ROCKY HILL

NAME: Rocky Hill COUNTY: Edmonson ROADS: 2WD GRID: 1 CLIMATE: Hot summer, cold winters BEST TIME TO VISIT: anytime

COMMENTS: There are two places called Rocky Hill in Kentucky. One is still thriving in Barren county and the other located 15 minutes south of Mammoth Cave National Park in Edmonson county.Population: 100Every year the town holds an event trying to keep the towns memory alive called Rocky Hill days. REMAINS: Post office, five houses, a volunteer fire department, a church, and a bed and breakfast

Once a coal drop off point for the Lousville and Nashville railroads, the old town of Rocky Hill Kentucky was once a thriving town with a population in the thousands, it had two hotels, a livery stable, a general store,a train station, and a bank. Half of the town was destroyed in the 1930's by fire, the residents of the town moved away and even though the town was rebuilt the residents never returned and the railroad stopped dropping off coal. Submitted by: Misty

The Bed and Breakfast Courtesy Misty

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