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From Red Hot to Monkey's Eyebrow: Unusual Kentucky Place Names

From Red Hot to Monkey's Eyebrow: Unusual Kentucky Place Names - Paperback

by Robert M. Rennick
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Availability:In StockContributor:Robert M. RennickPublish date:1997-07-24Pages:96
Language:EnglishPublisher:University Press of KentuckyISBN-13:9780813109312ISBN-10:813109310UPC:9780813109312Book Category:TravelBook Subcategory:United StatesBook Topic:SouthSize:8.53 x 5.52 x 0.32 inchesWeight:0.2998Product ID:SC38900Z2J
" Of course you'll find Paradise in Kentucky, but it's only one of the many unusual place names in the Commonwealth. Meeting these names for the first time, visitors and residents alike assume that some clever or funny stories lie behind them. So they ask, how did Elkhorn Creek get its name? Were the roads to Red River really Hell each way? Did bugs really tussle in Monroe County? Why was everyone whooping for Larry? To be hospitable and helpful, Kentuckians have come up with convincing-if not a
Language:EnglishPublisher:University Press of KentuckyISBN-13:9780813109312ISBN-10:813109310UPC:9780813109312Book Category:TravelBook Subcategory:United StatesBook Topic:SouthSize:8.53 x 5.52 x 0.32 inchesWeight:0.2998Product ID:SC38900Z2J
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky

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