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Think History

A Moment in Kentucky History: The Big Sandy

WEKU | By Samantha Morrill

Published March 25, 2021 at 7:00 AM EDT

Think History is our daily segment from Kentucky Humanities. Today, Bill Goodman tells us about? the Big Sandy.

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