Born and raised here on his family farm, entrepreneur Harland Sanders entered the restaurant business in the 1930s, serving food at his Corbin, Kentucky service station. By 1952, Sanders developed his patented method of cooking chicken and franchised his “Kentucky Fried Chicken” recipe. In the 1950s, he traveled the nation convincing restaurants to sell his product. Sanders adopted his signature look in the 1950s after being commissioned a Kentucky Colonel. As interest in his product expanded, he struggled to maintain the fast-growing business and sold it in 1964. Sanders' relationship with KFC became strained over time, but he worked as a brand ambassador into his eighties and remained the face of the company even after his death.