Today we salute Frankfort, Kentucky, the capital of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. The State Capitol is pictured at left. Frankfort, 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 Frankfort. A historical marker in Frankfort 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.