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Tell City, named after William Tell, and built by Swiss immigrants from Cincinnati, sits on the banks of the Ohio River on the border of Indiana and Kentucky. It was founded in 1858.

William Tell is a famous folk hero of Switzerland, known as an expert marksman with a crossbow, with the ability to easily shoot an apple off of someone’s head without harming them. He has been associated with a variety of historic events in Switzerland, including being instrumental in the  founding of the Swiss Confederacy itself. In most cases he is depicted like a Robinhood figure,  fighting against evil tyrannical rulers and foreign powers like the Austrian Hapsburg Dynasty. 

Ran across this barn painted with the University of Kentucky’s Wildcat logo and mascot near Bardstown, Kentucky.  The University of Kentucky is the state’s largest university, with more than 30,000 students attending classes annually. The university’s sports teams include basketball, football, soccer, track and field, gymnastics and golf.  Its last national championship was in 2012, when its men’s basketball won its eighth national title. It was also the first college basketball team to reach 2000 all-time wins.