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Place Name
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Munfordville
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Place Status (Type)
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town
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Capital Of
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Hart County
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Population
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1,556 (1990)
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Location
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Hart County, Kentucky (KY), United States, North America
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Latitude
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37°16'N
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Longitude
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85°54'W
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Munfordville
, town (1990 pop. 1,556),  Hart co., central
Ky., 35 mi/56 km ENE of Bowling Green, on
Green R., in limestone cave region; 37°16'N 85°54'W. Agr. (poultry;
dairying; burley tobacco, corn; timber); mfg. (lumber, mattress pads).
Indian relics found in vicinity. Mammoth Onyx Cave, containing onyx
formations is to S. In Civil War, Confederate Gen. Braxton Bragg
captured Union fort and garrison here in Sept. 1863. Hart Co.
Historical Mus. Mammoth Cave Natl. Park to SW. Est. 1801.
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