Trosper, Kentucky | |
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| Coordinates: 36°47′18″N83°49′9″W / 36.78833°N 83.81917°W Coordinates: 36°47′18″N83°49′9″W / 36.78833°N 83.81917°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kentucky |
| County | Knox |
| Elevation | 1,014 ft (309 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP code | 40995 [1] |
| Area code | 606 |
| GNIS feature ID | 509237 [2] |
Trosper is an unincorporated community and coal town in Knox County, Kentucky, United States.
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KFC is an American fast food restaurant chain headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky, that specializes in fried chicken. It is the world's second-largest restaurant chain after McDonald's, with 22,621 locations globally in 150 countries as of December 2019. The chain is a subsidiary of Yum! Brands, a restaurant company that also owns the Pizza Hut and Taco Bell chains.
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Unwound is an American post-hardcore band. The band was formed in 1988 in Tumwater and Olympia, Washington by vocalist/guitartist Justin Trosper, bassist Vern Rumsey and drummer Brandt Sandeno, and was largely based in Olympia throughout the 1990s until the band's dissolution in 2002. Unwound's best known lineup included Trosper, Rumsey and longtime drummer Sara Lund, who replaced Sandeno in 1992.
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Trosper may refer to:
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