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Coal field in Kentucky
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Kentucky's Western Coal Fields is bluegrass country of a whole different nature—a banjo picking nature, that is. It's also a fine part of the state for BBQ, owing to its western location.
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Greenville is a small city in Kentucky's Western Coal Fields region.
listing also includes Beaver Dam and the rest of Ohio County
Henderson is a city in Kentucky's Western Coal Fields. It is the seat of Henderson County and is located across the Ohio River from Evansville, Indiana.
Owensboro is a town on the banks of the Ohio River in Kentucky's Western Coal Fields. It bills itself as the Barbecue Capital of the World and has had some interesting figures call it home over the years, such as Beulah Annan, whose story inspired the play and movie Chicago; Florence Henderson, aka Carol Brady of The Brady Bunch; NASCAR great Darrell Waltrip (as well as his brother Michael, also a longtime NASCAR driver); and Johnny Depp.
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