Owensboro is a home rule-class city in and the county seat of Daviess
County, Kentucky, United States. It is the fourth-largest city in the
state by population. Owensboro is located on U.S. Route 60 and
Interstate 165 about 107 miles (172 km) southwest of Louisville, and
is the principal city of the Owensboro metropolitan area. The 2010
census had its population at 57,265. The metropolitan population was
estimated at 116,506. The metropolitan area is the sixth largest in
the state as of 2018, and the seventh largest population center in the
state when including micropolitan areas.Evidence of American Indian
settlement in the area dates back 12,000 years. Following a series of
failed uprisings with British support, however, the last Shawnee were
forced to vacate the area before the end of the 18th century.Evidence
of American Indian settlement in the area dates back 12,000 years.
Following a series of failed uprisings with British support, however,
the last Shawnee were forced to vacate the area before the end of the
18th century.The first European descendant to settle in Owensboro was
frontiersman William Smeathers or Smothers in 1797, for whom the
riverfront park is named. The settlement was originally known as
"Yellow Banks" from the color of the land beside the Ohio River. In
1817, Yellow Banks was formally established under the name
Owensborough, named after Col. Abraham Owen. In 1893, the spelling of
the name was shortened to its current Owensboro.Several distillers,
mainly of bourbon whiskey, have been in and around the city of
Owensboro. The major distillery still in operation is the Glenmore
Distillery Company, now owned by the Sazerac Company. Owensboro, Kentucky Top Movies & Young Movies