Editing Harrodsburg, Kentucky (section)

===19th century===
The [[Kentucky General Assembly]] incorporated Harrodsburg in 1836.<ref name=sos/>

During the [[American Civil War|Civil War]], the town was generally pro-[[Confederate States of America|Confederate]],<ref name="kleber"/> however [[Union (American Civil War)|Union]] control permitted the organization two Union regiments, the [[19th Regiment Kentucky Volunteer Infantry]] and the [[11th Regiment Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry]]. The 19th Infantry as organized at nearby Camp Harwood for a three-year enlistment commencing January 2, 1862, under the command of [[Colonel (U.S.)#19th century|Colonel]] [[William J. Landram]]. Companies A, C, D, and F of the 11th Kentucky Cavalry were organized at Harrodsburg, Kentucky, in July 1862. The remainder of the regiment was organized in Louisville, Kentucky, and mustered in on September 26, 1862, for three years service under the command of Colonel Alexander W. Holeman.  Following the [[Battle of Perryville]], much of the city was converted into makeshift hospitals; 1600 sick and wounded Confederate soldiers were captured during a raid by the [[9th Kentucky Cavalry]] under [[Lieutenant colonel (United States)|Lieutenant Colonel]] John Boyle on October 10, 1862. The city then remained under martial law for the remainder of the war.<ref name="kleber"/>

The [[Louisville Southern Railroad]] network reached the city in 1888. Its construction commenced in 1884 and ran from Louisville through Shelbyville and Lawrenceburg to Harrodsburg, which was reached in 1888. A spur was constructed to [[Burgin, Kentucky|Burgin]], where the Louisville Southern joined the [[Cincinnati Southern]]'s [[Cincinnati, New Orleans and Texas Pacific Railway]] CNO&TP mainline. Now all run and are operated by [[Norfolk Southern Railway]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Museum |first=La Grange Railroad |title=LA GRANGE RAILROAD MUSEUM |url=https://lagrangerailroadmuseum.org/qr-8-defunct-ky-railroads |access-date=2023-03-25 |website=LA GRANGE RAILROAD MUSEUM |language=en-US}}</ref>