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Think History

A Moment in Kentucky History: L&N Railroad

WEKU | By Samantha Morrill

Published April 28, 2020 at 8:15 AM EDT

Think History is our daily segment from Kentucky Humanities. Today, Bill Goodman tells us about? L&N Railroad.

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