Entered the Union: Jan. 29, 1861 (34) | State Bird: Cardinal State Flower: Goldenrod State Tree: Tulip Poplar State Horse: Thoroughbred State Animal: Gray Squirrel |
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Capital: Frankfort | |||
State Nickname: Bluegrass State | |||
State Song: "My Old Kentucky Home" | |||
Origin of Name: From an Iroquoian word “Ken-tah-ten” meaning “land of tomorrow” | |||
State Motto: United we stand, divided we fall | |||
National Forests: 2 • State Forests: 5 • State Parks: 52 | |||
Famous For: Race Horse Farms, Kentucky Derby, Mammoth Caves | |||
Famous Kentuckians: Abraham Lincoln (US President), Kit Carson (scout), George Clooney • Johnny Depp (actors), Jefferson Davis (President of Confederacy), Crystal Gayle, Naomi & Wynonna Judd, Loretta Lynn (Singers), Diane Sawyer (Broadcast Journalist), Casey Jones (Locomotive Engineer), Phil Simms (NFL), Steven Curtis Chapman (CCM artist), Nathan Stubblefield (Inventor of Wireless Telephone 1902) |
Video of trip from Kentucky to Tennessee 2018 |
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Western Kentucky RV Park |
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