Mount Savage, Kentucky

Mount Savage is an unincorporated community in Carter County, Kentucky, in the United States.[1]

History

Mount Savage once contained a blast furnace.[2] A post office was established at Mount Savage in 1848, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1916.[3]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mount Savage, Kentucky
  2. Lewis Collins (1877). History of Kentucky. p. 122.
  3. "Carter County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 3 January 2015.

Coordinates: 38°15′55″N 82°53′29″W / 38.26528°N 82.89139°W / 38.26528; -82.89139


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