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TOWN'S NAME SPEAKS OF VALUES, STRONG INDIVIDUALS.(Kentucky Life: History)(Column)

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From: The Kentucky Post (Covington, KY)
Date: 20040405
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Byline: David Dick

Hell fer Sartin is in Leslie County.

Some write it Hell for Certain, because there's an understandable disagreement over which is the more correct way. Those who prefer "Hell for Certain" tend to believe "Hell fer Sartin" is another one of those Appalachian putdowns. Actually, it's a celebration of down-home values and strong individuals.

The late Leonard W. Roberts wrote a book titled "South from Hell-fer-Sartin," and Kentucky author John Fox Jr. had a field day writing in dialect. His "Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come" and "The Trail of the ...

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