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Eighty Eight, Kentucky

Eighty Eight is a town located in Barren County, Kentucky.

Trivia

On August 8, 1988, six thousand visitors descended on the town (population 300). The tourists wanted to buy postcards to be franked at 8.08 am with an 88 postmark. One couple drove there to be married at 8.08 on the church's eighth step.

Name Origin

Reportedly, the town got its name when one of the founders checked in his pocket and found he had only 88 cents.