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Kentucky Appalachians is the region where Kentucky, a proud country state, gets country. The wild mountainous areas are more what you would expect from West Virginia, and Kentucky's famous national Poet Laureates Robert Penn Warren and Jesse Stuart called these mountains home, as well as country music stars Naomi and Wynonna Judd, Loretta Lynn, Ricky Skaggs, Chris Stapleton, and Keith Whitley.
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Ashland is a city in Boyd County in the Kentucky Appalachians near the confluence of the Big Sandy and Ohio Rivers. It was founded as Poage's Landing in 1786, incorporated as Ashland in 1854, and has witnessed the likenesses of such personalities as Billy Ray Cyrus and the Judds (country singers Naomi and her older daughter Wynonna, who performed as The Judds before Wynonna launched a solo career, and younger daughter Ashley, who became a prominent actress).
Catlettsburg is a small city in the Kentucky Appalachians. Visitors come to experience the scenic 19th-century timber industry and the riverfront where Kentucky, Ohio, and West Virginia meet on the Big Sandy River.
Morehead is a small city at the foot of the Kentucky Appalachians. The 2020 census puts the population as 7151.
Mount Sterling is a city in Kentucky. While it lies within the state tourism region known as the Kentucky Appalachians, it is locally considered part of the Bluegrass region, which covers a noticeably larger area than the state-defined tourism region of that name.
Paintsville is a city in the Kentucky Appalachians. It's one of those eastern Kentucky towns that is feeling the effects of the downturn in the coal industry.
Pikeville is the county seat of Pike County in the Kentucky Appalachians.
Carter Caves State Resort Park is in the Kentucky Appalachians.
Greenbo Lake State Resort Park is in the Kentucky Appalachians.
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