Birthplace of Kentuky Fried Chicken - Corbin, KY
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N 36° 57.593 W 084° 05.620
16S E 758760 N 4094369
Located in front of the Col Harland Sanders Cafe & Museum.
Waymark Code: WM7A98
Location: Kentucky, United States
Date Posted: 09/26/2009
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In 1932 Colonel Harland Sanders bought the small restaurant near this site. Here he combined good cooking, hard work and showmanship to build regional fame for his fine food. His restaurant and motel, now gone, flourished. To serve his patrons better Sanders constantly experimented with new recipes and cooking methods. Here he created, developed and perfected his world famous Kentucky Fried Chicken recipe. In 1956 plans were announced for a federal highway to by-pass Corbin. Threatened with traffic loss, Sanders, then 66, -and undaunted, sold the restaurant and started traveling America selling seasoning, and his recipe for chicken to other restaurants. His success in this effort began the world's largest commercial food service system and made Kentucky a household word around the world.
Marker Name: Birthplace of Kentucky Fried Chicken
Marker Location: Roadside
Type of Marker: Person
Marker Number (for official markers): -blank-
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker:
Innumerable friends of Kentucky's greatest goodwill ambassador
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Visit Instructions:
A picture of the site or anything specific to the text on marker.