Kentucky

Kentucky — page 1 — KENTUCKY the BLUEGRASS STATE Kentucky Kentucky is a land of contrasts It is an in between place that is both North and South country and city Say the word Kentucky and certain images leap to mind Thoroughbred horses galloping through bluegrass carpeted meadows Banjos twanging on the front porch of an Appalachian Mountain log cabin Barbecued chicken Coal miners Stately farms with white picket fences Kentucky has one foot firmly planted in the laid back old South with its other foot in the modern world The state's bustling cities produce automobiles fuel for power plants chemicals and textiles Kentucky's nickname is The Bluegrass State Bluegrass is a kind of meadow grass It is not blue but green Its flowers are blue if allowed to grow to its natural height Bluegrass is also the name of a kind of music that comes from Kentucky It is country jazz music played with banjos and fiddles It's a friendly toe tapping sound that puts a smile on your face just like the state of Kentucky Banjo and fiddle players perform during the ROMP River Of Music Party Festival held yearly in June in Owensboro Kentucky KENTUCKY

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Kentucky — page 3 — KENTUCKY QUICK FACTS Name The meaning of the word Kentucky is unclear but it might be an Iroquois Native American word that means on the meadow or prairie of KENTUCK State Capital Frankfort population 27 557 Date of Statehood June 1 1792 15th state Population 4 413 457 26th most populous state Area Total Land and Water 40 408 square miles 104 656 sq km 37h largest state Largest City Louisville population 612 780 Nickname The Bluegrass State Motto United We Stand Divided We Fall State Bird Cardinal KENTUCKY

Kentucky — page 4 — THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA State Flower Goldenrod State Rock Kentucky Agate State Tree Tulip Poplar State Song My Old Kentucky Home Highest Point Black Mountain 4 145 feet 1 263 m Lowest Point 257 feet 78 m on the Mississippi River in Fulton County Average July High Temperature 87°F 31°C Record High Temperature 114°F 46°C in Greensburg on July 28 1930 Tulip Poplar Average January Low Temperature 25°F 4°C Record Low Temperature 37°F 38°C in Shelbyville on January 19 1994 Black Mountain Average Annual Precipitation 48 inches 122 cm Number of U S Senators 2 Abraham Lincoln Number of U S Representatives 6 34's Greetings U S Presidents Born In Kentucky Abraham Lincoln KENAK U S Postal Service Abbreviation KY QUICK FACTS N

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