Miles and Forty Bridges’ due to the numerous water crossings between the 2 towns. Prohibition virtually forced the railroad to stop operations and the increased use of cars and trucks to transport people and goods finally caused the railroad to abandon the Paris-Georgetown line in 1967. It was abandoned from Georgetown to Elsinore in 1970. Finally, in 1987, all operations ceased in the Frankfort area.
From this point you can see one of the few remaining steel bridges left after abandonment. Please do not trespass to get a closer view. There is a safe parking spot nearby, but children and pets should be watched closely due to the traffic on this road.
The cache is a camouflaged matchstick container containing a log and a Japanese ‘penny’ for the FTF.
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