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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Travel
Simon Calder

Why it’s worth checking out the birthplace of Kentucky Fried Chicken on US Route 25

Charlotte Hindle

Halfway along its southbound journey from the Detroit to Florida, US Route 25 splits into two. On the map I am gazing at, the effect looks rather like a wishbone. Which is appropriate, since I am inside the modest roadside stop that is the birthplace of KFC.

The location: Corbin, Kentucky, a small town amid the gentle, wooded hills of southern Kentucky. And the most celebrated Corbinite is Harland D Sanders.

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