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Think History

A Moment in Kentucky History: Miraculous Staircase

WEKU | By Samantha Morrill

Published February 3, 2021 at 7:00 AM EST

Think History is our daily segment from Kentucky Humanities. Today, Bill Goodman tells us about? a miraculous staircase.

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