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Summit in Kentucky, United States
Frenchman Knob
Frenchman Knob is located in KentuckyFrenchman KnobFrenchman KnobHart County, Kentucky
Highest point
Elevation1,158 ft (353 m)
Coordinates37°21′17″N 085°52′25″W / 37.35472°N 85.87361°W / 37.35472; -85.87361
Geography
LocationHart County, Kentucky

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

It was so named because a Frenchman was scalped upon it.

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Frenchman Knob
  2. "Frenchman Knob". Peakery.com. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
  3. Collins, Lewis (1877). History of Kentucky. p. 333.
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