Maysville, Kentucky: My Hometown
Maysville, Kentucky is a nice little small town nestled in the Ohio River Valley in eastern Kentucky. It has several claims to fame, as do many small towns. One of these claims is being named by Southern Living magazine as a top ten place to retire. Another claim is that we are the hometown to the famous jazz singer, Rosemary Clooney, and she gives a fundraising homecoming concert every September at the corner of Market and Third Streets.
A very recognizable claim is the Simon Kenton Memorial Bridge. It is recognizable because it was the prototype for the Golden Gate Bridge, opened in 1931 I believe.
Maysville is a beautiful town full of history and historic buildings. Two of our streets are original brick, and many of our buildings have been standing since "the flood." Please use this site to better understand what you read in my journal.
KENTUCKY'S FUN FACTS
The first observance of Mother's Day was in Henderson by teacher Mary S. Wilson in 1887. It was made a national holiday in 1916.
The great Man o' War won all of his races except one, which he lost to a horse named Upset.
Cheeseburgers were first served in 1934 at Kaelin's in Louisville.
All Chevrolet Corvettes are manufactured in Bowling Green.
Pikeville annually leads the nation in per capita consumption of Pepsi-Cola.
The world's longest cave, Mammoth Cave, was first promoted in 1816, making it the second oldest tourist attraction in the U.S., preceded only by Niagara Falls.
The only monument south of the Ohio River dedicated to Union Soldiers who died in the Civil War is located in Vanceburg, KY.
More than $6 billion worth of gold is held in the underground vaults of Fort Knox. This is the largest amount of gold stored anywhere in the world.
The public saw an electric light for the first time in Louisville. Thomas Edison introduced his incandescent light bulb to crowds at the Southern Exposition in 1883.
Middlesboro, Kentucky is the only city in the U.S. built within a meteor crater.
Prototypes of both the Brooklyn Bridge and the Golden Gate Bridge can be found in Northern Kentucky. The Robeling Suspension Bridge in Covington is the scale model of the Brooklyn Bridge; while in nearby Maysville, the Simon Kenton Memorial Bridge, the model of the Golden Gate Bridge, was built across the Ohio River.
