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City DescriptionGratz is a city in Owen County, Kentucky, U.S. Founded in 1847, it was named for B. Gratz Brown, who later became Governor of Missouri. The population was 89 at the 2000 census.
Before the lock and dam system was built on the Kentucky River, Gratz was one of the most prosperous towns in the area due to the business of portaging goods around an unnavigable part of the river (Lock #2 is just up river at Lockport). Goods were also ferried across the river and transported up KY 22 to Pleasureville, which had a railroad depot.
The town's streets are laid out in a grid pattern. There is a local bank, and many large, well-built houses.
Before public electric service was available, a diesel powered generator fed street lights (and some homes?) from dusk until about 10pm. A former operator of this plant reported that he learned how much fuel to put into the engine so that it would run out at the desired time (saved him a trip down the hill).
Gratz is located at 38°28′28″N 84°57′10″W / 38.47444, -84.95278 (38.474448, -84.952653).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.3 square miles (0.9 km²), all of it land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 89 ... Read MoreCity Contained By:Timezones:- North American Eastern Time Zone
Size:- 0.776996433101 km squared
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