Ashland
Downtown Ashland, Kentucky
Seal
Motto: A proud past. A bright future.
Location of Ashland, Kentucky
Coordinates: 38°27′50″N, 082°38′30″W
Country	United States of America
State	Kentucky
County	Boyd
Settled	Poage's Landing, 1786
Incorporated	Ashland, 1854
Government
- Mayor	Stephen E. Gilmore
Area
- City	12.2 sq mi (31.6 km²)
- Land	11.1 sq mi (28.7 km²)
- Water	1.1 sq mi (2.9 km²)
Population (2000)
- City	21,981
- Density	1,984.4/sq mi (766/km²)
- Metro	288,649
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP codes	41101, 41102, 41105
Website: http://www.ashlandky.org/

Ashland is a city located in Boyd County, Kentucky, USA, nestled along the banks of the Ohio River. The population was 21,981 at the 2000 census. Ashland is a part of the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH, Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA). As of the 2000 census, the MSA had a population of 288,649. Ashland is the second largest city within the MSA, after Huntington. Ashland serves as an important economic center for northeast Kentucky. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 239 pixel Image in higher resolution (2231 × 666 pixel, file size: 305 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) This is a crop of Ashland KY pan oct 14 2006. ... Official language(s) English[1] Capital Frankfort Largest city Louisville Area  Ranked 37th  - Total 40,444 sq mi (104,749 km²)  - Width 140 miles (225 km)  - Length 379 miles (610 km)  - % water 1. ... Image File history File links Ashlandkylogo3. ... A motto (from Italian) is a phrase or a short list of words meant formally to describe the general motivation or intention of an entity, social group, or organization. ... Adapted from Wikipedias KY county maps by Seth Ilys. ... This is an alphabetical list of the sovereign states of the world, including both de jure and de facto independent states. ... The political units and divisions of the United States include: the fifty states, which units are typically divided into counties and townships, and incorporate cities, villages, towns, and other types of municipalities, and other autonomous or subordinate public authorities and institutions; and the federal state, which unit is the United... Official language(s) English[1] Capital Frankfort Largest city Louisville Area  Ranked 37th  - Total 40,444 sq mi (104,749 km²)  - Width 140 miles (225 km)  - Length 379 miles (610 km)  - % water 1. ... Map of Kentuckys counties This is a list of the one hundred and twenty counties in the U.S. state of Kentucky. ... Boyd County is a county located in the state of Kentucky. ... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... A square mile is an English unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (≈1,609 m) in length. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... Population density by country, 2006 Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. ... Metropolitan area in Western Tokyo as seen from Tokyo Tower A metropolitan area is a large population center consisting of a large city and its adjacent zone of influence, or of several neighboring cities or towns and adjoining areas, with one or more large cities serving as its hub or... A time zone is a region of the Earth that has adopted the same standard time, usually referred to as the local time. ... Time Zone is also a historical computer game. ... -12 | -11 | -10 | -9:30 | -9 | -8 | -7 | -6 | -5 | -4 | -3:30 | -3 | -2:30 | -2 | -1 | -0:25 | UTC (0) | +0:20 | +0:30 | +1 | +2 | +3 | +3:30 | +4 | +4:30 | +4:51 | +5 | +5:30 | +5:40 | +5:45 | +6 | +6:30 | +7 | +7:20 | +7...  DST used  DST no longer used  DST never used Daylight saving time (DST), or summer time in British English, is the convention of advancing clocks so that evenings have more daylight and mornings have less. ... −12 | −11 | −10 | −9:30 | −9 | −8 | −7 | −6 | −5 | −4 | −3:30 | −3 | −2:30 | −2 | −1 | −0:25 | UTC (0) | +0:20 | +0:30 | +1 | +2 | +3 | +3:30 | +4 | +4:30 | +4:51 | +5 | +5:30 | +5:40 | +5:45 | +6 | +6:30 | +7 | +7:20 | +7... A ZIP Code is the postal code used by the United States Postal Service, which always writes it with capital letters. ... Boyd County is a county located in the state of Kentucky. ... Official language(s) English[1] Capital Frankfort Largest city Louisville Area  Ranked 37th  - Total 40,444 sq mi (104,749 km²)  - Width 140 miles (225 km)  - Length 379 miles (610 km)  - % water 1. ... The Ohio River is the largest tributary by volume of the Mississippi River. ... Huntington is a city located in the U.S. State of West Virginia along the Ohio River. ... Official language(s) English Capital Charleston Largest city Charleston Area  Ranked 41st  - Total 24,244 sq mi (62,809 km²)  - Width 130 miles (210 km)  - Length 240 miles (385 km)  - % water 0. ... Official language(s) English[1] Capital Frankfort Largest city Louisville Area  Ranked 37th  - Total 40,444 sq mi (104,749 km²)  - Width 140 miles (225 km)  - Length 379 miles (610 km)  - % water 1. ... Official language(s) None Capital Columbus Largest city Columbus Largest metro area Cleveland Area  Ranked 34th  - Total 44,825 sq mi (116,096 km²)  - Width 220 miles (355 km)  - Length 220 miles (355 km)  - % water 8. ... In the United States, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has produced a formal definition of metropolitan areas, which are organized around county boundaries. ...

History

Ashland's recorded history begins with the migration of the Scotch-Irish Poage family from the Shenandoah Valley via the famed Cumberland Gap in 1786. The family settled upon a homestead along the Ohio River by the name of Poage's Landing. The Poage settlement remained an extended-family community until the mid-1800s.^[1] Ulster-Scots is a term mainly used in Ireland and Britain (Scotch-Irish or Scots-Irishis commonly used in North America) primarily to refer to Presbyterian Scots, or their descendents, who migrated from the Scottish Lowlands to Ulster (the northern province of Ireland), largely across the 17th century. ... Canoeing on the Shenandoah River near Winchester, VA. The Shenandoah Valley region of western Virginia, from Winchester to Staunton, is bounded by the Blue Ridge mountains to the East and the Allegheny mountains to the West. ... Daniel Boone Escorting Settlers through the Cumberland Gap (George Caleb Bingham, oil on canvas, 1851–52) Cumberland Gap (el. ... The Ohio River is the largest tributary by volume of the Mississippi River. ...

In 1854, Levi Hampton, one of the founders of the Kentucky Iron, Coal and Manufacturing Company, suggested that Poage Settlement be renamed to "Ashland".^[2] A name change was inevitable, as the city was becoming an industrialized region, not a mere 'settlement.' Hampton, who was an admirer of Henry Clay of Lexington and his estate, Ashland, requested the renaming to "Ashland" in respect of the farmer. It was accepted unanimously. Henry Clay (April 12, 1777 – June 29, 1852) was a leading American statesman and orator who represented Kentucky in both the House of Representatives and Senate. ... Nickname: Athens of the West Horse Capital of the World Location in the Commonwealth of Kentucky Coordinates: Country United States State Kentucky Counties Fayette  - Mayor Jim Newberry (D) Area    - City 739. ...

Ironically enough, the first child born in the new town of Ashland was named Ashland Poage, a mixture of the old and new names.^[2]

The first post office was at Pollards Mill that opened in 1847.^[3] Seven years later, it was renamed Ashland after the incorporation of the town.

Industrial growth

From its roots in iron manufacturing as a result of Ohio's pig iron industry, Poage's Landing became a center of industry for eastern Kentucky. It was not until 1854, however, that industrial development began with the charter of the Kentucky Iron, Coal and Manufacturing Company by the Kentucky General Assembly.^[2] The company soon hired an engineer to lay out the new town of Ashland. M.T. Hilton was soon laid out the task of laying out the streets; at the time, Ashland was nothing more than a few businesses lining Front Avenue and a few residences scattered along the Ohio River and near the foothills. The layout was quite controversial at the time: 100 ft. streets were considered too wide for its time. The Ohio River is the largest tributary by volume of the Mississippi River. ...

Major industrial employers in the first half of the 20th century included the Armco, the Ashland Oil and Refining Company, the C&O Railroad, Allied Chemical and Dye Company's Semet Solvay and Mansbach Steel. AK Steel Holding Corporation, formerly known as Armco, is a major American steel company founded in 1900 as the American Rolling Mills Corporation. ... Marathon Ashland Petroleum is a US based petroleum corporation. ... The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway (C&O) was a Class I railroad formed in 1869 in Virginia from many smaller railroads begun in the 19th century. ...

Armco

One of the largest industrial developments in Ashland was announced in 1920.^[4] President George M. Verity, president of Armco, proposed to construct a steel mill. When it was completed on October 19, 1923, it featured a continuous rolling method to produce steel sheets, the first of its kind in the nation. Armco later purchased the old Ashland Steel Company, followed by the Norton Iron Works and the old Ironton Furnaces. The Middletown, Ohio is the home of AK Steel, formerly Armco, a major steel works founded in 1900. ...

In 1920, Armco employed 3,600 but just eighteen years later, that had increased to 5,500. In 1954, the payroll increased to 7,500 before decreasing to 4,500 by 1972, 3,500 in 1982, 1,630 by 1986 and just 700 by 1992.^[2]

In 1925, the Ashland Culvert Works company was founded, later purchased by Armco and renamed to the Armco Drainage and Metal Products Company.^[4]

On March 12, 1941, ground was broken for the Bellefonte Furnace. Completed in 1942 at a cost of $5 million, it produced 1,000/tons of steel per day. March 12 is the 71st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (72nd in leap years). ... For the movie, see 1941 (film). ...

In 1950, a $40 million expansion was completed. A new hot-strip mill was opened on May 20, 1953 that employed 3,000.^[4] One year later, a cold reduction mill, strip pickler, light gauge zincgrip and a heavy gauge zincgrip was completed at a cost of $12 million. At the close of the 1950s, Armco announced another $95 million upgrade, later upgraded to $145 million. In 1963, the Amanda blast furnace was completed as part of the upgrade.^[2] May 20 is the 140th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (141st in leap years). ... 1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday. ...

In August 1984, Tom Gorder became the president of Armco's Ashland Works. Trying to stem the loss of 2,000 jobs in 10 years, he stated he would help consolidate Ashland and Middletown, Ohio's steel mills together in an effort to improve efficiency.^[2] That resulted in the closure of the hot strip mill, however, a new slab caster was constructed that provided steel slabs for Middletown. The hot strip mill's closure in 1992, however, eliminated 930 jobs. The Sinter plant, cold strip mill, temper mills, pickling lines, annealing lines and machine shop all closed by 1995.^[2] Middletown is an All-American City[1] located in Butler and Warren counties in southwestern Ohio. ...

In May 1989, Armco sold 40 percent of its company to Kawasaki Steel of Japan;^[2] the remainder was sold in 1994 and the plant was renamed for AK Steel.

By becoming more efficient, the plant saw increasing profits. The workforce increased to 900 by 2004.^[2] On April 2, 2004, Governor Ernie Fletcher announced a $40 million tax break that would help fund a vacuum degassing unit and modification to the slab caster, crucial to coke making and steel options. The modifications also made steel production for automobiles easier. April 2 is the 92nd day of the year (93rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 273 days remaining. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Ernest Lee Fletcher (born November 12, 1952) has served as governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky since 2003. ...

Allied Chemical & Dye Company Semet-Solvay Division

Constructed in 1912 east of the central business district, this coke plant featured 54 horizontal flue coke ovens.^[4] Four years later, an additional battery of 54 ovens was constructed. In 1937, the two original 54 batteries were expanded to 60 each.

Another large expansion took place in 1953 with the installation of a third battery.^[4] The 76 vertical flue ovens expanded capacity and increased employment. It was constructed by the Wilputte Coke Oven Division, which Allied had purchased only several years prior.

In the early 1950s, a research laboratory was constructed as well.^[4]

Ashland Oil and Refining Company

The Ashland Oil and Refining Company was founded in 1924 and had purchased a small refinery near Catlettsburg that had a 1,000-a-day capacity.^[4] It's first product was "Pepper" gasoline, later renamed to "Ashland." Marathon Ashland Petroleum is a US based petroleum corporation. ... Catlettsburg is a city in Boyd County, Kentucky, United States. ...

Flooding

Following the flood of 1937, discussions for a new floodwall were initiated.^[4] Construction began in July 1949 and was completed in December 1953 at a cost of $3.872 million. This article is the current U.S. Collaboration of the Week. ...

Decline

In 1975, a proposal was floated to combine the governments of both Boyd County, Ashland, and Catlettsburg. It failed 12,514 to 2,518^[2] due to the polarity between the two cities. A similar proposal soon after, titled Unigov, was soundly defeated. Boyd County is a county located in the state of Kentucky. ...

The continued growth was not to last, however, as a downturn in the steel industry during the 1980s and 1990s left a dramatically smaller industrial base that has reduced the population of Ashland to just shy of 20,000. Those pillars of the city, such as Armco, now AK Steel, began reducing their workforce in an effort to stay competitive. The Bellefonte Furnace at the steel making plant was mothballed and the hot strip was discontinued. The Middletown, Ohio is the home of AK Steel, formerly Armco, a major steel works founded in 1900. ...

Another major contribution to the population decline was the merger of C&O Railroad into CSX in the 1980s. C&O had operated one of the largest switchyards in the world in nearby Russell and Raceland. After the merger most of the local jobs were transferred to other parts of the country. The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway (C&O) was a Class I railroad formed in 1869 in Virginia from many smaller railroads begun in the 19th century. ... Categories: Companies traded on NYSE | Railway companies of the United States | Alabama railroads | Connecticut railroads | Delaware railroads | Florida current railroads | Georgia railroads | Illinois railroads | Indiana railroads | Kentucky railroads | Louisiana railroads | Maryland railroads | Massachusetts railroads | Michigan railroads | Mississippi railroads | New Jersey railroads | New York railroads | North Carolina railroads | Ohio railroads | Pennsylvania... Russell is a city located in Greenup County, Kentucky. ... Raceland is a city located in Greenup County, Kentucky. ...

Taking the place of the industrial base that once supported Ashland is the service sector, namely King's Daughters Medical Center. It has expanded from a relatively small facility to the largest employer west of Charleston, West Virginia and east of Lexington. In the past ten years alone, the footprint of the hospital has been more than doubled. Kings Daughters Medical Center new Heart and Vascular Center. ... Official website: www. ... Nickname: Athens of the West Horse Capital of the World Location in the Commonwealth of Kentucky Coordinates: Country United States State Kentucky Counties Fayette  - Mayor Jim Newberry (D) Area    - City 739. ...

Notes

• In 1925, a new city hall was erected at the corner of 17th Street and Greenup Avenue.^[4]
• The government switched from a councilmanic to a city commissioner-manager form of government in 1950.^[4]

Geography and climate

Ashland distinctly experiences all four seasons, with vivid fall foliage and occasional snow in winter. Average highs are around 88°F in July, the warmest month, and average lows are around 19°F in January, the coolest month. The highest recorded temperature was 105°F in July of 1954. The lowest recorded temperature was -25°F in January of 1994. Average annual precipitation is 42.8 inches, with the wettest month being July, averaging 4.7 inches.

Ashland is located at 38°27′50″N, 82°38′30″W (38.464017, -82.641571).^GR1

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 31.6 km² (12.2 mi²). 28.7 km² (11.1 mi²) of it is land and 2.9 km² (1.1 mi²) of it (9.18%) is water. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title ) is a part of the United States Department of Commerce. ... A square metre (US spelling: square meter) is by definition the area enclosed by a square with sides each 1 metre long. ... A square mile is an English unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (≈1,609 m) in length. ...

Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 21,981 people, 9,675 households, and 6,192 families residing in the city. The population density was 766.0/km² (1,984.4/mi²). There were 10,763 housing units at an average density of 375.1/km² (971.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 95.84% White, 2.30% African American, 0.12% Native American, 0.39% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.22% from other races, and 1.12% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.59% of the population. The Ninth United States Census was taken in 1870. ... 1880 US Census The United States Census of 1880 was the tenth United States Census. ... The Eleventh United States Census was taken June 1, 1890. ... 1900 US Census The Twelfth United States Census, conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States to be 76,212,168, an increase of 21. ... The Thirteenth United States Census was taken in 1910. ... The Fourteenth United States Census was taken in 1920. ... The Fifteenth United States Census was taken in 1930. ... The Sixteenth United States Census, conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States to be 132,164,569, an increase of 7. ... The Seventeenth United States Census was taken in 1950. ... The Twetieth United States Census, conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States to be 226,542,199, an increase of 11. ... The Twenty-first United States Census, conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States to be 248,709,873, an increase of 9. ... 2000 US Census logo The Twenty-Second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13. ... 1870 US Census for New York City A census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... Race, as defined by the United States Census Bureau and the Federal Office of Management and Budget (OMB), is a self-identification data item in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...

There were 9,675 households out of which 26.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.4% were married couples living together, 13.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.0% were non-families. 33.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.23 and the average family size was 2.82. The examples and perspective in this article or section may not include all significant viewpoints. ...

In the city the population was spread out with 21.9% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 26.5% from 25 to 44, 23.7% from 45 to 64, and 19.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 83.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.3 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $30,309, and the median income for a family was $40,131. Males had a median income of $35,362 versus $23,994 for females. The per capita income for the city was $19,218. About 14.0% of families and 18.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 28.3% of those under age 18 and 12.3% of those age 65 or over. The per capita income for a group of people may be defined as their total personal income, divided by the total population. ... Map of countries showing percentage of population who have an income below the national poverty line The poverty line is the level of income below which one cannot afford to purchase all the resources one requires to live. ...

Government

Ashland is governed by a City Commission and Manager form of government and is best described as a devolved government.^[5] The City Manager is the chief administrative officer for the city who reports to a Board of Commissioners. Department heads ranging from the police to the sanitation department report to the City Manager.

The Mayor of Ashland is currently Stephen Gilmore and the City Commissioners are Larry Branham, Larry Brown, Don Maxwell and Kevin Gunderson.^[6]

Law enforcement

In the late-1800s, what is now the Ashland Police Department was organized during the town's reign as Poage's Landing.^[5] The first executive officer was a town Marshall and was soon eclipsed by a professional police department. Marshall Page is not strong. ...

The city of Ashland currently has 49 sworn officers, three civilian employees that function as administrative support and six parapolice that handle tasks that do not require the services of a sworn officer.^[5]

Controversies

Jessica Thomas, then 23-years-old, was arrested in early 2006 on assault and drug possession charges. She claimed that she had sex with more than a dozen members of the police department while they were on duty. As a result, an internal investigation was launched. The police officers who were accused of sexual abuse were required to take a polygraph test; four officers confessed to "inappropriate behavior" and were suspended.^[7] Nine officers, however, citing prejudice in the internal investigation, refused to take the polygraph. Those nine officers were later suspended.^[8] Three of the officers that refused the test later resigned and one was fired. The officers that had resigned stated that in order to "keep their records clean", they were forced to quit the police force.^[9] Polygraph results are sometimes recorded on a chart recorder A polygraph (commonly yet incorrectly referred to as a lie detector) is a device that measures and records several physiological variables such as blood pressure, heart rate, respiration and skin conductivity while the subject is asked a series of questions. ...

Jessica Thomas would later plead guilty of all charges and is currently serving five years in prison for drug abuse.^[10][7]

In November 2006, four of the nine officers that had denied the polygraph sued Jessica Thomas and eleven Ashland police department and local government officials claiming that they were the target of an "unfair and illegal investigation, intimidation and slander".^[8] The lawsuit was filed in Boyd County Circuit Court after a similar suit that was filed in federal court in Ashland was dismissed in October because they were "not questions of federal law"; that lawsuit included 17 allegations of violations of the officers' constitutional rights.^[9] Boyd County is a county located in the state of Kentucky. ...

Economy

The Camayo Arcade.

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AK Steel

King's Daughters Medical Center

Main article: King's Daughters Medical Center

The fourth largest hospital in the state of Kentucky, the 385-bed not-for-profit institution is the city's largest employer at over 3,400.^[11] It offers numerous inpatient and outpatient services for the region. Kings Daughters Medical Center new Heart and Vascular Center. ... Official language(s) English[1] Capital Frankfort Largest city Louisville Area  Ranked 37th  - Total 40,444 sq mi (104,749 km²)  - Width 140 miles (225 km)  - Length 379 miles (610 km)  - % water 1. ...

Another hospital, the Ashland Tuberculosis Hospital, was located south of the city and opened in 1950.^[4] It featured 100 beds and served 18 eastern Kentucky counties.

Cityscape

Main article: Cityscape of Ashland, Kentucky

Ashland's central business district extends from 12th Street to 18th Street, and from Carter Avenue to Greenup Avenue. It includes many notable buildings, such as the Paramount Arts Center, the Henry Clay Hotel, and the Ashland Bank Building. Ashlands central business district extends from 12th Street to 18th Street, and from Carter Avenue to Greenup Avenue. ... The Paramount Arts Center is a historic theater located in Ashland, Kentucky. ...

Education

There are eight public schools and two private schools in Ashland. All public schools within city limits are operated by the Ashland Independent School District. Ashland Independent Schools is a school district based in Boyd County, Kentucky. ...

Ashland has six public elementary schools, those being Hager Elementary, Oakview Elementary, Crabbe Elementary School, Poage Elementary, Hatcher Elementary, and Charles Russell Elementary.

There is one public middle school, George M. Verity Middle School, formerly known as Putnam Junior High School. The campus is home to Putnam Stadium which serves as the home field for both the Verity Patriots football and soccer teams, and Ashland Tomcats football. The Ashland Tomcats soccer teams play at the Ashland Soccer Complex at the high school.

One public high school serves the city of Ashland; Paul G. Blazer High School, named after philanthropist and founder of Ashland Inc., Paul G. Blazer. The high school is home to the Ashland Tomcats and Kittens athletic teams. The school's marching band competes in the AAAA class of the Kentucky Music Educators Association(KMEA). Ashland, Inc is a transportation construction, chemical, and petroleum company providing innovative products, services and solutions. ...

The two private schools serving the Ashland area are the Holy Family School and the Rose Hill Christian School. Holy Family is affiliated with Holy Family Catholic Church and currently offers K-8 education. Rose Hill is affiliated with the Rose Hill Baptist Church and offers K-12.

Post-secondary educational opportunities include Ashland Community and Technical College which has multiple campuses within the city. Morehead State University also has a satellite campus located in Ashland. Ashland Community and Technical College is a public community college in Ashland, Kentucky. ... Morehead State University is a public, co-educational university located in Morehead, Kentucky. ...

Culture

Annual cultural events and fairs

• The Festival of Lights occurs at the Paramount Arts Center every winter.
• Poage's Landing Days
• Summer Motion
• Winter Wonderland of Lights

The Paramount Arts Center is a historic theater located in Ashland, Kentucky. ...

Historical structures and museums

The Paramount Arts Center

The Paramount Arts Center, an art-deco converted movie theater built in 1930, is located on Winchester Avenue. The theater serves as an important venue for the arts in eastern Kentucky and the surrounding states of Ohio and West Virginia. It is well noted for its Festival of Trees event during the winter season. In addition, the Paramount was the setting where Billy Ray Cyrus' music video "Achy Breaky Heart" was taped. Image File history File links Ash_KY_Paramount. ... The Paramount Arts Center is a historic theater located in Ashland, Kentucky. ... The Paramount Arts Center is a historic theater located in Ashland, Kentucky. ... Official language(s) None Capital Columbus Largest city Columbus Largest metro area Cleveland Area  Ranked 34th  - Total 44,825 sq mi (116,096 km²)  - Width 220 miles (355 km)  - Length 220 miles (355 km)  - % water 8. ... Official language(s) English Capital Charleston Largest city Charleston Area  Ranked 41st  - Total 24,244 sq mi (62,809 km²)  - Width 130 miles (210 km)  - Length 240 miles (385 km)  - % water 0. ... A music video is a short film or video that accompanies a complete piece of music, most commonly a song. ...

Also along Winchester Avenue is the Highlands Museum and Discovery Center. Among its numerous exhibits, includes one about Country Music Heritage that pays tribute to the local music artists that line U.S. Route 23 in Kentucky. Two local artists, The Judds from Ashland, and Billy Ray Cyrus from nearby Flatwoods, are included. U.S. Highway 23 is a long north-south U.S. highway between Mackinaw City, Michigan and Jacksonville, Florida. ... Wynonna Judd and Naomi Judd from the back cover of Why Not Me (1985). ... Billy Ray Cyrus (born August 25, 1961 in Flatwoods, Kentucky) is an American country singer, and actor, who is probably best known for his hit single Achy Breaky Heart (1992). ... Flatwoods is a city located in Greenup County, Kentucky. ...

The Pendleton Art Center is also located within the downtown, formed in 2005. Among the art produced there include paintings, stained glass, carved gourds, and wood carvings produced by local artists. They are presented at the Pendleton the first Friday and Saturday of every month and other times by appointment.

The Jesse Stuart Foundation, an organization dedicated to the preservation of the literary legacy of Jesse Stuart and other Appalachian writers, is located within an earshot of the Pendleton Arts Center. Jesse Stuart, a well-known 20th century author, was from nearby Greenup, Kentucky. Jesse Hilton Stuart (August 8, 1906 - February 17, 1984) was an American writer who achieved prominence in the short story, poetry, and novels. ... The Appalachian Mountains are a system of North American mountains running from Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada to Alabama in the United States, although the northernmost mainland portion ends at the Gaspe Peninsula of Quebec. ... Greenup is a city located in Greenup County, Kentucky. ...

Media

Newspaper

The Independent is Ashland's daily newspaper with a circulation of more than 21,000. It was founded in 1896 in the river town of Catlettsburg by Col. G. F. Friel as the Tri-State Independent.^[4] It moved to Ashland in 1900 to a building at 12th Street and Greenup Avenue and was renamed the Ashland Daily Independent; the first issue was published on December 17. Two years later, it moved to 17th Street; the Independent purchased the Ashland Daily News and discontinued it in that year. Catlettsburg is a city in Boyd County, Kentucky, United States. ...

In 1920, it founded the Sunday Independent.^[4] In 1925, the structure on 17th Street was doubled in size.

The circulation in 1920 was 3,500, but increased to 17,000 by 1954 and peaked at 25,000 in 1980.^[2] It now stands at 21,000.^[4]

Radio

WDDG/93. ... WCMI is the markets Air America affiliate and it also carries Ed Schultz. ... WOKT runs a religious format. ... Cannonsburg is an unincorporated community located in Boyd County, Kentucky. ...

Television

The Kentucky Educational Television network, a. ...

Parks and outdoor attractions

Central Park in fall

Ashland boasts a 47-acre wooded Central Park, founded in 1854,^[2] playgrounds and other amusements. It was bounded between Lexington and Central Avenue, and 17th and 22nd Streets. In 1936, the Works Progress Administration constructed a central road through the park; one year later, a pond was constructed in the southeast quadrant. Twenty years later, after complaints of mosquito problems, the pond was filled in with five feet of dirt and it became a softball practice field. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 487 pixel Image in higher resolution (2009 × 1223 pixel, file size: 1. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 487 pixel Image in higher resolution (2009 × 1223 pixel, file size: 1. ... WPA Graphic The Works Progress Administration (later Work Projects Administration, abbreviated WPA), was created in May 1935 by Presidential order (Congress funded it annually but did not set it up). ...

In the spring of 1995, the pond was excavated and was filled with water by September.^[2] The original water lilies that were planed in 1937 had come back in full bloom. A fountain was added in the center and numerous fish species were added. The park today features three separate children playgrounds, several baseball diamonds, a volleyball court and a traditional bandstand. Central Park also hosts an annual holiday light show, the Winter Wonderland of Lights.

In July 1976, a new 10-acre park at the former Clyffeside Park was envisioned.^[2] Named after Commissioner Johnny Oliverio, it features several baseball diamonds, and is located along Winchester Avenue near 39th Street.

In 2004, the AK Steel Sports Park was constructed along Blackburn Avenue in South Ashland. The sports-oriented park features several baseball diamonds, soccer fields and a skate park.^[2]

Transportation

Map of Ashland and the surrounding vicinity.

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Air

Located just north of the city in Worthington is the Ashland Regional Airport. This airport is used for general aviation and charter services. The then-named Ashland-Boyd County Airport opened in 1953 and featured a 5,000 ft. runway with a 3,000 ft. clearance.^[4] Worthington is a city located in Greenup County, Kentucky, along the Ohio River. ... Ashland Regional Airport (IATA: DWU, ICAO: KDWU), formerly known as Ashland-Boyd County Airport, is a public airport located six miles (10 km) northwest of the central business district of Ashland, a city in Greenup County, Kentucky, USA. The airport was once used extensively by the oil manufacturing company Ashland...

Tri-State Airport, located in nearby Ceredo, West Virginia, provides commercial aviation services for the city. Tri-State Airport (IATA: HTS, ICAO: KHTS) / Milton J. Ferguson Field is a public airport located a few miles southwest of Huntington, West Virginia serving the nearby areas where the borders of Ohio, Kentucky, and West Virginia come together including Ashland, Kentucky and Ironton, Ohio. ... Ceredo is a city located in Wayne County, West Virginia. ...

Rail

See also: Ashland, Kentucky (Amtrak station)

Amtrak, the national passenger rail system, provides service to Ashland. The major and only line that Amtrak offers in Ashland is the Cardinal. Amtrak Service is offered at the Ashland Transportation Center station, but it does not have an Amtrak Ticket Counter or QuikTrak Ticket Machine. Other information Passengers (2006) 2,880 21% Code AKY The Ashland (Amtrak station) is in a former Chesapeake & Ohio Railway freight house, located at 99 15th Street in Ashland, Kentucky 41101. ... Acela Express in West Windsor, NJ Amtrak Cascades service with tilting Talgo trainsets in Seattle, Washington Amtrak train in downtown Orlando, Florida For other uses, see Amtrak (disambiguation). ... The Cardinal is a passenger train route operated by Amtrak in the Midwestern and Northeastern United States. ...

The former depot, the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway depot at 11th Street and Carter Avenue, was completed in 1925 but abandoned in the 1970s in favor of a downsized depot in Catlettsburg.^[4] It was only moved back to the former Chesapeake and Ohio freight depot in downtown Ashland in the early 2000s. The former depot, constructed in 1906 on the former Aldine Hotel site,^[12] was an abandoned derelict. The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway (C&O) was a Class I railroad formed in 1869 in Virginia from many smaller railroads begun in the 19th century. ... Catlettsburg is a city in Boyd County, Kentucky, United States. ...

Bus

Greyhound Lines is the sole provider of bus transportation out of Ashland. It operates out of the Ashland Transportation Center. Greyhound Lines is the largest intercity common carrier of passengers by bus in North America, serving 2200 destinations in the United States. ...

Public transportation

The Ashland Bus System is serviced at the Ashland Transportation Center at 13th Street near the Ohio River. The city bus system offers several lines: The Ohio River is the largest tributary by volume of the Mississippi River. ...

• The downtown loop serves the Ashland Transportation Center, post office, Town Center Mall, and Melody Mountain.
• The crosstown line serves the Ashland Transportation Center, Midtown Shopping Center, South Ashland, and Scope Towers.
• The 13th Street line serves the Ashland Transportation Center, Midtown Shopping Center, and several points in Westwood.
• The 29th Street line serves the Ashland Transportation Center, King's Daughters Medical Center, Deboard Hill, South Ashland, the YMCA, Ashland Community and Technical College, and Midtown Shopping Center.
• The Catlettsburg line serves the Ashland Transportation Center, Scope Towers, downtown Catlettsburg, the Boyd County courthouse complex, Kenova, West Virginia, and downtown Ashland.

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Roads

Main article: Roads of Ashland, Kentucky

Ashland is served by US 23 and US 60, several state routes, and is in close proximity to US 52 and Interstate 64. Two U.S. highways and numerous state highways serve the city of Ashland, Kentucky directly, while an interstate and a U.S. highway serve the city indirectly. ... U.S. Route 23 runs north-south through the eastern part of the U.S. state of Kentucky, forming the northern part of Corridor B of the Appalachian Development Highway System. ... U.S. Highway 60 is an east-west United States highway, running 2,670 miles (4,300 km) from Virginia to Arizona. ... U.S. Highway 52 is an unusual United States highway. ... Interstate 64 (abbreviated I-64) is an Interstate Highway in the eastern United States. ...

Notable natives

• Lynndie England, who was part of the Abu Ghraib scandal.
• Paul J. Fannin, a former Governor and Senator from Arizona.
• Jillian Hall is a professional wrestler who performs for World Wrestling Entertainment.
• The Judds, comprised of mother Naomi and daughter Wynonna, are together a country music duo. The city of Ashland features a public square at 16th Street and Winchester Avenue titled Judd Plaza.
• Ashley Judd is an actress and daughter of Naomi Judd.
• Although originally from Canton, Georgia, Sonny Landham is an actor and former Kentucky gubernatorial candidate. He currently resides in Ashland.
• Robert Smedley, also known as Bobby Blaze, is a professional wrestler for national and international wrestling organizations including World Championship Wrestling and World Wrestling Entertainment.
• Brandon Webb is a pitcher for Major League Baseball's Arizona Diamondbacks.
• Chuck Woolery is popular game show host. A street in Central Park, Chuck Woolery Boulevard, is named after him. You can watch him on the Game Show Network.

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References

1. Historical populations from, "A history of Ashland, Kentucky, 1786-1954". Ashland Centennial Committee. 1954., and "Ashland City Directory." 1985.

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See also

• List of cities and towns along the Ohio River

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External links

• Maps and aerial photos Coordinates: 38.464017° -82.641571°
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• Ashland, Kentucky website
• Ashland, Kentucky demographics
• Ashland Area Convention & Visitors Bureau
• ARMCO Steel Ashland Works history

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