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Carlisle, Kentucky



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    City Description

    Carlisle is a city in Nicholas County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 1,917 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Nicholas County. It is located at the junction of Kentucky Route 32 and Kentucky Route 36, about halfway between Lexington and Maysville. Carlisle was founded in 1816 when John Kincart separated 50 acres (200,000 m) of his peach orchard into 139 lots and laid out roads. The town was probably named for Carlisle, Pennsylvania, hometown of Kincart's father. The county seat was moved from Ellisville to Carlisle in that same year, and a permanent brick courthouse was built in 1818. The fourth, and final, courthouse was built in 1893-1894. By 1830 the population was over 600, but the town's growth in the 19th century was slowed by numerous fires, a cholera epidemic in 1833, and the lack of turnpike access. However, a wide, macadamized turnpike connecting the town directly to Maysville was opposed by local residents in the 1830s, fearing economic competition to small local shippers. It was eventually built three miles (5 km) west of the town and became US 68. The Trans Kentucky Terminal Railroad was built along the south side of Carlisle in 1871, and as a

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    City Contained By:

    • Nicholas County
    • Kentucky

    Timezones:

    • North American Eastern Time Zone

    Size:

    • 3.36698454344 km squared

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