Rosine () is an

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in Ohio County,

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Bill Monroe William Smith "Bill" Monroe (; September 13, 1911 – September 9, 1996) was an American mandolinist, singer, and songwriter, who created the bluegrass music genre. Because of this, he is often called the " Father of Bluegrass". The genre take ...

, ''The Father of Bluegrass'', is buried in the community and memorialized with a bronze cast disk affixed to the barn where his music remains alive. The community was named for the pen name of Jenny Taylor McHenry, poet and wife of founder

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. The ZIP Code is 42370 and the

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is 270. The nearest communities are Horse Branch, and

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; and the nearest major cities are

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and

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. The community sits at an elevation of 429 feet. At one time, Rosine was a thriving community with several stores, a school, a pickle factory, and a bat mill that milled bats for the Louisville Slugger bat factory.

Demographics

Schools

There are no schools in Rosine, so students from Rosine attend Horse Branch Elementary School, Ohio County Middle School, and Ohio County High School. Nearby private schools include Sugar Grove Christian Academy and Ohio County Christian Academy. The nearest colleges and universities are in

Major roads

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passes through Rosine. The town is north of the

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and east of Interstate 165.

Bluegrass music

Each Friday night, year round, musicians converge on the town of Rosine to play Bluegrass music. The musicians play in the small general store, outside the store and in a weekly stage show in the barn next to the store. An annual Bluegrass Festival is held in the town and another annual festival is held on the nearby Jerusalem Ridge where Monroe was born. Bill's musician brothers Birch Monroe and

Charlie Monroe Charlie Monroe (July 4, 1903 – September 27, 1975) was an American country and bluegrass music guitarist. Charlie performed with his brother, Bill, as part of the Monroe Brothers. He later formed his own group, Charlie Monroe & the Kentucky P ...

were also from Rosine. As of May 2017 ground was broken for the building of the Bill Monroe museum. There is also the Bluemoon store located on Hwy 62E in Rosine.

Notable buildings

* Rosine General Store and Barn, registered historic place * Bill Monroe Museum, about early bluegrass music

References

External links

Bill Monroe's Homeplace / Rosine Barn Jamboree
Unincorporated communities in Kentucky Unincorporated communities in Ohio County, Kentucky {{OhioCountyKY-geo-stub