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Third-largest city in the midwestern state of Kentucky with a population of over 54,000 people. Founded in 1812 by settlers from north-central Kentucky, Pennsylvania, and Virginia. Established along a southward bend in the Ohio River in the northwestern section of Kentucky, directly across from Indiana. It is unofficially known as "The Most Southern of Northern Towns", as it is located in the lowermost areas of that massed area.
Owensboro is world-famous for its quality Barbecue (or Bar-B-Q.) The annual Barbecue Festival is held every summer in downtown, and even draws tourists from other nations. The city is home to Johnny Depp and several lesser-known Christian Rock bands and a band known as Atticus Fault. Owensboro is pretty cold during the winter and late fall, and very hot in the summertime. The downtown riverfront of Owensboro is gradually developing to make it better and to look more attractive. The people are very polite and hospitable. There are families with long-running businesses as well as successful lawyers, physicians, and doctors. The middle/medium-income class is most prominent, while there are several thousand of the poor, lower class.
The best places to eat in town are The Bistro in downtown, Moonlight Bar-B-Q on the westside, Applebee's, King Buffet Chinese/American restaurant off the Expressway bypass, Texas Roadhouse, and the House of Canton in southtown. The city also holds an annual Civil War battle re-enactment of the Battle of Sutherland's Hill, the only significant Civil War engagement in Daviess Co., Kentucky and also a Union victory. Three Union regiments, two of Infantry and one of Cavalry were formed in Owensboro back during the Civil War, though the city is small, it still has considerably good shopping, plenty of places to eat, an interesting history, and a lot of sights to see, including Ben Hawes State Park, Legion Park, Yellow Creek Park, Golfland, the Korean War Monument, the Owensboro Museum, a large 12-screen movie theater, and the elaborate, upscale Executive Inn.
Owensboro is world-famous for its quality Barbecue (or Bar-B-Q.) The annual Barbecue Festival is held every summer in downtown, and even draws tourists from other nations. The city is home to Johnny Depp and several lesser-known Christian Rock bands and a band known as Atticus Fault. Owensboro is pretty cold during the winter and late fall, and very hot in the summertime. The downtown riverfront of Owensboro is gradually developing to make it better and to look more attractive. The people are very polite and hospitable. There are families with long-running businesses as well as successful lawyers, physicians, and doctors. The middle/medium-income class is most prominent, while there are several thousand of the poor, lower class.
The best places to eat in town are The Bistro in downtown, Moonlight Bar-B-Q on the westside, Applebee's, King Buffet Chinese/American restaurant off the Expressway bypass, Texas Roadhouse, and the House of Canton in southtown. The city also holds an annual Civil War battle re-enactment of the Battle of Sutherland's Hill, the only significant Civil War engagement in Daviess Co., Kentucky and also a Union victory. Three Union regiments, two of Infantry and one of Cavalry were formed in Owensboro back during the Civil War, though the city is small, it still has considerably good shopping, plenty of places to eat, an interesting history, and a lot of sights to see, including Ben Hawes State Park, Legion Park, Yellow Creek Park, Golfland, the Korean War Monument, the Owensboro Museum, a large 12-screen movie theater, and the elaborate, upscale Executive Inn.
by The Kentucky Yankee November 5, 2004
Get the Owensboromug. A country more well-known as the US, America, or The Free World. It is a nation that is composed of many different regions, with big cities and major metropolises scattered across all of them. Here is a list of the biggest cities in each region below.
-New England: Boston, MA
-Mid-Atlantic: New York City and Philadelphia, PA
-Southern East Coast: Charlotte, NC and Norfolk, VA
-Deep South: Atlanta, GA and Birmingham, AL
-Lower Mississippi River Valley: New Orleans, LA and Memphis, TN
-Upper South: Nashville, TN
-Lower Midwest: Louisville, KY and Cincinnati, OH
-East-Central Midwest: Indianapolis, IN and Columbus, OH
-Great Lakes: Cleveland, OH, Detroit, MI,Chicago, IL, and Milwaukee, WI
-Upper Mississippi River Valley: St. Louis, MO and Minneapolis, MN
-Far Midwest/Northern Plains: Omaha, NE, Kansas City, MO, and Fargo, ND
-Southwest/Southern Plains: Oklahoma City, OK, Phoenix, AZ, Dallas and Houston, TX
-Rocky Mountains: Denver, CO and Salt Lake City, UT
-West Coast/Pacific Northwest: Los Angeles, CA, San Francisco, CA, Portland, OR, and Seattle, WA
-New England: Boston, MA
-Mid-Atlantic: New York City and Philadelphia, PA
-Southern East Coast: Charlotte, NC and Norfolk, VA
-Deep South: Atlanta, GA and Birmingham, AL
-Lower Mississippi River Valley: New Orleans, LA and Memphis, TN
-Upper South: Nashville, TN
-Lower Midwest: Louisville, KY and Cincinnati, OH
-East-Central Midwest: Indianapolis, IN and Columbus, OH
-Great Lakes: Cleveland, OH, Detroit, MI,Chicago, IL, and Milwaukee, WI
-Upper Mississippi River Valley: St. Louis, MO and Minneapolis, MN
-Far Midwest/Northern Plains: Omaha, NE, Kansas City, MO, and Fargo, ND
-Southwest/Southern Plains: Oklahoma City, OK, Phoenix, AZ, Dallas and Houston, TX
-Rocky Mountains: Denver, CO and Salt Lake City, UT
-West Coast/Pacific Northwest: Los Angeles, CA, San Francisco, CA, Portland, OR, and Seattle, WA
The United States of America consists of a vast landscape, and is roughly half the size of Russia in land mass.
by The Kentucky Yankee March 23, 2005
Get the United Statesmug. Also known as a trailer park, or a lower-income neighborhood typically located in the Southwest, the Southeast, and the Lower Midwest.
You know how most big cities have a "red-light district"? It's kinda like that except a large town in one of these regions doesn't have one of these areas of town. Hence, they are replaced with a redneck district.
You know how most big cities have a "red-light district"? It's kinda like that except a large town in one of these regions doesn't have one of these areas of town. Hence, they are replaced with a redneck district.
Sorry, we don't have a red-light district here in Owensboro, you sick pervert. However, we do have a wonderful redneck district that you might just be interested in.
by The Kentucky Yankee March 20, 2005
Get the Redneck Districtmug. Another term or name for a Redneck or Southern Hick, especially one that is loyal to the Confederacy. This word is derived from the color of the jacket that Southern soldiers wore when fighting for the Confederacy during the Civil War.
The great part about calling a redneck this is that most of them are too dumb to realize that this is an insult. But that is also because no one today has ever used it frequently, if they ever have.
The great part about calling a redneck this is that most of them are too dumb to realize that this is an insult. But that is also because no one today has ever used it frequently, if they ever have.
by The Kentucky Yankee August 12, 2004
Get the Graybackmug. A sarcastic or lighthearted term for bare feet, or to go barefoot. This is derived from the stereotype that most Kentuckians are a bunch of hillbillies who go around barefoot, make moonshine, practice incest, etc.
by The Kentucky Yankee September 3, 2005
Get the Kentucky shoesmug. The same as a letter in the alphabet or that you write to someone in the mail, but the "r" is not pronounced, and also making it easier and more fun to say.
by The Kentucky Yankee July 27, 2005
Get the lettamug. Abbreviation for Northern Kentucky University, a large metropolitan college in Highland Heights, Kentucky, just seven to eight miles from Cincinnati. Established in 1968 with just two buildings, it grew from a small state college into a large university that brought in students from dozens of countries and over 30 states by the 1980s. As of now, the usual population of students enrolled at NKU is roughly 14,000-15,000. Interestingly, the residents make up only 15% of the total student body (about 1,400 young adults). In addition to having excellent Disability Services; history, anthropology, religion, and art degree courses, Northern has one of the only three law schools in the state. Finally, it is said to actually be one of the most conservative college campuses in the entire nation.
I am enrolled as a Freshamore at N.K.U.
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by The Kentucky Yankee December 28, 2005
Get the N.K.U.mug.