Nicholasville

[ nik-uh-luhs-vil, nik-luhs- ]

/ ˈnɪk ə ləsˌvɪl, ˈnɪk ləs- /

a town in central Kentucky.

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Just as we got in sight of Nicholasville another surprise awaited us.
Reminiscences of service with the Twelfth Rhode Island Volunteers, and a memorial of Col. George H. Browne|Pardon E. Tillinghast
We then marched to Nicholasville, went aboard the train at two, P. M., and at eleven at night arrived in Covington.
My First Campaign|J. W. Grant
Colonel Morgan received orders, on the 12th, to proceed to Nicholasville and remain there until the next day.
History of Morgan's Cavalry|Basil W. Duke
Thence we returned by way of Lexington to Nicholasville where we camped for a short time recuperating our men and horses.
History of the Seventh Ohio Volunteer Cavalry|R. C. Rankin

As we passed through Nicholasville, I saw the sign of a dentist.
Personal Recollections of the Civil War|James Madison Stone