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Today we salute 'Frank'fort, Kentucky, the capital of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. In response to Dad's request for a dispatch from his homestate's capital, we made this trip a surprise part of the Corndogs Across America tour to honor our father with an early Father's Day gift. 'Frank'fort, located midway between Lexington and Louisville, is home to about 30,000 residents. Daniel Boone and his wife Rebecca are buried in Frankfort --Mingo's burial site is unknown and Cincinnatus never made it out of Boonesborough. There is a bit of controversy on the origin of the name 'Frank'fort. A historical marker in 'Frank'fort states that the city was thusly named as a tribute to Benjamin Franklin -- he of the Declaration of Independence and a chain of Five and Dime Stores; others attribute the name to Stephen Franks, an early settler of Kentucky. Although the area has a German influence, there is no historical reference to the city being named for a sausage . . . The Food Network reports that the Corndog is now the number one fried food in the U.S.