Draffenville, Kentucky
Draffenville is an unincorporated community in Marshall County, Kentucky, United States.[1] It lies at the intersection of the Julian M. Carroll Purchase Parkway, U.S. Route 68, and U.S. Route 641. Several businesses, Marshall County High School, and Mike Miller County Park are located in the community.
Draffenville resulted from the construction of the Kentucky Dam. Businesses sprang up to service the workers on the dam. The town is named for Charlie Monroe Draffen.
The Kentucky Opry operates a music hall in Draffenville. On Sundays, the theater is the home of a cowboy church, organized by theater owner Clay Campbell and Chris Clarke, a Southern Baptist missionary from Burna, who ministers to the equestrian community.[2]
Draffenville is located at 36°55'32"N 88°20'30"W.
[edit] References
- ^ "Draffenville". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:2632201.
- ^ "Misti Drew, The Kentucky Opry Introduces Kentucky Lake Cowboy Church, June 18, 2010". marshallcountydaily.com. http://marshallcountydaily.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=898:the-kentucky-opry-introduces-kentucky-lake-cowboy-church&catid=166:editors-picks&Itemid=368. Retrieved September 17, 2010.
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Coordinates: 36°55′32″N 88°20′30″W / 36.92556°N 88.34167°W
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