BARBOURVILLE


Meaning of BARBOURVILLE in English

city, seat of Knox county, southeastern Kentucky, U.S., on the Cumberland River, in the Cumberland Mountains, and a gateway to the Daniel Boone National Forest. It was founded in 1800 and named for James Barbour, who donated land for the townsite. Union College was founded there by the Methodist Church in 1879. The Dr. Thomas Walker State Shrine, 6 mi (10 km) south, has a replica of the log cabin (the first house in Kentucky) built in 1750 by Walker, who explored the state and discovered the Cumberland Gap. Barbourville is an agricultural trading centre (tobacco, vegetables, sorghum) and has some light industry. A floodwall protects the city from the meandering Cumberland River. Pop. (1990) 3,658.

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