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 Ashland,
the largest city in Eastern Kentucky, continues to define and strengthen
its role as a regional center for commerce, arts, dining, entertainment
and recreation. Our city's downtown, already identified as a Commercial
Historic District by the National Historic Trust, is being further
enhanced by a concerted effort of the community's
Streetscape Project. Again, can-do cooperation is the key among the
City, the Ashland Alliance, and the Ashland Main Street initiative. This
effort is bringing block-by-block upgrades and new commercial energy to
our downtown. Ashland's Riverfront, a monumental riverfront development
is currently underway, which will be a major component of our entire
downtown economic revitalization.
The City of Ashland is emerging as the cultural and entertainment center
for Eastern Kentucky and the Tri-State. At the heart of Ashland's
evolving cultural presence is the Paramount Art Center. Its role,
combined with that of the Pendleton Art Center, the Highlands Museum &
Discovery Center and the Jesse Stuart Foundation is also redefining our
City as a hub for artistic talent.
Ashland is also well positioned as the region's leading health care
center as a result of the continued excellence and growth of King's
Daughters' Medical Center. For more than a century, King's Daughters'
has brought world class medical care and a diverse range of medical
specialties to our community with its growing local facilities and
broadening range of medical practice, the organization is the area's
largest employer.
On behalf of all of our citizens, we welcome you to our beautiful
community…have a wonderful experience….and return often!
Stephen E. Gilmore
Mayor
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Buy your raffle tickets now!
BUY A $20 RAFFLE
TICKET--YOU COULD WIN A NEW FORD FOCUS--OR ONE OF A DOZEN OTHER
PRIZES! (all proceeds go to Ashland Main Street to continue
their valuable work on the many preservation, beautification,
and economic stimulating projects they oversee and projects they
work in cooperation with other Ashland area organizations to
benefit the city of Ashland). You help Ashland grow--and you
could win something incredibly nice!
Big Screen TV (or $1500 gift certificate) from Big Sandy
Superstores
$100 gift certificate from Community Trust Bank
$100 gas card from Giant Auto Group
$100 in show tickets from The Paramount Arts Center
$100 gift certificate in Artwork from Pendleton Arts Center
$100 gift certificate for jewelry from Pollock's Jewelers
$100 gas card from Century 21-Brooks-Well Realtors
$100 gift certificate from Kelley, Galloway & Company, PSC,
Certified Public Accounts
$17,000 2008 Ford Focus from Boyd County Ford
...and the list keeps growing! Look for raffle tickets at
participating locations, or contact Ashland Main Street! Listen
to your favorite Clear Channel Radio Stations for details!
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About Ashland
The Tri-State is a wonderful place to
live, work, and raise a family! If you live here--be proud! If you're
visiting--WELCOME & ENJOY YOURSELF! If you're considering moving your
home and business here--WE'RE HERE WITH OPEN ARMS TO HELP YOU GROW!
Here's a little bit of information about the arts and music, business
and culture, and historically rich heritage of our area:
Boyd County,
Kentucky,
United States, 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 and medical center for northeast
Kentucky.
Ashland dates back to the
migration of the Poage family from the
Shenandoah Valley via the famed
Cumberland Gap in 1786. They settled upon a
homestead along the
Ohio River and named it Poage's Landing. It
remained an extended-family settlement until the mid-1800s. In 1854, the name of the city was changed to Ashland,
after
Henry Clay's
Lexington estate, and to reflect the city's
growing industrial base.
The city's early industrial
growth was a result of Ohio's
pig iron industry. It was not until 1854, that
growth began to occur with the charter of the Kentucky Iron, Coal and
Manufacturing Company by the Kentucky General Assembly.
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.
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).
According to the
United States Census Bureau, the city has a
total area of 31.6
km˛ (12.2
mi˛). 28.7 km˛ (11.1 mi˛) of it is land and
2.9 km˛ (1.1 mi˛) of it (9.18%) is water.
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