Read the messages on the tombstones and try to interpret the history of the area at Greenhill Cemetery. You'll discover plenty of interesting stories among the monuments here.
If you're staying a while in Frankfort, Greenhill Cemetery is an interesting place to start your sightseeing. This burial ground is one of numerous attractions that'll keep you on the go here. Kentucky State University, Kentucky State Capitol, and Buffalo Trace Distillery are also waiting to be discovered close by.
![Kentucky State University was chartered in May 1886 as the State Normal School for Colored Persons, only the second state-supported institution of higher learning in Kentucky.[1] During the euphoria of Frankfort's 1886 centennial celebration, the city donated $1,500 towards the purchase of land for a new college on a bluff overlooking Frankfort.
The new school formally opened on October 11, 1887, with three teachers, 55 students, and John H. Jackson as president.[1] Recitation Hall](https://mediaim.expedia.com/destination/2/153e32620cffbd999fa3637cc30e197d.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=900&h=506&q=mediumHigh)
