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A TOWN CALLED ROSINE
A TOWN CALLED ROSINE
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This is a short history of the town of Rosine, Ohio County, Kentucky. It is widely known as the "Home of Bluegrass Music." The author of this little history, Bobby O. Wallace, was born in Rosine and raised nearby.
The story goes back to the time before the railroad, the Elizabethtown and Paducah Railroad, came through, in the 1870's. This railroad helped Rosine to grow. It carried people to and from the town. It carried timber, livestock, chickens, eggs, produce, and tobacco to markets. The result was a steady income to the townspeople and the nearby residents.
The people in and around Rosine were solid Americans. They went to the local churches, and they were very moral and hardworking individuals. They had a deep sense of responsibility.
In the early 1900's, the IC Railroad, the Illinois Central Railroad, bought the railroad going through Rosine, and that became a part of the IC system, which went from the Gulf of Mexico to Chicago. Many, many lines, some going hundreds of miles westward and others running hundreds of miles eastward, extended from this main north-south route from the Gulf to Chicago, and the one going through Rosine was but one of them.
The establishment of the town as an incorporated city is given. The act incorporating the town is given, word-by-word. Later, when more authority is added, the legislation giving that power is spelled out.
Many people have left the area, and it is no longer the thriving, bustling town that it was for many, many years. One thing that has become very well-known, however, and that has spread throughout the United States, and to other countries, is Rosine's style of music. That is commonly known as Bluegrass Music.
Bill Monroe, commonly known as "The Father of Bluegrass Music," is buried in the Rosine cemetery. The old home place where he was raised has been completely reworked and is open daily for guided tours. A Bill Monroe museum is planned for Rosine.
One of the most visible signs of the Bluegrass Music, though, is seen every Friday night in The Barn. This barn is on Highway US 62, right in the middle of Rosine. Every Friday night, anyone and everyone who wants to play and sing Bluegrass Music is able to do so at The Barn. Admission is free. In the summer months when the weather is warm, the doors are opened wide. Many people, sitting in their lawn chairs, on benches, or on the ground, are gathered outside and enjoy the music and singing. The last photo in this little book is of The Barn, showing some of the outside audience.
The story goes back to the time before the railroad, the Elizabethtown and Paducah Railroad, came through, in the 1870's. This railroad helped Rosine to grow. It carried people to and from the town. It carried timber, livestock, chickens, eggs, produce, and tobacco to markets. The result was a steady income to the townspeople and the nearby residents.
The people in and around Rosine were solid Americans. They went to the local churches, and they were very moral and hardworking individuals. They had a deep sense of responsibility.
In the early 1900's, the IC Railroad, the Illinois Central Railroad, bought the railroad going through Rosine, and that became a part of the IC system, which went from the Gulf of Mexico to Chicago. Many, many lines, some going hundreds of miles westward and others running hundreds of miles eastward, extended from this main north-south route from the Gulf to Chicago, and the one going through Rosine was but one of them.
The establishment of the town as an incorporated city is given. The act incorporating the town is given, word-by-word. Later, when more authority is added, the legislation giving that power is spelled out.
Many people have left the area, and it is no longer the thriving, bustling town that it was for many, many years. One thing that has become very well-known, however, and that has spread throughout the United States, and to other countries, is Rosine's style of music. That is commonly known as Bluegrass Music.
Bill Monroe, commonly known as "The Father of Bluegrass Music," is buried in the Rosine cemetery. The old home place where he was raised has been completely reworked and is open daily for guided tours. A Bill Monroe museum is planned for Rosine.
One of the most visible signs of the Bluegrass Music, though, is seen every Friday night in The Barn. This barn is on Highway US 62, right in the middle of Rosine. Every Friday night, anyone and everyone who wants to play and sing Bluegrass Music is able to do so at The Barn. Admission is free. In the summer months when the weather is warm, the doors are opened wide. Many people, sitting in their lawn chairs, on benches, or on the ground, are gathered outside and enjoy the music and singing. The last photo in this little book is of The Barn, showing some of the outside audience.
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