The OT county thread made me think

DelkBowl

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I’m in the Pendleton area now. Interstate access is nice.

Near 153 in the horse park.
Wooded hills farms. We were the fist house back there in 77 beside the farmer who lived near the front. In Lexington nowbut plenty of stories from back there. No electric for a year, no phone for two, no city water till I moved away to go to college.
 

UKrazycat2_rivals

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Sounds like you might have cut your share of that big ol' tobacco in your day.

Allensville, Key, Dot. Can't remember which, but we(6 man crew) cut 33 acres of burley, and 33 acres of one sucker(dark) for the same farmer. Hung it all and moved on to the next spot. Guys name was Glen Blick. Fine guy and paid 15 cents a stick. 5 cents more than the going price.
Start at daylight, quit when light faded. Him and his kids would pick up any leaf left on the ground every evening and tie them. You could eat off the ground.
Folks were contracting our services before we got finished with the job we were on.(word of mouth)
We didn't dawdle.
 

treyforuk

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Grew up in Metcalfe. Adult life in Barren. Lived, at least a year, in Cumberland, Fayette, Warren, Laurel.
 
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jackcarlson

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I am a direct descendant of Jacob LaRue, after whom Larue County was named. It remains our family's ancestral home. I am probably related to half of Hodgensville. But we moved around a lot.
Was born and started school in Jefferson County, but I grew up in Hardin County, Franklin County, and went to Scott County HS. My sister currently lives in Richmond and another sister lived in Gray's Knob. If you know where that is, you are a REAL Kentuckian!

Gosh. How could I forget? I also lived in Alton, which is in Anderson County.
 
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TortElvisII

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Allensville, Key, Dot. Can't remember which, but we(6 man crew) cut 33 acres of burley, and 33 acres of one sucker(dark) for the same farmer. Hung it all and moved on to the next spot. Guys name was Glen Blick. Fine guy and paid 15 cents a stick. 5 cents more than the going price.
Start at daylight, quit when light faded. Him and his kids would pick up any leaf left on the ground every evening and tie them. You could eat off the ground.
Folks were contracting our services before we got finished with the job we were on.(word of mouth)
We didn't dawdle.

What is the story of the old mansion in Allensville? Looks like the Munsters would live there.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.wideopencountry.com/gorgeous-1850s-kentucky-mansion-market/amp/

I found a story.
 
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