A History of the Rockcastle River

The Rockcastle River flows in south-central Kentucky.
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[@debraoliver505]

My dad grew up on that river 100 years ago.

[@philippirrip8761]

I always thought Rockcastle County was named for the Rock Castle outcrop formations in the knobs region in that area of Kentucky.

[@KentuckyHistoryChannel]

In a way that’s true too, the River was named after the rock formations on the river. County wasn’t named until 1810 and there’s a few maps predating 1810 with the river being marked as the Rock Castle/Rockcastle River.

[@michaelterrell]

The first to comment, from a 'Briar' in Florida!

[@KentuckyHistoryChannel]

Hope you’re enjoying the warm sunshine!

[@michaelterrell]

@@KentuckyHistoryChannel It's raining and it dropped to 34F in Ocala last night.
May you have a Blessed day!