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Rabbit Hash, Kentucky
Rabbit Hash is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Boone County, Kentucky, United States. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The tiny town of Rabbit Hash can trace its history to about 1813, when a ferry was established just upriver at the mouth of Middle Creek. The ferry carried passengers, livestock, and farm supplies back and forth to what soon became Rising Sun, Indiana. As the population on the Kentucky side grew, local farmers found a need to build a storage building to safely house items near the ferry while they waited for the next steamboat to arrive. In 1831, a warehouse, of sorts, was built for such a purpose, first managed by 17-year-old James A. Wilson, who would eventually own the place.
Address: Rabbit Hash, Kentucky
Population 315
Settled In: 1813
Climate: typically varies from 24°F to 85°F and is rarely below 7°F or above 93°F.
Median Home Price: $206,300
County: Boone
Did you know: Rabbit Hash got it’s name because a post office was established with the name Carlton on Jan. 3, 1879, but people quickly confused it with nearby Carrollton, so they renamed it Rabbit Hash.
WHY YOU NEED TO SEE IT
The Rabbit Hash General Store is a major tourist attraction featuring antiques, collectible Bybee pottery, hand-woven towels from Boston Weavers, brooms made at Berea College in Kentucky, hand-made soaps, wooden kitchen utensils, enamelware, and more.
The Scalded Hog is a seasonal eatery in Rabbit Hash serving up great food from their custom-made trailer. The menu includes baby back ribs, pulled pork barbecue, metts, brats, burgers, vegetable burgers, hot dogs, hand-cut French fries and other sides.
Nearby, find the Rabbit Hash Museum, The Old Hashienda Inn, historic homes and shops offering a variety of Appalachian crafts and quilts.