Biohazard and Crime Scene Remediation in Owensboro, KY

Owensboro is a city in and the county seat of Daviess County, Kentucky, and it is the fourth-most populous city in the state.

Owensboro sits at a bend in the Ohio River, about 107 miles southwest of Louisville, and is the center of the Owensboro metropolitan area.

The site was first settled in 1797 by frontiersman William Smeathers, and the settlement was originally called "Yellow Banks" for the color of the land beside the Ohio River.

In 1817 the town was formally established as Owensborough, named after Colonel Abraham Owen, and the spelling of its name was shortened to Owensboro in 1893.

The 2020 census counted 60,183 residents in Owensboro, living in 25,105 households.

Owensboro calls itself the "BBQ Capital of the World" for its distinctive mutton and burgoo barbecue tradition, celebrated each year at the International Bar-B-Q Festival.

Owensboro is home to the Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame and Museum on its riverfront, the institution dedicated to preserving the history of bluegrass music.

Actor Johnny Depp was born in Owensboro in 1963.

On August 14, 1936, downtown Owensboro was the site of the last public hanging in the United States, a widely reported execution after which Kentucky abolished public executions.

The city's bourbon tradition continues at the Glenmore Distillery and at Green River Distilling Company, which began operating in Owensboro in 1885.