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Podcast: Small Town News
Episode: Cynthiana, KY - Lil Lord Bramblebutt Is Going to be Meat Tomorrow
Description: Welcome to Cynthiana, Kentucky!Ā The town was founded 1793 on land owned by Robert Harrison along the banks of the South Licking River.Ā The town's name is a combination of the name's of Harrison's two daughters, Cynthia and Anna. In 1854 the Covington and Lexington Railroad reached town proving greater access to Covington and Cincinnati and promised growth and greater opportunity.Ā Unfortunately most of the downtown was burned 10 years later during the Civil War when a Confederate General set fire to a stable in an attempt to dislodge Union troops.Ā The town rebounded and found success in the early 1900'sĀ in whisk...