Uno, Kentucky
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Uno, Kentucky | |
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Coordinates: 37°11′21″N 85°49′28″W / 37.18917°N 85.82444°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Kentucky |
County | Hart |
Elevation | 643 ft (196 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CST) |
GNIS feature ID | 509262[1] |
Uno is a small unincorporated community in Hart County, Kentucky, United States, located east and slightly north of Horse Cave on U.S. Route 31E.
Uno originally was known locally as a trading point of moonshine. According to tradition, discreet buyers of moonshine would say they were going to "You know" in order to get their supply.[2]
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Uno, Kentucky
- ^ Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 135.