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Historical Overview Of Monroe County, Kentucky, Philip Thomason, Department Of Library Special Collections
Historical Overview Of Monroe County, Kentucky, Philip Thomason, Department Of Library Special Collections
Monroe County History and Bibliography
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Monroe County, Kentucky (1997 estimated population, 11, 223) is located in the south central portion of the state alongside the Kentucky-Tennessee border. It is part of what is known as the Pennyrile (Pennyroyal) region, an area named for the native medicinal plant, and situated between the Central Lowlands of the Midwest and Appalachian Plateau. Monroe County’s hilly topography is heavy with limestone and shale deposits, and the soil ranges from medium to low in fertility. The Cumberland River is the county’s major waterway and winds through the eastern portion of the county, while the Barren River …