Ku Klux Klan. Resurrected movement of nativist Americans in the 1920s -- difference between 1920s version and its predecessor was the amount of groups it targeted: not just African-Americans, but Jews, Catholics, Radicals, and Immigrants.
Located on the Kentucky River, Frankfort is the principal city of the Frankfort, Kentucky Micropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Franklin and Anderson counties.ohn Brown, a Virginia lawyer and statesman, built a home now called Liberty Hall in Frankfort in 1796. Before Kentucky's statehood, he represented Virginia in the Continental Congress (1777â78) and the U.S. Congress (1789â91).
The population in 2010 was 25,527. The original town of Frankfort was on the north side of the Kentucky River. It has expanded to include the once independent towns of South Frankfort, south of the River, and Leestown, to the north. Frankfort is the home of Kentucky State University.The Franklin County Courthouse was built in 1835, designed by Gideon Shryock.An addition was built in 1949 and it was further expanded in 2013. The Old State Capitol was completed in 1830 and used until the new capitol was completed in 1910.rankfort is the home of Kentucky State University. The Franklin County Courthouse was built in 1835, designed by Gideon Shryock. An addition was built in 1949 and it was further expanded in 2013. The Old State Capitol was completed in 1830 and used until the new capitol was completed in 1910.