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'''Uz''' was an [[Unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] in [[Letcher County]], [[Kentucky]], United States. Despite the appearance that it would rhyme with "buzz", the area was a mining camp for the U Z Mines, and is pronounced "you-zee".<ref>{{cite web | url=http://coaldiver.org/msha-id/1517595 | title=Uz Mine | publisher=Coal Diver | accessdate=15 August 2014}}</ref> Uz has been noted for its [[List of short place names|short name]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Ash|first=Russell|title=Boring, Botty and Spong|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bb-UfSQy7xYC&pg=PA70|date=10 November 2011|publisher=RHCP|isbn=978-1-4090-9739-6|page=70}}</ref> |
'''Uz''' was an [[Unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] in [[Letcher County]], [[Kentucky]], United States. Despite the appearance that it would rhyme with "buzz", the area was a mining camp for the U Z Mines, and is pronounced "you-zee".<ref>{{cite web | url=http://coaldiver.org/msha-id/1517595 | title=Uz Mine | publisher=Coal Diver | accessdate=15 August 2014}}</ref> Uz has been noted for its [[List of short place names|short name]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Ash|first=Russell|title=Boring, Botty and Spong|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bb-UfSQy7xYC&pg=PA70|date=10 November 2011|publisher=RHCP|isbn=978-1-4090-9739-6|page=70}}</ref> |
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A competing explanation for the place name is given from railroad origins. W. S. Morton of Louisville & Nashville Railroad stated that it took the patience of Job to deal with local property owners and should be named after the biblical home of Job “Uz wuz.”<ref>{{cite magazine | |
A competing explanation for the place name is given from railroad origins. W. S. Morton of Louisville & Nashville Railroad stated that it took the patience of Job to deal with local property owners and should be named after the biblical home of Job “Uz wuz.”<ref>{{cite magazine |Title=The Louisville & Nashville Employees Magazine Volume 25, October 1949, Number 10, pp 14-15. Louisville Kentucky}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 00:52, 21 January 2021
Uz, Kentucky | |
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  Uz Location in Kentucky  Uz Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 37°7′9″N 82°53′7″W / 37.11917°N 82.88528°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kentucky |
| County | Letcher |
| Elevation | 1,125 ft (343 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 2336227[1] |
Uz was an unincorporated community in Letcher County, Kentucky, United States. Despite the appearance that it would rhyme with "buzz", the area was a mining camp for the U Z Mines, and is pronounced "you-zee".[2] Uz has been noted for its short name.[3] A competing explanation for the place name is given from railroad origins. W. S. Morton of Louisville & Nashville Railroad stated that it took the patience of Job to deal with local property owners and should be named after the biblical home of Job “Uz wuz.”[4]
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Uz, Kentucky
- ^ "Uz Mine". Coal Diver. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
- ^ Ash, Russell (10 November 2011). Boring, Botty and Spong. RHCP. p. 70. ISBN 978-1-4090-9739-6.
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