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unusual facts about Central Kentucky


Elkhorn Stakes

Named for Elkhorn Creek, a stream running through several counties in Central Kentucky, beginning in 2008 the race is being sponsored by Fifth Third Bank.



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Army of Central Kentucky

Originally called the Army Corps of Central Kentucky, it was created in the fall of 1861 as a subsection of Department No. 2, and continued in existence until the end of March 1862 when it was absorbed and merged into the Army of the Mississippi, which was then re-organized as the Army of Tennessee on November 20, 1862.

Battle of Camp Wildcat

Brig. Gen. Felix Zollicoffer's Confederates moved from Tennessee in an effort to push from Cumberland Gap into central Kentucky and gain control of the important border state.

Beattyville, Kentucky

Beattyville is served by Kentucky Utilities, while much of Lee County is served by Jackson Energy, based in McKee, Kentucky that serves south-central Kentucky.

Chris Keyser

Chris Marie Keyser is the Executive Director of the Bowling Green/Warren County Primary Care Center, Inc., a Federally Qualified Health Center providing primary care services to the poor of South-Central Kentucky.

Kentucky Central Insurance Company

The Bank of Louisville also received rates at well below market value, as well as other prominent Central Kentucky figures, including former University of Kentucky Athletic Director Larry Ivy and former Kentucky basketball coach Rick Pitino.

Kentucky Route 167

Kentucky Route 167 is a two-lane state highway located entirely within Wayne County, Kentucky in south-central Kentucky.

Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup Stakes

The race was inaugurated on October 11, 1984, in honour of the British monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, who attended the Keeneland races, during her private visit to Central Kentucky, and who presented a trophy on that date.

WBKO-DT2

Viewers living in Warren, Butler, Hart, Edmonson, Barren, and Metcalfe Counties in South Central Kentucky are eligible to switch to Bowling Green local stations.

WPBM-CD

WPBM broadcasts a digital signal on channel 46 from a studio and transmitter site near Barren River Lake in south central Kentucky.