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South Shore, Kentucky
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South Shore was first settled in 1890 by the Fullerton, Warnock, and the Morton families from the nearby Tygarts Valley. Significant development occurred after the coming of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad and George D. Winn's ferry to Portsmouth, Ohio, in the 1890s. Winn began to petition for a post office in 1893, and on July 21 the post office was established as "Fullerton", after his brothers Harvey and Harrison Fullerton. The town was incorporated for a short period during 1919.In 1895, the Taylor brickyard was established near Fullerton by Clyde King and became the area's top employer. The Taylor name was applied to both the local railway station and the nearby McCall post office on January 16, 1930. This post office was then renamed "South Shore" on February 4, 1940. Shortly after the city of South Shore was incorporated on July 2, 1957, the Fullerton and South Shore post offices were consolidated under the South Shore name. South Shore eventually annexed the entire city of Fullerton, significantly expanding its boundaries.BOOK, Rennick, Robert M., Kentucky Place Names, 1988, The University Press of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, 0-8131-0179-4, Place Names, Retrieved on 2010-04-23Geography
South Shore is located in northern Greenup County at {{coord|38|43|18|N|82|57|49|W|type:city}} (38.721577, -82.963606),WEB,weblink United States Census Bureau, 2011-04-23, 2011-02-12, US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990, on the south bank of the Ohio River. U.S. Route 23 passes through the city limits, leading southeast {{convert|16|mi}} to Greenup, the county seat, and {{convert|29|mi}} to Ashland. To the west, US-23 leads {{convert|2|mi|0}} to the south end of the U.S. Grant Bridge, which carries the highway across the Ohio River into Portsmouth.According to the United States Census Bureau, the city of South Shore has a total area of {{convert|2.2|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|1.7|km2|order=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.5|km2|order=flip}}, or 22.79%, is water.Demographics
{{US Census population|1960= 658|1970= 1750|1980= 1525|1990= 1318|2000= 1226|2010= 1122|2020= 1066Economy
South Shore is the home of Graf Brothers Flooring and Lumber, the largest manufacturer of rift and quartered oak products in the world. Graf Bros employs approximately 275 people, mainly an immigrant workforce.Graf Brothers Flooring and Lumber Retrieved on 2010-04-23Attractions
The Indian Head Rock, an 8-ton boulder known for its historic carvings of names and initials of individuals from the 19th and early 20th centuries, is now displayed in an enclosure in Rotary Park.(update is now in South Shore, at the park near the postal office)Rotary Park is a city park where events, such as an annual quilt festival, are held.Education
The McKell Branch of the Greenup County Public Library is located just outside the city limits of South Shore.WEB,weblinkweblink dead, 11 January 2019, Kentucky Public Library Directory, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, 5 June 2019,See also
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- Ashland Alliance, regional chamber of commerce
- weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20080326001518weblink">Greenup County Tourism Commission
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