Rush, Kentucky is located in far Eastern Kentucky.   Here are some interesting facts

Boyd county was formed in 1860.
It is located in the Eastern Coal Field region of the state.
The elevation in the county ranges from 515 to 1140 feet above sea level.
In 2000 the county population was 49,752 in a land area of
160.17 square miles, an average of 310.6 people per square mile.
The county seat is Catlettsburg.

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General Store

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The Rush Kentucky General Store.

The bluegrassreport has a interesting piece about Kentucky Governor Ernie Fletcher. He has a pardon case up for appeal and one of the Judges has had to recuse themself from the case. Now Fletcher, is in the position to put a “friend” on the case.
I believe the Fletcher should allow a impartial personto hear the case. This is a matter that has already muddied the waters of political favoritism in the state. Why sully your name any further by appointing a friend to hear your wrongs.

Bluegrass Report article

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morning sunlight

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The first clubhouse at Churchill Downs

From the official Churchill Downs website

Horse racing in Kentucky is rich in history, dating back to 1789 when the first race course was laid out in Lexington. However, it was almost 100 years later, in 1875, that Churchill Downs officially opened and began its tradition as “Home of the Kentucky Derby.”

In 1787, The Commons, a park-like block near Lexington’s Race Street was used by horsemen for racing. By 1789, complaints by “safety minded” citizens led to the formal development of a race meet at The Commons. The men who organized this race meet, including Kentucky Statesman Henry Clay, also formed the Commonwealth’s first Jockey Club. The organization later was named the Kentucky Jockey Club in 1809.

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