Rabbit Hash, Kentucky
| Rabbit Hash, Kentucky | |
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| Census-designated place (CDP) | |
| Official Name: Carlton (until December 1847) | |
Rabbit Hash General Store
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| Nickname(s): Carlton Voter Precinct, Rabbit Hash (official name since 1847) | |
| Motto: none | |
 Location within Boone County and the state of Kentucky |
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| Coordinates: 38°56′32″N 84°50′45″W / 38.94222°N 84.84583°WCoordinates: 38°56′32″N 84°50′45″W / 38.94222°N 84.84583°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kentucky |
| County | Boone |
| Government | |
| • First Mayor | Goofy Borneman- Calhoun |
| • Succeeded By | Junior Cochran |
| • Succeeded By | Lucy Lou |
| • Current Mayor | Brynneth Pawltro |
| • Ambassadors | Bourbon & Lady Stone |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6.9 sq mi (18.0 km2) |
| • Land | 5.1 sq mi (13.2 km2) |
| • Water | 1.9 sq mi (4.8 km2) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 315 |
| • Density | 62/sq mi (23.8/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP codes | 41005 |
| FIPS code | 21-63804 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0501491 |
Rabbit Hash is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Boone County, Kentucky, United States, with a population of 315 (2010 census). The town is notable primarily due to its name, and its string of canine mayors.
The hamlet was originally known as Carlton, but was required to change its name because mail was being mixed up with the larger community of Carrollton several miles down the Ohio River. The community is still referred to as the Carlton Voter Precinct.
The name Rabbit Hash may derive from the historic use of the local rabbit population as food. During the early 19th century the town was well known for a rabbit hash meal.
It is said that, in December 1847, the townsfolk were said to be discussing what each family would be serving for their Christmas dinner. According to folklore, a man responded that he would be serving rabbit hash dinner. His response led to the other villagers nicknaming him Rabbit Hash as a joke. Eventually, the nickname became the known name of the village itself, and the steamboats on the nearby Ohio River stopping to order the famous hash referred to the town by it.
The hamlet's most notable building, the Rabbit Hash General Store, is regarded as the best known and best preserved country store in Kentucky, and was added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 2, 1989. On February 13, 2016, the famous General Store was destroyed by a fire, and the latest mayoral election also acted as a fundraiser to restore it.
The Rabbit Hash Historic District was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 4, 2003. It includes 330 acres (1.3 km2), 12 buildings, 6 structures, and 3 objects around 10021-10410 Lower River Road.
The first elected mayor in Rabbit Hash history was Goofy Borneman- Calhoun, who was inaugurated in 1998 for a four-year term, after an election covered in the documentary Rabbit Hash (The Center of the Universe). He died in office in July 2001, aged 16.
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