400-Mile Sale

The 400-Mile Yard Sale, sometimes referred to as the Highway 68 Yard Sale, is an outdoor second-hand sale held annually for four days, beginning in the first weekend of June. It takes place along U.S. Route 68 (US 68) in the US state of Kentucky.[1] It is held in almost all areas along the US 68 corridor from the east side of Paducah through central Kentucky, and ending at Maysville.[2]

History

In 2011, the 400-Mile Yard Sale route added Kentucky Route 80 (KY 80) from Aurora to Murray, in Calloway and Marshall counties in Kentucky, as well as US 641 from Murray southward, extending into Henry County, Tennessee, ending in Paris.

Historically, the 400-mile sale boosts the economy of most localities along the route, most notably in Glasgow, the county seat in Barren County, as that area has the highest economical impact annually, especially with the Glasgow Highland Games taking place during the same weekend as the sale.[3]

Further information

Areas exempt from the event

A 10 miles (16 km) stretch of the concurrently running US 68 and KY 80 in the Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area in western Trigg County is excluded from the yard sale route because the recreation area is the property of a government organization, the U.S. Forest Service. Another gap in the sale route, a 20-mile long (32 km) stretch of US 68 in Metropolitan Lexington and Fayette County is also excluded on account of high traffic volume, especially in downtown Lexington.[4]

Events in the area

A town-wide yard sale in the eastern Warren County town of Smiths Grove is often held during the US 68 Yard Sale just off the highway. Elkton, the Todd County seat also has a lot of yard sales during the event, even if on other streets.[2][5][6] The Glasgow Highland Games at Barren River Lake State Resort Park, well south of the US 68 corridor along US Route 31E, is typically held during the same weekend as the 400 mile yard sale.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "400-Mile Sale Across Kentucky Along Historic Hwy 68". 400-Mile Sale. Retrieved June 18, 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Yard Sale Locations". 400-Mile Sale. Retrieved June 18, 2015.
  3. 1 2 Perkins, Will (2016). "Glasgow biz booms this weekend". Glasgow Daily Times, June 4, 2016, page A-1.
  4. ↑ 400-Mile Sale Brochure (Pamphlet). 2013.
  5. ↑ "400-Mile Sale and Elkton Yard Sale Days". Elkton, Kentucky. April 15, 2015. Retrieved June 18, 2015.
  6. ↑ "400-Mile Sale and Elkton Yard Sale Days 2015". Elkton, Kentucky. Retrieved June 18, 2015.

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