chuck berry wrote daddy won't you take me back to muhlenberg county.
chuck berry wrote daddy won't you take me back to muhlenberg county.
who wrote daddy won't you take me back to muhlenberg county?
chuck berry
muhlenberg county held kentucky's first commercial coal mine, opened in 1820 as the "mclean drift bank" along the green river in the former village of paradise. the mine and its impact on the community are referenced in the john prine song "paradise". other major employers in muhlenberg county include:









































bullet::::- the tennessee valley authority paradise fossil plant in drakesboro









































bullet::::- the green river correctional complex in central city









































bullet::::- dyno nobel in graham









































bullet::::- eba&d in graham









































bullet::::- muhlenberg community hospital in greenville









































bullet::::- muhlenberg county board of education in powderly
muhlenberg county, kentucky
muhlenberg county, kentucky









































muhlenberg county () is a county located in the u.s. commonwealth of kentucky. as of the 2010 census, the population was 31,499. its county seat is greenville.









































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muhlenberg county was formed in 1798 from the areas known as logan and christian counties. muhlenberg was the 34th county to be founded in kentucky. muhlenberg was named after general peter muhlenberg, who was a colonial general during the american revolutionary war.









































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according to the u.s. census bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (2.6%) is water.









































section::::geography.:features.
muhlenberg county, kentucky