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Owensboro, city (1990 pop. 53,549), seat of Daviess co., W Ky., on the Ohio River; settled c.1800, inc. as a city 1866. It is an important tobacco market and a shipping point for a farm and oil region. Food, coal, and steel are processed, and there is diverse manufacturing, including limestone, whiskey, electrical motors, rubber gaskets, vinyl windows, office furniture, fertilizer, and tobacco products. Confederates attacked and burned part of the city, including the courthouse, in 1864. Owensboro is home to Kentucky Wesleyan College, Brescia Univ., a museum of science and history, and an art museum. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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OWNESBROR, KY: New York City based real estate investment firm, Stonemar Properties, LLC has completed the purchase of The Owensboro Towne Center, a 246,672 s/f retail center in Owensboro, Kentucky, the state's third largest city. The presentation was made during a veterans Town hall Meeting in Owensboro, Ky. It's this kind of national exposure that makes Owensboro a true Sportstown. |
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