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Clyde Thomas Davenport (October 21, 1921 – February 16, 2020) was an American old-time fiddler and banjo player from Monticello, Kentucky. [2] [3]Davenport was a recipient of a 1992 National Heritage Fellowship awarded by the National Endowment for the Arts, which is the United States government's highest honor in the folk and traditional arts. [4]
Monticello is a city in Wayne County, Kentucky, United States. [6] It is the seat of its county. [7] Its population was 5,753 at the time of the 2020 United States census. Monticello claims to be "the Houseboat Capital of the World", as numerous houseboat manufacturers operate in the city. The city is located along Lake Cumberland. Its economy ...
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The Monticello Historic Commercial District, around Main and Columbus Streets in Monticello, Kentucky, is a 2.4 acres (0.97 ha) historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. [1] It includes a United States Post Office among its 11 contributing buildings. [2] Wayne County Courthouse, not part of the district
The county's elevation ranges from 656 to 1,870 feet (200 to 570 m) ASL, [10] at the Monticello/Wayne County Airport the elevation is 963 feet (294 m). Wayne County is located in the Pennyrile Plateau (image) and Eastern Coal Field (image) regions of Kentucky.
Edgar S. Hickey (December 20, 1902 – December 5, 1980) was an American college basketball and college football coach. He coached basketball at his alma mater of Creighton University (1935–1943, 1946–1947), Saint Louis University (1947–1958) and Marquette University (1958–1964), compiling a 429–230 record. Hickey also served as the ...
Amanda Sanford Hickey (28 August 1838 – 17 October 1894) was an American surgeon, obstetrician, and physician who practiced medicine in Auburn, New York. She was the first woman to earn a Doctor of Medicine from the University of Michigan Medical School .
Monticello of Monticello Heights in Cynthiana, Kentucky was built in 1883. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. It is a mansion which was built around 1883 for Thomas Jefferson Megibben at reported cost of $300,000. It overlooks the town of Cynthiana and was approached by a long curving drive.