Versailles, Kentucky

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Versailles, Kentucky is a small historic city in Woodford County known for its surrounding horse farms, bourbon distilleries, and role in the heart of Kentucky’s Bluegrass region.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
county seat
climate humid subtropical climate
country United States
county Woodford County, Kentucky
foundedIn 1792
governedBy city council
hasAreaCode 859
hasEconomicActivity bourbon production
equine industry
tourism
hasEducationalInstitution Woodford County High School
hasEvent Versailles Twilight Festival
Woodford County Fair
hasHistoricArchitectureStyle Federal style
Greek Revival
Victorian
hasHistoricSite Versailles Historic District
Woodford County Courthouse
hasNearbyAttraction Bluegrass Scenic Railroad and Museum
Castle & Key Distillery
Keeneland Race Course
Woodford Reserve Distillery
hasNearbyHorseFarm Ashford Stud
Lane’s End Farm
Three Chimneys Farm
WinStar Farm
hasPostalCode 40383
hasPublicLibrary Woodford County Library
incorporatedIn 1837
isCountySeatOf Woodford County, Kentucky
knownFor bourbon distilleries
historic downtown
thoroughbred horse farms
locatedInRegion Bluegrass region
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone
locatedNear Elkhorn Creek NERFINISHED
namedAfter Versailles, France
near Lexington, Kentucky
partOf Inner Bluegrass physiographic region
partOfMetropolitanArea Lexington–Fayette metropolitan area
regionallyAssociatedWith Kentucky Bourbon Trail
roadServedBy Kentucky Route 33
Kentucky Route 62
U.S. Route 60 NERFINISHED
state Kentucky

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