Spice Knob, Kentucky - Revision history

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	Spice Knob ~~was a~~ community ~~located at the junction of KY~~		<div style="float:right; clear:right; margin:0 0 1em 1em;">
	~~1389 and Graves Lane. The name came from the practice of Native~~		{\| style="width:260px; font-size:90%; border:1px solid #aaa; border-collapse:collapse; background:#ffffff; color:#222222;"
	~~Americans gathering spicy~~ herbs on the two hills ~~in the area.~~		\|-
	~~The area was originally settled by~~ Warden and Ann Riddle.		! colspan="2" style="background:#2b4162; color:#ffffff; text-align:center; font-size:115%;" \| Spice Knob, Kentucky
	~~Soon other families settled nearby, especially the Wells~~ and		\|-
	~~Shouse families.~~		\| '''Type''' \|\| Former community
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			\| '''County''' \|\| [[Daviess County, Kentucky\|Daviess County]]
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			\| '''State''' \|\| Kentucky
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			\| '''Named for''' \|\| Spicy herbs gathered on the area’s two hills
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			\| '''First settlers''' \|\| Warden and Ann Riddle
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			\| '''Electric service''' \|\| 1937
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			\| '''Location''' \|\| Junction of KY 1389 and Graves Lane
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	~~A school~~ was ~~soon established~~, ~~reputed to be~~ the ~~first~~ in the		'''Spice Knob''' was a community in [[Daviess County, Kentucky\|Daviess County]], Kentucky, located at the junction of KY 1389 and Graves Lane. The name came from the practice of Native Americans gathering spicy herbs on the two hills in the area.
	~~county. It is said that children sometimes encountered buffalo as~~
	~~they walked to school~~.

	~~Two grocery stores later opened in Spice Knob~~, ~~as well as a~~		==Settlement==
	~~post office~~.		The area was originally settled by Warden and Ann Riddle. Soon other families settled nearby, especially the Wells and Shouse families.

	~~Lockhart Riddle drove Daviess County’s~~ first school ~~bus, a~~		==School==
	~~1926 Chevrolet~~.		A school was soon established, reputed to be the first in the county. It is said that children sometimes encountered buffalo as they walked to school.

	In 1929 the Spice Knob bus line was established, and in 1937		Lockhart Riddle drove Daviess County’s first school bus, a 1926 Chevrolet.
	electric service began.
			==Businesses and Services==
			Two grocery stores later opened in Spice Knob, as well as a post office.

			In 1929 the Spice Knob bus line was established, and in 1937 electric service began.

	[[Category:Towns]]		[[Category:Towns]]
			[[Category:Daviess County, Kentucky]]

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Spice Knob was a community located at the junction of KY
1389 and Graves Lane. The name came from the practice of Native
Americans gathering spicy herbs on the two hills in the area.
The area was originally settled by Warden and Ann Riddle.
Soon other families settled nearby, especially the Wells and
Shouse families.

A school was soon established, reputed to be the first in the
county. It is said that children sometimes encountered buffalo as
they walked to school.

Two grocery stores later opened in Spice Knob, as well as a
post office.

Lockhart Riddle drove Daviess County’s first school bus, a
1926 Chevrolet.

In 1929 the Spice Knob bus line was established, and in 1937
electric service began.

[[Category:Towns]]