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Kentucky Military History Museum, Frankfort, KY

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Kentucky Military History Museum

A Frankfort museum housed in a historic State Arsenal building, showing Kentucky's military heritage and its Civil War-era role.

125 E. Main St., Frankfort, KY 40601 · Frankfort, KY

About Kentucky Military History Museum

The Kentucky Military History Museum occupies the State Arsenal in downtown Frankfort, a building that marked its 175th anniversary in 2025. The Kentucky Historical Society cares for the structure in partnership with the state's military affairs department. Its Gothic Revival building once served as an arsenal and a Civil War-era munitions factory. Exhibits cover Kentucky military treasures and the work of an innovator named George M. Chinn, and older 19th-century war records are available by appointment. Staff-led guided tours explain the building's design, its Civil War history, and its part in the defense of Frankfort. The museum is part of the Historical Society's downtown campus, and one ticket covers the campus's three sites.

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  • #Civil War
  • #Frankfort
  • #State Arsenal
  • #guided tour

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