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'''Jericho''' is an [[unincorporated community]] in [[Henry County, Kentucky]], in the [[United States]].<ref>{{GNIS|508337}}</ref> |
'''Jericho''' is an [[unincorporated community]] in [[Henry County, Kentucky]], in the [[United States]].<ref>{{GNIS|508337}}</ref> |
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==History== |
==History== |
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Jericho was a station on the Louisville and Cincinnati Railroad.<ref>{{cite book|last=Collins|first=Lewis|title=History of Kentucky|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=F5FQAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA339|year=1877|page=339}}</ref> A post office was established at Jericho in 1852, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1965.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=KY&county=Henry&searchtext=&pagenum=2 | title=Henry County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=11 January 2015}}</ref> |
Jericho was a station on the Louisville and Cincinnati Railroad.<ref>{{cite book|last=Collins|first=Lewis|title=History of Kentucky|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=F5FQAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA339|year=1877|page=339}}</ref> A post office was established at Jericho in 1852, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1965.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=KY&county=Henry&searchtext=&pagenum=2 | title=Henry County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=11 January 2015}}</ref> |
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==In Media== |
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[[The Band]]'s "The Caves of Jericho" on their 1993 album [[Jericho (The Band album)|''Jericho'']] refers to Jericho, Kentucky. |
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==References== |
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[[Category:Unincorporated communities in Henry County, Kentucky]] |
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Latest revision as of 05:42, 26 July 2023
Jericho is an unincorporated community in Henry County, Kentucky, in the United States.[1]
History
[edit]Jericho was a station on the Louisville and Cincinnati Railroad.[2] A post office was established at Jericho in 1852, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1965.[3]
In Media
[edit]The Band's "The Caves of Jericho" on their 1993 album Jericho refers to Jericho, Kentucky.
References
[edit]- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Jericho, Kentucky
- ^ Collins, Lewis (1877). History of Kentucky. p. 339.
- ^ "Henry County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 11, 2015.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
38°24′18″N 85°17′24″W / 38.4050672°N 85.2899566°W
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