Uz, Kentucky
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title:
Uz, Kentucky
text:
Uz was an unincorporated community in Letcher County, Kentucky, United States. Despite the appearance that it would rhyme with "buzz", the area was a mining camp for the U Z Mines, and is pronounced "you-zee". Uz has been noted for its short name.
A competing explanation for the place name is given from railroad origins. W. S. Morton of Louisville & Nashville Railroad stated that it took the patience of Job to deal with local property owners and should be named after the biblical home of Job “Uz
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Unincorporated community in Kentucky, United States
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uz,_Kentucky
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2023-07-29T16:10:14Z
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