Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)/Frankfort (Indiana)

FRANKFORT, a city of Indiana, the county-seat of Clinton co. It is on the Chicago, Indianapolis and Louisville, the Lake Erie and Western, the Vandalia, and the Toledo, St. Louis and Western railroads. It is the center of an important agricultural region. Its industries include the manufacture of kitchen cabinets, brick, lumber, agricultural implements, etc. There are several large wholesale grocer establishments and railroad repair shops. Among the important public buildings are a Carnegie library, a court house, and a high school. Pop. (1910) 8,634; (1920) 11,585.