Interesting facts about Kentucky than NOBODY knows... (Lexington, Louisville: university, military)

[MrFSS]

Originally Posted by Davart

There is only one Amtrak stop in KY, which is in Fulton KY at about 2AM.

Best rethink this one, AMTRAK stops in Ashland, South Shore, and Maysville, too.

[Davart]

Originally Posted by MrFSS

Best rethink this one, AMTRAK stops in Ashland, South Shore, and Maysville, too.

That's already been addressed, if you'd read the thread.

[kygman]

I just happen to think of another piece of civil war trivia from Kentucky. When Lincoln was elected President. he received no votes in Mayfield. That was deep in pro confederate territory!

[missymomof3]

I heard that there are 100 confederate monuments and only a few union ones some of which were melted down to help with WWI and II. Is that true?

[KYcoyote]

Missy that sounds reasonable to me, selective melting down of union monuments. Read roadside brass historical plaques today and it's always confederate war heroes mentioned. Burnside is the only yankee general I've heard immortalized at all.

Kygman, thanks for correction that it was Columbus KY almost became nation's capitol city to replace Wash DC swampland.... kinda scarey thinkin it might have happened.

[missymomof3]

Originally Posted by KYcoyote

Missy that sounds reasonable to me, selective melting down of union monuments. Read roadside brass historical plaques today and it's always confederate war heroes mentioned. Burnside is the only yankee general I've heard immortalized at all.

Kygman, thanks for correction that it was Columbus KY almost became nation's capitol city to replace Wash DC swampland.... kinda scarey thinkin it might have happened.

Ok thank you hun!

[Wildcat]

Bluegrass is not really blue--its green--but in the spring bluegrass produces bluish purple buds that when seen in large fields give a blue cast to the grass.

The song "Happy Birthday to You" was the creation of two Louisville sisters in 1893.

Post-It Notes are manufactured exclusively in Cynthiana, KY. The exact number of post-it notes produced annually is a trade secret.

One of nation’s oldest distilling sites is Buffalo Trace Distillery in Franklin County (pop. 47,687), where whiskey has been produced since 1787. The site also is an ancient buffalo crossing.

Residents of Rabbit Hash elected a dog named Goofy for mayor in 1998. The late hound inspired a documentary about the quirky Ohio River town, where the local gathering spot is the 1831 Rabbit Hash General Store.

Frankfort’s floral clock keeps time with a 530-pound minute hand and 420-pound hour hand on a face that’s 34 feet across. Approximately 10,000 plants are required to fill the clock, which rests on the Capitol grounds.

Dating back to 1785, the Valley View Ferry crosses the Kentucky River between Lexington and Richmond. It is the oldest continuously operating business in Kentucky.

[censusdata]

The famous song from "O Brother where art thou" (Man of constant sorrow) was written by Monticello native Dick Burnett, who was orphaned at age 12 and was struck by blindness at age 20.

The song:
YouTube - THE SOGGY BOTTOM BOYS - OH BROTHER WHERE ART THOU-
RICHARD (Dick) BURNETT Wayne County Musician

[Davart]

Originally Posted by censusdata

The famous song from "O Brother where art thou" (Man of constant sorrow) was written by Monticello native Dick Burnett, who was orphaned at age 12 and was struck by blindness at age 20.

The song:
YouTube - THE SOGGY BOTTOM BOYS - OH BROTHER WHERE ART THOU-
RICHARD (Dick) BURNETT Wayne County Musician

In the movie the radio guy the recorded the song was blind, this was homage to that fact I believe.

[missymomof3]

Originally Posted by censusdata

The famous song from "O Brother where art thou" (Man of constant sorrow) was written by Monticello native Dick Burnett, who was orphaned at age 12 and was struck by blindness at age 20.

The song:
YouTube - THE SOGGY BOTTOM BOYS - OH BROTHER WHERE ART THOU-
RICHARD (Dick) BURNETT Wayne County Musician

Oh wow I didn't know that! Thanks census!