#FLORENCE KY PROFESSIONAL#
The water tower is still in use and can hold a million gallons, while “Y’All” has recently been adopted as a name for Florence’s professional baseball team.ĥ. The unofficial advertisement became the subject of legal concerns, and so a simple change was made, replacing the “M” a “Y”, for a disarming greeting. The water tower was built in 1974 and was painted with the words Florence Mall to drum up publicity for the mall that was being built next door. The story behind the city’s most famous landmark, next to the interstate, involves some cheeky ingenuity. Florence Y’All Water Tower Source: JNix / shutterstock Florence Y’All Water Tower Head a little further out and you’ll come to Big Bone Lick State Historic Site, where the fossils of Ice Age megafauna have intrigued scientists since the days of Lewis and Clark. The city has its own professional baseball team, a regional mall in good shape and a newly renovated thoroughbred racetrack, while there’s a catalog of family attractions in the area. The story behind this landmark is a bit like how the “Hollywoodland” sign became “Hollywood”. Since the mid-1970s millions of people traveling along the highway have been greeted by a water tower proudly painted with the friendly message, “Florence Y’All”. Directly south of Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport, this suburban city in the Cincinnati metro area is crossed by I-75 and I-71.
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