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Middlesborough
The United States of America is a country in North America that extends from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and shares land borders with Canada and Mexico. The United States is a federal constitutional republic, with its capital in Washington, D.C., District of Columbia.
Middlesborough is a city in Bell County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 10,384 at the 2000 census. It is the principal city of the Middlesborough, Kentucky Micropolitan Statistical Area. The city is incorporated as Middlesborough, named after the town of Middlesbrough in England. However, the U.S. post office began using the spelling Middlesboro in 1894. The city is located on the Kentucky side of the Cumberland Gap near the Cumberland Gap National Historical Park. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 19.8 square kilometers, all land.
Middlesboro was originally founded as a resort town for English tourists, during a vogue for Appalachian mountain resorts. The presence of iron deposits in the area also inspired the city's founder with ill-founded hopes of a center for iron mining and processing, like its namesake town of Middlesbrough, England. Unfortunately, the iron deposits were not economically viable, and an economic downturn doomed town's efforts to make the resort popular. Eventually, the local economy turned to coal mining and became dependent on the variations in that industry.
A city known for its historic myths and traditions, scenic beauty, cooperative people and luxurious hotels and cottages, Middlesboro is one of the favorite holiday destinations for most of the vacation lovers.
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