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Kentucky History
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Boone and other frontiersmen settled in Kentucky, the "Bluegrass
State," in 1769. Its name comes from the Iroquois Indian word
"Ken-tah-ten," or "land of tomorrow." Admitted into the Union in
1792, Kentucky is the 15th state and the first state west of the
Appalachian Mountains. Today, Kentucky is associated with coal
mines and horse farms and racing. America's most prestigious
horse race, the Kentucky Derby, is held in Louisville annually.
The state flower is the goldenrod, the cardinal is the state
bird and Frankfort is the capital. |
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