10 Facts About Elizabethtown KY

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Elizabethtown KY is a home rule-class city and the county seat of Hardin County, Kentucky, United States.

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Elizabethtown KY is in east-central Hardin County, about 15 miles south of Fort Knox.

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The opening of the railroad brought economic growth to Elizabethtown KY, which became an important trade center along the railroad and a strategic point during the Civil War.

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4.

Elizabethtown KY proceeded north along the railroad, burning trestles and destroying sections of the track.

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5.

The movie Elizabethtown KY was named after the town; most of the footage was filmed in Versailles and Louisville because Elizabethtown KY has lost much of its historic architecture in recent years due to commercial development.

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6.

Elizabethtown KY is officially classified by the Kentucky Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control as being in a "moist county".

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7.

Elizabethtown KY is home to Elizabethtown KY Community and Technical College, a member of the Kentucky Community and Technical College System, as well as Empire Beauty School formerly the Hair Design School on Westport Road.

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8.

Elizabethtown KY has a lending library, a branch of the Hardin County Public Library.

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9.

Elizabethtown KY has one sister city, as designated by Sister Cities International:.

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10.

Elizabethtown KY is the eponym of the 2005 film Elizabethtown KY starring Orlando Bloom and Kirsten Dunst.

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