Frenchman Knob

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Frenchman Knob
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Frenchman Knob
Highest point
Elevation 1,158 ft (353 m) [1]
Coordinates 37°21′17″N085°52′25″W / 37.35472°N 85.87361°W / 37.35472; -85.87361 Coordinates: 37°21′17″N085°52′25″W / 37.35472°N 85.87361°W / 37.35472; -85.87361 [1]
Geography
Location Hart County, Kentucky

Frenchman Knob is a summit in Hart County, Kentucky, in the United States. [1] With an elevation of 1,158 feet (353 m), Frenchman Knob is the 537th highest summit in the state of Kentucky. [2]

Hart County, Kentucky County in the United States

Hart County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Kentucky. As of the 2010 census, the population was 18,199. Its county seat is Munfordville. Hart County is a prohibition or dry county.

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It was so named because a Frenchman was scalped upon it. [3]

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