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741:Morgantown
710:Versailles
705:Tebbs Bend
675:Perryville
590:Louisville
555:Horse Cave
525:Georgetown
430:Perryville
420:Louisville
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650:Owensboro
570:Lexington
515:Frankfort
495:Cynthiana
465:Bardstown
435:Vanceburg
410:Frankfort
405:Covington
752:See also
700:Somerset
510:Fairview
505:Eminence
500:Danville
485:Caldwell
233:Monument
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111:Location
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540:Hickman
530:Glasgow
460:Augusta
220:Gallery
190:obelisk
183:treason
630:Murray
610:Midway
520:Fulton
670:Paris
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398:Union
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