Kentucky Fried Chicken in Corbin, KY

As you all are probably aware, we are currently participating in the American Freedoms Rally in Corbin, Kentucky. Well, instead of continuing to tell you of all the fun you are missing at the rally, I thought I would provide you with some other interesting travel information on sights that can be seen in and around Corbin, KY.

Did you know that Corbin, KY is the birthplace of Kentucky Fried Chicken? Not only that, but there is currently a museum and cafe here dedicated to Colonel Sanders and his now famous Kentucky Fried Chicken (now known as KFC). Colonel Sanders was born in 1890, in Henryville, Indiana. His full name was Harland Sanders. After completing 6th grade, Harland quit school and went to work. He held a wide variety of jobs, but it wasn't until 1930 that Harland moved to Corbin, KY where he would eventually create the fried chicken empire we all know today.

While in Corbin, Harland opened a service station (close to where the current KFC is located) where he also operated a lunchroom. This lunchroom was literally a room, one table surrounded by six chairs. It didn't take long for his simple lunchroom to expand, so that by 1937 he had build "Saunders' Cafe" which seated 142 customers. Eventually he learned the most popular item on the menu was his fried chicken. Harland closely guarded his recipe for his famous combination of eleven herbs and spices even though he claimed all the spices could be found on everybody's shelf at home. KFC has grown to become one of the largest quick food service systems in the world.

If you come to Corbin, KY, you will need to add to your travel plans a visit to the birthplace of Kentucky Fried Chicken. There is a cafe where you can experience 1940's era atmosphere. It had previously burned down, but has been restored in the late 1980's to its original look. The cafe also features the original kitchen where the Colonel perfected his Original Recipe chicken.

The museum boasts a variety of items from the early days of Harland Sanders' restaurant business, including a barrel of his famous recipe, a life-size statue of the Colonel, as well as a replica of his original kitchen. So, if you are near Corbin, KY, come on by and visit the Harland Sanders Cafe and Museum, birthplace of Kentucky Fried Chicken.

Until tomorrow...