Rabbit Hash, Kentucky, is one of only a few remaining early 19th century towns along the 981-mile course of the Ohio River. The Rabbit Hash National Registry encompasses 33 acres of this linear rural, agricultural, and commercial village, characterized by eclectic vernacular Ohio River architecture. This western Boone County hamlet owed its life and existence to the river, but a huge sandbar and shallow water on its side of the river made riverboat access nearly impossible. As a result, Rising Sun, Indiana, established in 1814 across the river, overshadowed Rabbit Hash as a steamboat destination. Continuous ferry boat operation, however, gave Rabbit Hash the benefits and amenities of river commerce, transportation, and communication. Always subject to floods and ice, Rabbit Hash survived the whims of both nature and man, and the Rabbit Hash, Kentucky National Register District was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 4, 2003.