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Commonwealth of Kentucky
Flag of Kentucky State seal of Kentucky
Flag of Kentucky Seal
Nickname(s): Bluegrass State
Motto(s): United we stand, divided we fall
Map of the United States with Kentucky highlighted
Official language(s) English[1]
Demonym Kentuckian
Capital Frankfort
Largest city Louisville
Largest metro area Louisville
Area  Ranked 37th in the US
 - Total 40,444 sq mi
(104,749 km²)
 - Width 140 miles (225 km)
 - Length 379 miles (610 km)
 - % water 1. The Flag of Kentucky consists of the Commonwealth's seal on a navy blue field surrounded by the words "Commonwealth of Kentucky" above and sprigs The seal of Kentucky was adopted in December of 1792. Since that time it has undergone several revisions This is a list of US state nicknames, including officially adopted Nicknames and other traditional nicknames for individual states of the United States. Here is a list of state Mottos for the states of the United States of America. "United we stand Divided we fall" is a phrase that has been used in Mottos from nations and states to songs The United States does not have an Official language; however the majority of the population speaks English as a native language (about 82% English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States A demonym or gentilic is a word that denotes the members of a People or the inhabitants of a place Washington DC has been the capital of the United States since 1800 Frankfort is a city in the US commonwealth of Kentucky that serves as the state Capital and the County seat of Franklin County. This is a list of the largest cities of US states by population Table of United States Metropolitan Statistical Areas|Table of United States Core Based Statistical AreasIn the United States, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB has produced The Louisville-Jefferson County KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area, commonly called the Louisville metropolitan Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. This is a complete list of the states of the United States and its major territories ordered by total area, land area, and water area The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of The kilometre ( American spelling: kilometer) symbol km is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to one thousand 7
 - Latitude 36° 30′ N to 39° 09′ N
 - Longitude 81° 58′ W to 89° 34′ W
Population  Ranked 26th in the US
 - Total 4,041,769
 - Density 101. In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology This is a list of states of the United States by population (with inhabited non-state jurisdictions included for comparison as of July 1, 2007, according to the This article is a list of the 50 US States ordered by Population density. 7/sq mi 
39. 28/km² (23rd in the US)
Elevation  
 - Highest point Black Mountain[2]
4,145 ft  (1,263 m)
 - Mean 755 ft  (230 m)
 - Lowest point Mississippi River[2]
257 ft  (78 m)
Admission to Union  June 1, 1792 (15th)
Governor Steve Beshear (D)
Lieutenant Governor Daniel Mongiardo (D)
U.S. Senators Mitch McConnell (R)
Jim Bunning (R)
Congressional Delegation List
Time zones  
 - eastern half Eastern: UTC-5/DST-4
 - western half Central: UTC-6/DST-5
Abbreviations KY US-KY
Website www.kentucky.gov

The Commonwealth of Kentucky (IPA: /kənˈtʌki/) is a state located in the East Central United States of America. Wikipedia_talkFeatured_lists#Proposed_change_to_all_featured_lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below --> Black Mountain is the tallest mountain in the Commonwealth of Kentucky, USA, with a summit elevation of 4145 feet (1263 meters The Mississippi River is the second longest River in the United States, with a length of from its source in Lake Itasca in Minnesota to Wikipedia_talkFeatured_lists#Proposed_change_to_all_featured_lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This is a list of U Events 193 - Roman Emperor Didius Julianus is Assassinated 987 - Hugh Capet is elected Year 1792 ( MDCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year A governor is a governing official usually the executive (at least nominally to different degrees also politically and administratively of a non-sovereign level of government Steven Lynn "Steve" Beshear (born September 21, 1944) is an American politician of the Democratic Party, and the 61st and This is a complete and current List of United States Lieutenant Governors. Daniel Mongiardo, (born July 4, 1960) is a physician a Democratic United States Politician, and Lieutenant Governor from the The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives Addison Mitchell "Mitch" McConnell Jr (born February 20 1942 is the senior United States Senator from Kentucky. James Paul David "Jim" Bunning (born October 23, 1931) is an American politician and former Pitcher in Major League Baseball The United States Congress is the bicameral Legislature of the federal government of the United States of America, consisting of two houses These are tables of congressional delegations from Kentucky to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives. This is a list of United States of America States by time zone The Eastern Time Zone ( ET) of the Western Hemisphere falls mostly along the east coast of North America and the west coast of South America Daylight saving time ( DST The Central Time Zone observes Standard time by subtracting six hours from UTC during standard time ( UTC−6) and five hours during Daylight saving Daylight saving time ( DST The traditional abbreviations for US states and territories were widely used in mailing addresses prior to the introduction of two-letter U ISO 3166-2US is an ISO standard which defines Geocodes it is the subset of ISO 3166-2 which applies to the United States of America. A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages A US state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of the United States of America that share Sovereignty with the federal government The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Kentucky is normally included in the group of Southern states (in particular the Upland South), but it is sometimes included, geographically and culturally, in the Midwest. The Southern United States &mdashcommonly referred to as the American South, Dixie, or simply the South &mdashconstitutes a large distinctive The terms Upper South and Upland South refer to the northern part of the Southern United States, in contrast to the Lower South or Deep South. [3][4] Kentucky is one of four U. S. states to be officially known as a commonwealth. Four of the constituent states of the United States officially designate themselves Commonwealths: Kentucky, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania Originally a part of Virginia, in 1792 it became the 15th state to join the Union. The Commonwealth of Virginia ( is an American state Kentucky is the 37th largest state in terms of land area, and ranks 26th in population.

Kentucky is known as the "Bluegrass State", a nickname based on the fact that bluegrass is present in many of the lawns and pastures throughout the state. Poa is a Genus of about 500 Species of grasses native to the temperate regions of both hemispheres It is a land with diverse environments and abundant resources, including the world's longest cave system, the greatest length of navigable waterways and streams in the Lower 48 states, and the two largest man-made lakes east of the Mississippi River. The term continental United States refers to the 48 contiguous states located on the North American continent south of the border with Canada plus the District It is also home to the highest per capita number of deer and turkey in the United States, and the nation's most productive coalfield. The White-tailed deer ( Odocoileus virginianus) also known as the Virginia deer, or simply as the whitetail, is a medium-sized Deer found throughout The Wild Turkey ( Meleagris gallopavo) is native to North America and is the heaviest member of the Galliformes. A coalfield is an area of certain uniform characteristics where coal is mined Kentucky is also known for thoroughbred horses, horse racing, bourbon distilleries, bluegrass music, automobile manufacturing, tobacco, and college basketball. The Thoroughbred is a horse breed This article is about the sport For other uses see Horserace (drinking game or Horse race (politics. Bourbon is an American Whiskey, a type of distilled spirit, made primarily from Corn and named for Bourbon County Kentucky. Bluegrass music is a form of American roots music, and is a sub-genre of Country music. Tobacco is an Agricultural product recognized as an addictive drug processed from the fresh Leaves of plants in the genus Nicotiana. College basketball most often refers to the American Basketball competitive governance structure established by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA

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Origin of name

Narrow country roads bounded by stone and wood plank fences are a fixture in the Kentucky Bluegrass.
Narrow country roads bounded by stone and wood plank fences are a fixture in the Kentucky Bluegrass. The Bluegrass Region is a region of the United States, mostly in northern Kentucky, containing a majority of the state's population

The origin of Kentucky's name (variously spelled Cane-tuck-ee, Cantucky, Kain-tuck-ee, and Kentuckee before its modern spelling was accepted)[5] has never been definitively identified, though some theories have been debunked. For example, Kentucky's name does not come from the combination of "cane" and "turkey"; and though it is the most popular belief, it is unlikely to mean "dark and bloody ground", because it does not occur with that meaning in any known Native American language. Indigenous languages of the Americas (or Amerindian Languages are spoken by indigenous peoples from the southern tip of South America to Alaska and [6] The most likely etymology is that it comes from an Iroquoian word for "meadow" or "prairie"[7][8] (c. The Iroquoian languages are a Native American Language family. f. Mohawk kenhtà:ke, Seneca këhta’keh). This article is about the language spoken by the Mohawk people for other uses see Mohawk. Seneca (in Seneca Onödowága or Onötowáka) is the language of the Seneca people, one of the Six Nations of the Iroquois League [9] Other possibilities also exist: the suggestion of early Kentucky pioneer George Rogers Clark that the name means "the river of blood",[5] a Wyandot name meaning "land of tomorrow", a Shawnee term possibly referring to the head of a river,[10] or an Algonquian word for a river bottom. George Rogers Clark (November 19 1752 – February 13 1818 was a soldier from Virginia and the highest ranking American military officer on the northwestern frontier during Wyandot is the Iroquoian language traditionally spoken by the people known variously as Wyandot, Wendat or Huron The Shawnee language is a Central Algonquian language spoken in parts of central and northeastern Oklahoma by only around 200 Shawnee, making it very [6]

Geography

See also: List of Kentucky counties
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Kentucky's regions (click on image for color coding information.)
Kentucky's regions (click on image for color coding information. Wikipedia_talkFeatured_lists#Proposed_change_to_all_featured_lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This is a list of the one hundred )

Kentucky borders states of both the Midwest and the Southeast. The US Southeast is the eastern portion of the Southern United States, but the Census Bureau does not provide a standard definition of a "Southeast" region West Virginia lies to the east, Virginia to the southeast, Tennessee to the south, Missouri to the west, Illinois and Indiana to the northwest, and Ohio to the north and northeast. West Virginia ( is a state in the Appalachian Upland South, and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States, bordered by The Commonwealth of Virginia ( is an American state Tennessee ( is a state located in the Southern United States. Missouri ( or) is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee The State of Illinois ( roughly ill-i-NOY is a state of the United States of America, the 21st to be admitted to the Union. The State of Indiana ( was the 19th US state admitted into the union Ohio ( is a Midwestern state of the United States. As part of the Great Lakes region, Ohio has long been a cultural and geographical crossroads Kentucky's northern border is formed by the Ohio River and its western border by the Mississippi River; however, the official border is based on the courses of the rivers as they existed when Kentucky became a state in 1792. The Ohio River is the largest Tributary by volume of the Mississippi River. The Mississippi River is the second longest River in the United States, with a length of from its source in Lake Itasca in Minnesota to In several places, the border does not follow the current course of the appropriate river. Northbound travelers on US 41 from Henderson, upon crossing the Ohio River, will find themselves still in Kentucky until they travel about a half-mile (800 m) farther north. US Route 41 is a north-south United States Highway that runs from the Upper Peninsula of Michigan to Miami Florida. A horse racing track, Ellis Park, is located in this small piece of Kentucky. Ellis Park is a thoroughbred racetrack in Henderson Kentucky, just south of Evansville Indiana. Waterworks Road is part of the only land border between Indiana and Kentucky. [1]

Kentucky is the only U. S. state to have a non-contiguous part exist as an exclave surrounded by other states. Fulton County, in the far west corner of the state, includes a small part of land, Kentucky Bend, on the Mississippi River bordered by Missouri and accessible via Tennessee, created by the New Madrid Earthquake. Fulton County is a County located in the US state of Kentucky. The Kentucky Bend, variously called the New Madrid Bend, Madrid Bend, Bessie Bend or Bubbleland is an Exclave of Fulton County [11]

Kentucky can be divided into five primary regions: the Cumberland Plateau in the east, the north-central Bluegrass region, the south-central and western Pennyroyal Plateau, the Western Coal Fields and the far-west Jackson Purchase. The Cumberland Plateau is the southern part of the Appalachian Plateau. The Bluegrass Region is a region of the United States, mostly in northern Kentucky, containing a majority of the state's population The Pennyroyal Plateau, or as it is more commonly called in Kentucky, the Pennyrile, is a large area of the state that features rolling hills Caves and Western Coal Fields of Kentucky compose an area in the west-central part of the state bounded by the Dripping Springs Escarpment. The Jackson Purchase is a region in the state of Kentucky bounded by the Mississippi River The Bluegrass region is commonly divided into two regions, the Inner Bluegrass — the encircling 90 miles (145 km) around Lexington — and the Outer Bluegrass, the region that contains most of the Northern portion of the state, above the Knobs. Lexington (officially Lexington-Fayette Urban County is the second-largest city in Kentucky and the 68th largest in the United States. The Knobs region is in the United States of America in Kentucky. Much of the outer Bluegrass is in the Eden Shale Hills area, made up of short, steep, and very narrow hills. Eden Shale Hills of the Eden Shale soil type is a broad area of short steep hills roughly separating the Inner Bluegrass region and Outer Bluegrass region

Kentucky has 120 counties, third in the U. S. behind Texas' 254 and Georgia's 159. Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. The State of Georgia ( is a state in the United States and was one of the original Thirteen Colonies that revolted against British rule [12] The original motivation for having so many counties was to ensure that residents in the days of poor roads and horseback travel could make a round trip from their home to the county seat and back in a single day. [13] Later, however, politics began to play a part, with citizens who disagreed with the present county government simply petitioning the state to create a new county. The 1891 Kentucky Constitution placed stricter limits on county creation, stipulating that a new county:

These regulations have reined in the proliferation of counties in Kentucky. Since the 1891 Constitution, only McCreary County has been created. McCreary County is a County located in the US state of Kentucky. [14] Because today's largest county by area, Pike County, is 788 square miles (2,041 km²), it is now impossible to create a new county from a single existing county under the current constitution. Pike County is a County located in the US state of Kentucky. As of 2000 the population was 68736 Any county created in this manner will by necessity either be smaller than 400 square miles (1,000 km²) or reduce the land area of the old county to less than 400 square miles (1,000 km²). It is still theoretically possible to form a new county from portions of more than one existing county (McCreary County was created from portions of three counties), but the area and boundary restrictions would make this extremely difficult.

Climate

A stereotypical view of rolling hills and horse farms; photo taken in the Kentucky Bluegrass.
A stereotypical view of rolling hills and horse farms; photo taken in the Kentucky Bluegrass.

Located within the southeastern interior portion of North America, Kentucky has a climate that can best be described as a humid subtropical climate (Koppen Cfa), or that all monthly average high temperatures are above freezing. Humid subtropical climate ( Köppen Cfa or Cwa) is a climate zone characterized by hot humid summers and chilly to mild winters Monthly average temperatures in Kentucky range from a summer daytime high of 87 °F (30. 9 °C) to a winter low of 23 °F (-4. 9 °C). The average precipitation is 46 inches (116. 84 cm) a year. [15] Kentucky experiences all four seasons, usually with striking variations in the severity of summer and winter from year to year. [16]

Event Death Toll
Louisville Tornado of 1890 est. The Mid-Mississippi Valley Tornado Outbreak was a major Tornado outbreak occurring in the middle United States on March 27, 1890. 76–120+
April 3, 1974 Tornado Outbreak 72
April 7, 1977 Flooding (Cumberland River toppled Pineville floodwall)  ?
March 1, 1997 Flooding 18
2008 Super Tuesday tornado outbreak 7

Major weather events that have affected Kentucky include:

Monthly Normal High and Low Temperatures For Various Kentucky Cities
City Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Lexington 40/24 45/28 55/36 65/44 74/54 82/62 86/66 85/65 78/58 67/46 54/37 44/28
Louisville 41/25 47/28 57/37 67/46 75/56 83/65 87/70 86/68 79/61 68/48 56/39 45/30
Paducah 42/24 48/28 58/37 68/46 77/55 85/64 89/68 87/65 81/57 71/45 57/36 46/28
Pikeville 46/23 50/25 60/32 69/39 77/49 84/58 87/63 86/62 80/56 71/42 60/33 49/26
Ashland 42/19 47/21 57/29 68/37 77/47 84/56 88/61 87/59 80/52 69/40 57/31 46/23
[2]

Lakes and rivers

Lake Cumberland is the largest artificial lake, in terms of volume, east of the Mississippi River.
Lake Cumberland is the largest artificial lake, in terms of volume, east of the Mississippi River. The Super Outbreak is the largest Tornado outbreak on record for a single 24-hour period Events 529 - First draft of Corpus Juris Civilis (a fundamental work in Jurisprudence) is issued by Eastern Roman Emperor Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Events 86 BC - Lucius Cornelius Sulla, at the head of a Roman Republic army enters in Athens, removing the Tyrant Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar The 2008 Super Tuesday tornado outbreak was a deadly Tornado outbreak which affected the Southern United States and the lower Ohio Valley on The Mid-Mississippi Valley Tornado Outbreak was a major Tornado outbreak occurring in the middle United States on March 27, 1890. The Ohio River flood of 1937 took place in late January and February 1937 The Super Outbreak is the largest Tornado outbreak on record for a single 24-hour period A tornado is a violent rotating column of air which is in contact with both the surface of the earth and a Cumulonimbus cloud or in rare cases the base of a Cumulus The Blizzard of 2003, also known as the Presidents' Day Storm of 2003, or Presidents' Day Storm II, was a historical and record-breaking snowstorm Lake Cumberland is an Artificial lake in Clinton, Laurel, McCreary, Pulaski, Russell, and Wayne counties in The Mississippi River is the second longest River in the United States, with a length of from its source in Lake Itasca in Minnesota to

Kentucky’s 90,000 miles (140,000 km) of streams provides one of the most expansive and complex stream systems in the nation. Kentucky has both the largest artificial lake east of the Mississippi in water volume (Lake Cumberland) and surface area (Kentucky Lake). Lake Cumberland is an Artificial lake in Clinton, Laurel, McCreary, Pulaski, Russell, and Wayne counties in Kentucky Lake is a major navigable Artificial lake along the Tennessee River in Kentucky and Tennessee. It is the only U.S. state to be bordered on three sides by rivers — the Mississippi River to the west, the Ohio River to the north, and the Big Sandy River and Tug Fork to the east. A US state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of the United States of America that share Sovereignty with the federal government The Mississippi River is the second longest River in the United States, with a length of from its source in Lake Itasca in Minnesota to The Ohio River is the largest Tributary by volume of the Mississippi River. The Big Sandy River is a Tributary of the Ohio River, approximately 28 The Tug Fork is a Tributary of the Big Sandy River, 154 mi (248 km long in southwestern West Virginia, southwestern Virginia [17] Its major internal rivers include the Kentucky River, Tennessee River, Cumberland River, Green River, and Licking River. The Kentucky River is a tributary of the Ohio River, 259 mi (417 km long in the U The Tennessee River is the largest tributary of the Ohio River. The Cumberland River is an important waterway in the Southern United States. The Green River is a tributary of the Ohio River that rises in Lincoln County in south-central Kentucky. The Licking River is a tributary of the Ohio River, approximately 320 mi (515 km long in northeastern Kentucky in the United States.

Though it has only three major natural lakes,[18] the state is home to many artificial lakes. A reservoir is most broadly a place or hollow vessel where Fluid is kept in Reserve, for later use Kentucky also has more navigable miles of water than any other state in the union, other than Alaska. Alaska ( Аляска Alyaska) is a state in the United States of America, in the northwest of the North American continent [19]

Natural environment and conservation

Kentucky has an expansive park system which includes one national park, two National Recreation areas, two National Historic Parks, two national forests, 45 state parks, 37,696 acres (153 km²) of state forest, and 82 Wildlife Management Areas.

Kentucky has been part of two of the most successful wildlife reintroduction projects in United States history. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the In the winter of 1997, the state's eastern counties began to re-stock elk, which had been extinct from the area for over 150 years. The elk, or wapiti ( Cervus canadensis) is one of the largest Species of Deer in the world and one of the largest Mammals in As of 2006, the state's herd was estimated at 5,700 animals, the largest herd east of the Mississippi River. The Mississippi River is the second longest River in the United States, with a length of from its source in Lake Itasca in Minnesota to [20]

The state also stocked wild turkeys in the 1950s. The Wild Turkey ( Meleagris gallopavo) is native to North America and is the heaviest member of the Galliformes. Once extinct in the state, today Kentucky has more turkeys per capita than any other eastern state.

Top tourist attractions in Kentucky

Place Visitors per year
Lake Cumberland 5 million[21]
Land Between the Lakes 4 million[22]
Mammoth Cave National Park 2 million[23]
Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area 2 million
Churchill Downs/ Kentucky Derby Museum 1. Lake Cumberland is an Artificial lake in Clinton, Laurel, McCreary, Pulaski, Russell, and Wayne counties in The Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area is a United States National Recreation Area located in Kentucky and Tennessee between Mammoth Cave National Park is a US National Park in central Kentucky, encompassing portions of Mammoth Cave the longest Cave system known in the The Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area preserves the Big South Fork of the Cumberland River and its tributaries in northeastern Tennessee and southeastern History The track is named for John and Henry Churchill who leased 80 acres (320000 m² of land to their nephew Colonel Meriwether Lewis Clark Jr The Kentucky Derby Museum is an American Thoroughbred horse racing museum located on the grounds of Churchill Downs in Louisville Kentucky. 8 million [24]
Red River Gorge / Natural Bridge 1. The Red River Gorge, located at, is a Canyon system on the Red River in east-central Kentucky. Natural Bridge State Park is a Kentucky State park located in Powell County Kentucky along the Middle Fork of the Red River adjacent to the Red River 5 million
Louisville Zoo 800,000 [25]
Cumberland Falls 750,000 [26]
Louisville Science Center 550,000[27]

Significant natural attractions

History

Daniel Boone Escorting Settlers through the Cumberland Gap (George Caleb Bingham, oil on canvas, 1851–52).
Daniel Boone Escorting Settlers through the Cumberland Gap (George Caleb Bingham, oil on canvas, 1851–52). Daniel Boone ( &ndash September 26 1820 was an American pioneer and hunter whose frontier exploits made him one of the first folk heroes "Cumberland Gap" is also the informal name for a section of the A74 in England; the name of a song by Skiffle artist Lonnie Donegan George Caleb Bingham ( March 20, 1811 &ndash July 7, 1879) was an American artist whose work depicted his view of American life in the frontier
Both Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis were born in Kentucky.
Both Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis were born in Kentucky. Jefferson Finis Davis ( June 3, 1808 &ndash December 6, 1889) was an American politician who served as President of the
Main article: History of Kentucky
See also: Kentucky in the American Civil War, Kentucky Historical Society, and Hatfield-McCoy feud

Although inhabited by Native Americans in prehistoric times, when explorers and settlers began entering Kentucky in the mid-1700s, there were no major Native American settlements in the region. The History of Kentucky spans hundreds of years and has been influenced by the state's diverse Geography and central location Kentucky was a border state of key importance in the American Civil War. The Kentucky Historical Society is an agency of the Kentucky Commerce Cabinet dedicated to the preservation of Kentucky history. The Hatfield-McCoy feud (1878–1891 is an account of American Lore that has become a metaphor for bitterly Feuding rival parties in general Native Americans in the United States are the indigenous peoples from the regions of North America now encompassed by the continental United States [33] Instead, the country was used as hunting grounds by Shawnees from the north and Cherokees from the south. The Shawnee, or Shaawanwaki, Shaawanooki and Shaawanowi lenaweeki, are a people native to North America. The Cherokee (ᎠᏂᏴᏫᏯ a-ni-yv-wi-ya, in the Cherokee language) are a people native to North America, who at the time of European contact Much of what is now Kentucky was purchased from Native Americans in the treaties of Fort Stanwix (1768) and Sycamore Shoals (1775). The Treaty of Fort Stanwix was an important Treaty between North American Indians and the British Empire. Transylvania was a short-lived colony primarily in what is now the U [34] Thereafter, Kentucky grew rapidly as the first settlements west of the Appalachian Mountains were founded, with settlers (primarily from Virginia, North Carolina, Maryland, Delaware, and Pennsylvania) entering the region either over land via Braddock Road and the Cumberland Gap, or by water down the Ohio River from points upstream, or up the Ohio River from the Mississippi. The Appalachian Mountains ( often called the Appalachians, are a vast system of mountains in eastern North America. The Commonwealth of Virginia ( is an American state North Carolina ( is a state located on the Atlantic Seaboard in the southeastern United States Delaware ( is a state located on the Atlantic Coast in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ( often colloquially referred to as PA (its abbreviation by natives and Northeasterners is a state located in the Northeastern In 1755 General Edward Braddock of the Coldstream Guards was sent to rout the French from Fort Duquesne (Pittsburgh "Cumberland Gap" is also the informal name for a section of the A74 in England; the name of a song by Skiffle artist Lonnie Donegan The Ohio River is the largest Tributary by volume of the Mississippi River. The first part to be settled was the northern part, along the Ohio River, with Lexington and Washington being the first major settlements. Lexington (officially Lexington-Fayette Urban County is the second-largest city in Kentucky and the 68th largest in the United States. Washington was a small village near the Ohio River, one of the first two settlements in the U A detailed account of this can be read in the memoirs of Spencer Records. Spencer Records (1762-1847 was an early pioneer of the American Midwest, who moved with his large family as a boy in 1766 from the East Coast over the Appalachians Next, the southern part of the state was settled, via the Wilderness Trail, which went along the Great Appalachian Valley and across the Cumberland Gap, blazed by Daniel Boone, traditionally considered one of the founders of the state. The Wilderness Road was the principal route used by settlers to reach Kentucky for more than fifty years The Great Valley, also called the Great Appalachian Valley or Great Valley Region, is one of the major landform features of eastern North America. "Cumberland Gap" is also the informal name for a section of the A74 in England; the name of a song by Skiffle artist Lonnie Donegan Daniel Boone ( &ndash September 26 1820 was an American pioneer and hunter whose frontier exploits made him one of the first folk heroes [35] Shawnees north of the Ohio River, however, were unhappy about the settlement of Kentucky, and allied themselves with the British in the American Revolutionary War (1775–1783). The Shawnee, or Shaawanwaki, Shaawanooki and Shaawanowi lenaweeki, are a people native to North America. See also Kingdom of Great Britain Great Britain (Breatainn Mhòr Prydain Fawr Breten Veur Graet Breetain is the larger of the two main islands In this article the inhabitants of the thirteen colonies that supported the American Revolution are primarily referred to as "Americans" with occasional references to "Patriots" [36] Kentucky was a battleground during the war; the Battle of Blue Licks, one of the last major battles of the Revolution, was fought in Kentucky. Background Caldwell's expedition Although a British army under Lord Cornwallis had surrendered at Yorktown in October 1781 the war on the western frontier continued [37]

After the American Revolution, the counties of Virginia beyond the Appalachian Mountains became known as Kentucky County. The Commonwealth of Virginia ( is an American state The Appalachian Mountains ( often called the Appalachians, are a vast system of mountains in eastern North America. Kentucky County was formed in Virginia in 1776 Four years later it was divided into the Fayette, Jefferson, and Lincoln counties of Kentucky [38] Eventually, the residents of Kentucky County petitioned for a separation from Virginia. Ten constitutional conventions were held in the Constitution Square Courthouse in Danville between 1784 and 1792. Danville is a city in and the County seat of Boyle County, Kentucky, United States. In 1790, Kentucky's delegates accepted Virginia's terms of separation, and a state constitution was drafted at the final convention in April 1792. On June 1, 1792, Kentucky became the fifteenth state to be admitted to the union and Isaac Shelby, a military veteran from Virginia, was elected the first Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Events 193 - Roman Emperor Didius Julianus is Assassinated 987 - Hugh Capet is elected Year 1792 ( MDCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Isaac Shelby ( December 11, 1750 – July 18, 1826) was an American soldier and the first and fifth Governor of Kentucky [39]

Kentucky was a border state during the American Civil War. [40] Although frequently described as never having seceded, a group of Kentucky soldiers stationed at Russellville did pass an Ordinance of Secession under the moniker "Convention of the People of Kentucky" on November 20, 1861,[41] establishing a Confederate government of Kentucky with its capital in Bowling Green. Russellville is a city in and the County seat of Logan County, Kentucky, United States. The Ordinance of Secession was the document drafted and ratified in 1860 and 1861 by the seceding states that officially declared their Secession from the Events 284 - Diocletian was chosen as Roman Emperor. 762 - Bögü Khan of the Uyghurs, Year 1861 ( MDCCCLXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Confederate government of Kentucky was a Shadow government established for the Commonwealth of Kentucky by a self-constituted group of Southern Bowling Green is the fourth-most populous City in the US state of Kentucky after Louisville, Lexington and Owensboro [42] Though Kentucky was represented by the central star on the Confederate battle flag. The Confederate States of America used several Flags during its existence from 1861 to 1865 [43] the legitimacy of the Russellville Convention may well be questioned. The Confederate government of Kentucky was a Shadow government established for the Commonwealth of Kentucky by a self-constituted group of Southern Only a year earlier, philosopher Karl Marx wrote in a letter to Friedrich Engels that the result of a vote deciding how Kentucky would be represented at a convention of the border states was "100,000 for the Union ticket, only a few thousand for secession. Friedrich Engels (28 November 1820 – 5 August 1895 was a German social scientist and philosopher, who "[44] Kentucky officially remained "neutral" throughout the war due to Union sympathies of many of the Commonwealth's citizens. Even today, however, Confederate Memorial Day is observed by some in Kentucky on Confederate President Jefferson Davis' birthday, June 3. Confederate Memorial Day, also known as Confederate Decoration Day (Tennessee and Confederate Heroes Day (Texas is an official holiday and/or observance day in The Confederate States of America (also called the Confederacy, the Confederate States, and CSA) formed as the government set up from 1861 Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, proclaims himself Roman Emperor, entering [45]

The Black Patch Tobacco Wars occurred from 1904 to 1909. In the early years of the Twentieth century, American Tobacco planters formed a Protectionist Dark Tobacco District Planters' Protective Association of Kentucky The war was started because the farmers were selling their tobacco at low prices. The "Night Riders" were a group of people who terrorized the farmers who sold their tobacco at low prices. They would go by night and use fear and intimidation to terrorize the farmers. They would burn down fields, warehouses, and barns.

Designed by the Washington Monument's architect Robert Mills in 1845, the U.S. Marine Hospital in Louisville is considered the best remaining antebellum hospital in the United States
Designed by the Washington Monument's architect Robert Mills in 1845, the U.S. Marine Hospital in Louisville is considered the best remaining antebellum hospital in the United States

On January 30, 1900, Governor William Goebel, flanked by two bodyguards, was mortally wounded by an assailant while walking to the State Capitol in downtown Frankfort. The Washington Monument is a large tall sand-colored Obelisk near the west end of the National Mall in Washington D Robert Mills ( August 12 1781 – March 3, 1855) is sometimes called the first native born American to become a professional The United States Marine Hospital in Louisville Kentucky, in the Portland neighborhood was built in 1845 and is considered the best remaining Antebellum " Antebellum " is an expression derived from Latin that means "before war" ( ante, "before" and bellum The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Events 1648 - Eighty Years' War: The Treaty of Münster is signed ending the conflict between the Netherlands and Spain Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar William J Goebel (January 4 1856 – February 3 1900 was an American politician who served as Governor of Kentucky for a few days in 1900 after having been mortally Goebel was in the process of contesting the election of 1899, initially assumed to be won by William S. Taylor. William Sylvester Taylor ( October 10 1853 August 2 1928) was the thirty-third Governor of Kentucky. For several months, J. C. W. Beckham, Goebel's running mate, and Taylor fought over who was the real governor until the Supreme Court of the United States decided in May that Beckham was the rightful governor. John Crepps Wickliffe Beckham ( August 5 1869 - January 9 1940) served as both Governor of Kentucky and United States Senator The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest judicial body in the United States and leads the federal judiciary. Taylor fled to Indiana and was later indicted as a co-conspirator in Goebel's assassination. The State of Indiana ( was the 19th US state admitted into the union AssassiNation is the sixth album by Krisiun, released in 2006 on Century Media. Goebel remains the only governor of a U. S. state to have been assassinated while in office. [46]

Law and government

Government

Map of Kentucky counties
Map of Kentucky counties

Kentucky is a commonwealth, meaning its government is run according to the common consent of its people. Wikipedia_talkFeatured_lists#Proposed_change_to_all_featured_lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This is a list of the one hundred Four of the constituent states of the United States officially designate themselves Commonwealths: Kentucky, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania It is one out of only four states that call themselves commonwealths. Kentucky is also one of only five states that elects its state officials in odd numbered years (The others are Louisiana, Mississippi, New Jersey, and Virginia). The State of Louisiana ( or, État de Louisiane, pronounced) is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America Mississippi ( is a state located in the Deep South of the United States New Jersey ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. The Commonwealth of Virginia ( is an American state Kentucky holds elections for these offices every 4 years in the years preceding Presidential election years. Thus, the last year when Kentucky elected a Governor was 2007; the next gubernatorial election will occur in 2011, with future gubernatorial elections to take place in 2015, 2019, 2023, etc.

State government

The Kentucky State Capitol building in Frankfort
The Kentucky State Capitol building in Frankfort

Kentucky's legislative branch consists of a bicameral body known as the Kentucky General Assembly. The Kentucky State Capitol is located in Frankfort and is the seat of the three branches (executive legislative judicial of the state government of the Commonwealth Frankfort is a city in the US commonwealth of Kentucky that serves as the state Capital and the County seat of Franklin County. In Government, bicameralism (bi + Latin la ''camera'' chamber is the practice of having two legislative or Parliamentary chambers Thus a bicameral The Kentucky General Assembly, also called the Kentucky Legislature, is the state legislature of the U The Senate is considered the upper house. The Kentucky Senate is the Upper house of the Kentucky General Assembly. An upper house is one of two chambers of a Bicameral Legislature, the other chamber being the Lower house. It has 38 members, and is led by the President of the Senate, currently Republican David L. Williams. The President of the Senate is a title often given to the presiding officer speaker or chairman of a Senate. David L Williams (born May 28, 1953) is President of the Kentucky Senate. The House of Representatives has 100 members, and is led by the Speaker of the House, currently Democrat Jody Richards. The Kentucky House of Representatives is the lower house of the Kentucky General Assembly The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. Jody Richards is a Democratic member of the Kentucky House of Representatives, representing the 20th District since 1976 and currently serving as Speaker

The executive branch is headed by the governor and lieutenant governor. The Governor of Kentucky is the head of the executive branch of the U The office of lieutenant governor of Kentucky has existed under the last three of Kentucky's four constitutions beginning in 1797 Under the current Kentucky Constitution, the lieutenant governor assumes the duties of the governor only if the governor is incapacitated. The Constitution of the Commonwealth of Kentucky is the document that governs the United States Commonwealth of Kentucky. The office of lieutenant governor of Kentucky has existed under the last three of Kentucky's four constitutions beginning in 1797 (Prior to 1992, the lieutenant governor assumed power any time the governor was out of the state. The office of lieutenant governor of Kentucky has existed under the last three of Kentucky's four constitutions beginning in 1797 ) The governor and lieutenant governor usually run on a single ticket (also per a 1992 constitutional amendment), and are elected to four-year terms. The office of lieutenant governor of Kentucky has existed under the last three of Kentucky's four constitutions beginning in 1797 Currently, the governor and lieutenant governor are Democrats Steve Beshear and Daniel Mongiardo. The office of lieutenant governor of Kentucky has existed under the last three of Kentucky's four constitutions beginning in 1797 Steven Lynn "Steve" Beshear (born September 21, 1944) is an American politician of the Democratic Party, and the 61st and Daniel Mongiardo, (born July 4, 1960) is a physician a Democratic United States Politician, and Lieutenant Governor from the

The judicial branch of Kentucky is made up of courts of limited jurisdiction called District Courts; courts of general jurisdiction called Circuit Courts; an intermediate appellate court, the Kentucky Court of Appeals; and a court of last resort, the Kentucky Supreme Court. The Kentucky Court of Appeals is the lower of Kentucky 's two appellate courts under the Kentucky Supreme Court. The Kentucky Supreme Court was created by a 1975 constitutional amendment and is the State supreme court of the U Unlike federal judges, who are usually appointed, justices serving on Kentucky state courts are chosen by the state's populace in non-partisan elections.

The state's chief prosecutor, law enforcement officer, and law officer is the attorney general. The attorney general is elected to a four-year term and may serve two consecutive terms under the current Kentucky Constitution. The Attorney General of Kentucky is an office created by the Kentucky Constitution. The Constitution of the Commonwealth of Kentucky is the document that governs the United States Commonwealth of Kentucky. The current Kentucky attorney general is Democrat Jack Conway. The Attorney General of Kentucky is an office created by the Kentucky Constitution. Jack Conway may refer to Jack Conway (film-maker Jack Conway (politician State Attorney General for Kentucky Jack Conway

Federal representation

A map showing Kentucky's six congressional districts
A map showing Kentucky's six congressional districts

Kentucky's two Senators are Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and Jim Bunning, both Republicans. Current apportionment Kentucky is currently divided into six Congressional districts. The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives The Senate Majority and Minority Leaders (also called Senate Floor Leaders) are two United States Senators who are elected by the party conferences Addison Mitchell "Mitch" McConnell Jr (born February 20 1942 is the senior United States Senator from Kentucky. James Paul David "Jim" Bunning (born October 23, 1931) is an American politician and former Pitcher in Major League Baseball The state is divided into six Congressional Districts, represented by Republicans Ed Whitfield (1st), Ron Lewis (2nd), Geoff Davis (4th), and Hal Rogers (5th), and Democrats John Yarmuth (3rd) and Ben Chandler (6th). Current apportionment Kentucky is currently divided into six Congressional districts. Wayne Edward "Ed" Whitfield (born May 25 1943) has been a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives since United States House of Representatives Kentucky District 1 is a district of the United States Congress in Western Kentucky. Ronald (Ron Lewis (born September 14 1946) an American Politician, has been a Republican member of the United States House United States House of Representatives Kentucky District 2 is a district of the United States Congress in Western-central Kentucky. Geoffrey C "Geoff" Davis (born October 26 1958) is an American Politician from the state of Kentucky, who United States House of Representatives Kentucky District 4 is a district of the United States Congress in northern Kentucky. Harold Dallas "Hal" Rogers (born December 31 1937) American politicianhas been a Republican member of the United States United States House of Representatives Kentucky District 5 is a district of the United States Congress in eastern Kentucky. The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. John Yarmuth (born November 4, 1947) is the US Representative for. United States House of Representatives Kentucky District 3 is a district of the United States Congress encompassing nearly the whole of Louisville Kentucky Albert Benjamin "Ben" Chandler III (born September 12 1959) is an American politician from Kentucky. United States House of Representatives Kentucky District 6 is a district of the United States Congress in central Kentucky.

Judicially, Kentucky is split into two Federal court districts: the Kentucky Eastern District and the Kentucky Western District. The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky is the Federal district court whose Jurisdiction comprises the following Kentucky The United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky is the federal district court whose jurisdiction includes the following Kentucky counties Appeals are heard in the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals based in Cincinnati, Ohio. The United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit is a federal court with Appellate jurisdiction over the district courts in the following districts

Political leanings

Where politics are concerned, Kentucky historically has been very hard fought and leaned slightly toward the Democratic Party, although it was never included among the "Solid South. The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. Solid South refers to the electoral support of the Southern United States for Democratic Party candidates for nearly a century from 1877 the end of the Reconstruction " In 2006, 57. 05% of the state's voters were officially registered as Democrats, 36. 55% registered Republican, and 6. 39% registered with some other political party. A political party is a Political organization that seeks to attain and maintain political power within Government, usually by participating in electoral [47]

Kentucky has voted Republican in five of the last seven presidential elections but has supported the Democratic candidates of the South. The Southern United States &mdashcommonly referred to as the American South, Dixie, or simply the South &mdashconstitutes a large distinctive The Commonwealth supported Democrats Jimmy Carter in 1976, and Bill Clinton in 1992 and 1996, but Republican George W. Bush in 2000 and 2004. James Earl "Jimmy" Carter Jr (born October 1 1924 was the thirty-ninth President of the United States, serving from 1977 to 1981 and the recipient of the 2002 William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe III, August 19 1946 served as the forty-second President of the United States George Walker Bush ( born July 6 1946 is the forty-third and current President of the United States. Bush won the state's 8 electoral votes overwhelmingly in 2004 by a margin of 20 percentage points and 59. 6% of the vote. [48]

Since the Civil War, the only Democrat to win the Presidency without winning Kentucky was John F. Kennedy in 1960. John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy (May 29 1917&ndashNovember 22 1963 often referred to by his initials JFK, was the thirty-fifth President of

Law

Kentucky's body of laws, known as the Kentucky Revised Statutes (KRS), were enacted in 1942 to better organize and clarify the whole of Kentucky law. Kentucky Revised Statutes (KRS is the name given to the body of laws which govern the Commonwealth of Kentucky, United States. [49] The statutes are enforced by local police, sheriffs, constables, deputy sheriffs and deputy constables. Police are agents or agencies usually of the executive, empowered to enforce the law and to effect public and social order through the legitimatized use of force SHERIFF is a telecom fraud detection and management system originally developed by BT and MCI. A constable is a person holding a particular office most commonly in law enforcement. Unless they have completed a police academy elsewhere, these officers are required to complete training at the Kentucky Department of Criminal Justice Training Center on the campus of Eastern Kentucky University. A police academy is a Training School for new Police Recruits also known as a law enforcement academy Eastern Kentucky University, commonly referred to as Eastern or by the acronym EKU by local residents is an undergraduate and graduate teaching and research institution [50] Additionally, in 1948, the Kentucky General Assembly established the Kentucky State Police, making it the 38th state to create a force whose jurisdiction extends throughout the given state. The Kentucky General Assembly, also called the Kentucky Legislature, is the state legislature of the U The Kentucky State Police (KSP is a department of the Kentucky Justice and Public Safety Cabinet [51]

Kentucky is one of 36 states in the United States that sanctions the death penalty for certain crimes. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Capital punishment, the death penalty or execution, is the Killing of a person by judicial process as Punishment. Those convicted of capital crimes after March 31, 1998 are always executed by lethal injection; those convicted before this date may opt for the electric chair. Events 307 - After divorcing his wife Minervina, Constantine marries Fausta, the daughter of the retired Roman Emperor Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Execution by electrocution (usually referred to after its method of implementation as the Electric Chair) is an execution method originating in the United States in which the [52] Only two people have been executed in Kentucky since the U.S. Supreme Court reinstituted the practice in 1976. Since the reinstation of Capital punishment in the United States in 1976 two people have been executed in Kentucky. The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest judicial body in the United States and leads the federal judiciary. The most notable execution in Kentucky, however, was that of Rainey Bethea on August 14, 1936. Rainey Bethea ( October 16, 1909 &ndash August 14, 1936) was the last person to be publicly executed in the United States Events 1183 - Taira no Munemori and the Taira clan take the young Emperor Antoku and the three sacred treasures Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Bethea was publicly hanged in Owensboro for the rape and murder of Lischia Edwards. Owensboro is the third-largest city in the US state of Kentucky and the County seat of Daviess County. Rape, also referred to as Sexual assault, is an Assault by a person involving Sexual intercourse with or Sexual penetration of another person Murder is the unlawful killing of another human person with Malice aforethought, as defined in Common Law countries [53] Irregularities with the execution led to this becoming the last public execution in the United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the [54]

Kentucky has been on the front lines of the debate over displaying the Ten Commandments on public property. The Ten Commandments, or Decalogue, are a list of religious and moral imperatives that according to Judeo-Christian tradition were authored by God and given In the 2005 case of McCreary County v. ACLU of Kentucky, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the decision of the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals that a display of the Ten Commandments in the Whitley City courthouse of McCreary County was unconstitutional. McCreary County v ACLU of Kentucky, 545 US 844 ( 2005) is a case which was argued before the Supreme Court of the United States on March 2 The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest judicial body in the United States and leads the federal judiciary. The United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit is a federal court with Appellate jurisdiction over the district courts in the following districts The Ten Commandments, or Decalogue, are a list of religious and moral imperatives that according to Judeo-Christian tradition were authored by God and given Whitley City is a Census-designated place (CDP in McCreary County, Kentucky, United States. McCreary County is a County located in the US state of Kentucky. [55] Later that year, Judge Richard Fred Suhrheinrich, writing for the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals in the case of ACLU of Kentucky v. The Honorable Richard Fred Suhrheinrich (born 1936 is a Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit serving in Lansing Michigan. The United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit is a federal court with Appellate jurisdiction over the district courts in the following districts The American Civil Liberties Union ( ACLU) consists of two separate Non-profit organizations the ACLU Foundation a 501(c(3 organization which focuses Mercer County, wrote that a display including the Mayflower Compact, the Declaration of Independence, the Ten Commandments, the Magna Carta, The Star-Spangled Banner, and the national motto could be erected in the Mercer County courthouse. Mercer County is a County located in the US state of Kentucky. The Mayflower Compact was the first governing document of Plymouth Colony. The United States Declaration of Independence is a statement adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4 1776 announcing that the thirteen American colonies then The Ten Commandments, or Decalogue, are a list of religious and moral imperatives that according to Judeo-Christian tradition were authored by God and given Magna Carta ( Latin for Great Charter, literally " Great Paper " also called Magna Carta Libertatum ( Great Charter of Freedoms " The Star-Spangled Banner " is the National anthem of the United States of America In God We Trust is the official National motto of the United States and the U Mercer County is a County located in the US state of Kentucky. [56]

Demographics

Kentucky Population Density Map.
Kentucky Population Density Map.
Historical populations
Census Pop.  %±
1790 73,677
—
1800 220,955 199. 9%
1810 406,511 84%
1820 564,317 38. 8%
1830 687,917 21. 9%
1840 779,828 13. 4%
1850 982,405 26%
1860 1,155,684 17. 6%
1870 1,321,011 14. 3%
1880 1,648,690 24. 8%
1890 1,858,635 12. 7%
1900 2,147,174 15. 5%
1910 2,289,905 6. 6%
1920 2,416,630 5. 5%
1930 2,614,589 8. 2%
1940 2,845,627 8. 8%
1950 2,944,806 3. 5%
1960 3,038,156 3. 2%
1970 3,218,706 5. 9%
1980 3,660,777 13. 7%
1990 3,685,296 0. 7%
2000 4,041,769 9. 7%
Est. 2006 4,206,074 4. 1%
http://ukcc.uky.edu/~census/21109.txt

As of July 1, 2006, Kentucky has an estimated population of 4,206,074, which is an increase of 33,466, or 0. "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. 8%, from the prior year and an increase of 164,586, or 4. 1%, since the year 2000. This includes a natural increase since the last census of 77,156 people (that is 287,222 births minus 210,066 deaths) and an increase due to net migration of 59,604 people into the state. Immigration from outside the United States resulted in a net increase of 27,435 people, and migration within the country produced a net increase of 32,169 people. American immigration ( emigration to the United States of America) refers to the movement of non-residents to the United States. As of 2004, Kentucky's population included about 95,000 foreign-born (2. 3%).

Kentucky's total population has grown during every decade since records began. However during most decades of the 20th century there was also net out-migration from Kentucky. Since 1900, rural Kentucky counties have experienced a net loss of over 1 million people from migration, while urban areas have experienced a slight net gain. [57]

The center of population of Kentucky is located in Washington County, in the city of Willisburg. In Demographics, the center of population of a region is the geographical point nearest to all the inhabitants of that region on average Washington County is a County located in the US state of Kentucky. Willisburg is a city in Washington County, Kentucky, United States. [58]

Race and ancestry

The five largest ancestries in the commonwealth are: American (20. The ancestry of the people of the United States is widely varied and includes descendants of Populations from around the World, some presumably extinct 9%) (Mostly of British ancestry), German (12. German Americans ( German: Deutschamerikaner) are citizens of the United States of Ethnic German ancestry 7%), Irish (10. Irish Americans (Gael-Mheiriceánach are citizens of the United States who can claim ancestry originating in Ireland. 5%), English (9. English Americans (occasionally known as Anglo -Americans although this may have a wider cultural meaning are Citizens of the United States whose ancestry 7%), African American (7. African Americans or Black Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have origins in any of the black populations of Africa 8%). [59] Only eight Kentucky counties list an ancestry other than "American" as the county's largest, those being Christian and Fulton, where African American is the largest reported ancestry, and the state's most urban counties of Jefferson, Oldham, Fayette, Boone, Kenton, and Campbell, where German is the largest reported ancestry. Christian County is a County located in the US state of Kentucky. Fulton County is a County located in the US state of Kentucky. Jefferson County is a County located in the US state of Kentucky. Oldham County is a County located in the US state of Kentucky. Lexington (officially Lexington-Fayette Urban County is the second-largest city in Kentucky and the 68th largest in the United States. Boone County is a County located in the US state of Kentucky. Kenton County is a County located in the Commonwealth of Kentucky, United States. Campbell County is a County located in the US state of Kentucky. [59]

African Americans, who made up one-fourth of Kentucky's population prior to the Civil War, declined in number as many moved to the industrial North in the Great Migration. Causes of the war See also Origins of the American Civil War, Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War The coexistence of a slave-owning South See also Second Great Migration (African American The Great Migration was the movement of approximately seven million African-Americans out of the Today 44. 2% of Kentucky's African American population is in Jefferson County and 52% are in the Louisville Metro Area. Other areas with high concentrations, besides Christian and Fulton Counties, are the city of Paducah, the Bluegrass, and the city of Lexington. Paducah is the largest city in Kentucky 's Jackson Purchase Region and the County seat of McCracken County, Kentucky, United States Lexington (officially Lexington-Fayette Urban County is the second-largest city in Kentucky and the 68th largest in the United States. Many mining communities in far Southeastern Kentucky also have populations between five and 10 percent African American.


Demographics of Kentucky (csv)
By race White Black AIAN* Asian NHPI*
2000 (total population) 91. 53% 7. 76% 0. 61% 0. 92% 0. 08%
2000 (Hispanic only) 1. 35% 0. 10% 0. 04% 0. 02% 0. 01%
2005 (total population) 91. 27% 7. 98% 0. 58% 1. 10% 0. 08%
2005 (Hispanic only) 1. 80% 0. 12% 0. 04% 0. 03% 0. 01%
Growth 2000–05 (total population) 2. 97% 6. 16% -2. 21% 23. 46% 9. 78%
Growth 2000–05 (non-Hispanic only) 2. 44% 5. 94% -3. 28% 23. 07% 7. 98%
Growth 2000–05 (Hispanic only) 37. 97% 22. 34% 13. 51% 38. 48% 19. 80%
* AIAN is American Indian or Alaskan Native; NHPI is Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander

Religion

Lexington Theological Seminary (then College of the Bible), 1904.
Lexington Theological Seminary (then College of the Bible), 1904.

In 2000, The Association of Religion Data Archives reported[60] that of Kentucky's 4,041,769 residents:

Today Kentucky is home to several seminaries. Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville is the principal seminary for the Southern Baptist Convention. The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary is located in Louisville Kentucky and is the flagship Seminary of the Southern Baptist Convention, or SBC The Southern Baptist Convention ( SBC) is a United States -based mostly conservative Christian denomination Louisville is also the home of the Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary. Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary is a Seminary affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (USA, located in Louisville Kentucky. Lexington has two seminaries, Lexington Theological Seminary, and the Baptist Seminary of Kentucky. Lexington Theological Seminary is an accredited graduate theological institution located in Lexington Kentucky. Asbury Theological Seminary is located in nearby Wilmore. Asbury Theological Seminary is a multi-denominational graduate institution that offers a variety of master degree and postgraduate degree programs Wilmore is a city in Jessamine County, Kentucky, United States. In addition to seminaries, there are several colleges affiliated with denominations. Transylvania in Lexington is affiliated with the Disciples of Christ. Transylvania University is a private liberal arts college related by covenant to the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ located in Lexington, Kentucky Lexington (officially Lexington-Fayette Urban County is the second-largest city in Kentucky and the 68th largest in the United States. The Christian Church (Disciples of Christ is a Mainline Protestant denomination in North America In Louisville, Bellarmine and Spalding are affiliated with the Roman Catholic Church. Bellarmine University is an independent Roman Catholic liberal-arts University in Louisville Kentucky; it is the largest traditional Non-profit Spalding University is a private non-profit career University in Louisville Kentucky. In Owensboro, Kentucky, Kentucky Wesleyan College is associated with the Methodist Church and Brescia University is associated with the Roman Catholic Church. Owensboro is the third-largest city in the US state of Kentucky and the County seat of Daviess County. Kentucky Wesleyan College (KWC is a private Methodist College in Owensboro Kentucky. This article is about the university in Owensboro Kentucky. For the Women's college in London Ontario, see Brescia University College Louisville is also home to the headquarters of the Presbyterian Church (USA) and their printing press. The Presbyterian Church (USA or PC (USA is a mainline Protestant Christian denomination in the United States. Louisville is also home to a sizable Muslim[61] and Jewish population. A Muslim (مسلم pronounced Muslim, not Muzlim) is an adherent of the Religion PLEASE TAKE NOTE************

Religious movements

Religious movements were important in the early history of Kentucky. Perhaps the most famous event was the interdenominational revival in August 1801 at the Cane Ridge Meeting house in Bourbon County. Cane Ridge, Kentucky, USA was the site in 1801 of a large Camp meeting which drew thousands of people and had a lasting influence as one of the landmark Bourbon County is a County located in the US state of Kentucky. As part of what is now known as the "Western Revival", thousands began meeting around a Presbyterian communion service on August 6, 1801, and ended six days later on August 12, 1801 when both humans and horses ran out of food. Presbyterianism is a family of Christian denominations within the Reformed branch of Protestant Western Christianity The Eucharist, also called Holy Communion or Lord's Supper and other names is a Christian Sacrament by which in a common interpretation those Events 1538 - Bogotá, Colombia, is founded by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada. Year 1801 ( MDCCCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Tuesday Events 1099 - First Crusade: Battle of Ascalon - Crusaders under the command of Godfrey of Bouillon defeat Fatimid Year 1801 ( MDCCCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Tuesday [62] Some claim that the Cane Ridge revival was propagated from an earlier camp meeting at Red River Meeting House in Logan County. Cane Ridge, Kentucky, USA was the site in 1801 of a large Camp meeting which drew thousands of people and had a lasting influence as one of the landmark The camp meeting as a Christian gathering originated in the United States of America. The Red River Meeting House was the site of the first religious Camp meeting in the United States and the start of the Second Great Awakening from June 13–17 1800 Logan County is a County located in the southwest area of the U [63]

Economy

The best selling car in the United States, the Toyota Camry, is manufactured in Georgetown, Kentucky.
The best selling car in the United States, the Toyota Camry, is manufactured in Georgetown, Kentucky. The Toyota Camry is a Mid-size car, formerly a Compact car manufactured by Toyota since 1980 Georgetown is a city in Scott County, Kentucky, United States.
The best selling truck in the United States, the Ford F-Series, is manufactured in Louisville, Kentucky.
The best selling truck in the United States, the Ford F-Series, is manufactured in Louisville, Kentucky. For the 1999-present F-250 and higher models see Ford Super Duty.

The total gross state product for 2006 was US$146 billion, 27th in the nation. Its per-capita personal income was US$28,513, 43rd in the nation. [64] Kentucky's agricultural outputs are horses, cattle, tobacco, dairy products, hogs, soybeans, and corn. The horse ( Equus caballus) is a hoofed ( Ungulate) Mammal, one of eight living species of the family Equidae. Cattle, colloquially referred to as cows, are domesticated Ungulates a member of the Subfamily Bovinae of the family Tobacco is an Agricultural product recognized as an addictive drug processed from the fresh Leaves of plants in the genus Nicotiana. Dairy products are generally defined as Foodstuffs produced from Milk. Pigs, also called hogs or' swine', are Ungulates which have been domesticated as sources of food leather and similar products since ancient times Maize (ˈmeɪz ( Zea mays L. ssp mays) known as corn in some countries is a cereal grain domesticated in Mesoamerica Its industrial outputs are transportation equipment, chemical products, electric equipment, machinery, food processing, tobacco products, coal, and tourism. Tourism is Travel for Recreational or Leisure purposes The World Tourism Organization defines tourists as people who "travel The Eastern Kentucky Coal Fields are recognized as being among the most productive in the nation. The Eastern Mountain Coal Fields is a region in Kentucky including more than 30 counties and parts of counties

Kentucky ranks 4th among U. S. states in the number of automobiles and trucks assembled. [65] The Chevrolet Corvette, Cadillac XLR, Ford Explorer, Ford Super Duty trucks, Toyota Camry, Toyota Avalon, and Toyota Solara are assembled in Kentucky. The Chevrolet Corvette is a Sports car that has been manufactured by General Motors since 1953 The XLR is a Retractable hardtop marketed by the Cadillac division of General Motors, assembled in Bowling Green Kentucky. See also Ford Explorer Sport Trac for the spinoff pickup truck SUV Crossover version The Ford Explorer is a mid-size Sport utility vehicle The Toyota Camry is a Mid-size car, formerly a Compact car manufactured by Toyota since 1980 The Toyota Avalon is a Full-size car produced by Toyota in the United States, and is the flagship sedan of Toyota in the United States, This page is about the automobile manufactured by Toyota For other uses see Solara (disambiguation The Toyota Camry Solara, also more commonly known as the

Unlike many bordering states which developed a widespread industrial economy, much of rural Kentucky has maintained a farm based economy, with cattle, corn, and soybeans being the main crops. The area immediately outside Lexington is also the leading region for breeding Thoroughbred racing horses, due to the high calcium content in the soil. The Thoroughbred is a horse breed Calcium (ˈkælsiəm is the Chemical element with the symbol Ca and Atomic number 20 Despite being the 14th smallest state in terms of land area, Kentucky still ranks 5th in the total number of farms, with more farms per square mile than any other U. S. state. [66] The average farm size in Kentucky is only 153 acres (0. 6 km²). [67]

Kentucky ranks 5th nationally in goat farming, 8th in beef cattle production[68] , and 14th in corn production. [69]

State taxes

There are 5 income tax brackets, ranging from 2% to 6% of personal income. [70] The sales tax rate in Kentucky is 6%. [71] Kentucky has a broadly based classified property tax system. Property tax, or millage tax, is an Ad valorem tax that an owner pays on the value of the property being taxed All classes of property, unless exempted by the Constitution, are taxed by the state, although at widely varying rates. [72] Many of these classes are exempted from taxation by local government. Of the classes that are subject to local taxation, three have special rates set by the General Assembly, one by the Kentucky Supreme Court and the remaining classes are subject to the full local rate, which includes the tax rate set by the local taxing bodies plus all voted levies. The Kentucky General Assembly, also called the Kentucky Legislature, is the state legislature of the U The Kentucky Supreme Court was created by a 1975 constitutional amendment and is the State supreme court of the U Real property is assessed on 100% of the fair market value and property taxes are due by December 31. Events 406 – Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gallia. Once the primary source of state and local government revenue, property taxes now account for only about 6% of the Kentucky's annual General Fund revenues. [73]

Until January 1, 2006, Kentucky imposed a tax on intangible personal property held by a taxpayer on January 1 of each year. New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC The Kentucky intangible tax was repealed under House Bill 272. [74] Intangible property consisted of any property or investment which represents evidence of value or the right to value. Some types of intangible property included: bonds, notes, retail repurchase agreements, accounts receivable, trusts, enforceable contracts sale of real estate (land contracts), money in hand, money in safe deposit boxes, annuities, interests in estates, loans to stockholders, and commercial paper. Better known as Repurchase agreements ( RPs or repos) a Sale and Repurchase Agreement has a Borrower (seller/cash receiver sell securities A safe deposit box (sometimes incorrectly called a safety deposit box) is a type of Safe usually located in groups inside a Bank vault or in the back of

"Unbridled Spirit"

Kentucky state welcome sign
Kentucky state welcome sign

To boost Kentucky’s image, give it a consistent reach, and help Kentucky stand out from the crowd", former Governor Ernie Fletcher launched a comprehensive branding campaign with the hope of making its $12 - $14 million advertising budget more effective. Ernest Lee Fletcher (born November 12, 1952) is a Republican politician from Kentucky A brand is a collection of Images and ideas representing an economic producer more specifically it refers to the descriptive verbal attributes and concrete symbols such as a The "Unbridled Spirit" brand was the result of a $500,000 contract with New West, a Kentucky-based public relations advertising and marketing firm to develop a viable brand and tag line. The administration has been aggressively marketing the brand in both the public and private sectors. The "Welcome to Kentucky" signs at border areas have Unbridled Spirit's symbol on them.

The previous campaign was neither a failure nor a success. Kentucky's "It's that friendly" slogan hoped to draw more people into the state based of the idea of southern hospitality. Though most Kentuckians liked the slogan, as it embraced southern values, it was also not an image that encouraged tourism as much as initially hoped for. Therefore it was necessary to reconfigure a slogan to embrace Kentucky as a whole while also encouraging more people to visit the Bluegrass. [75]

Transportation

Roads

At 464 miles (747 km) long, Kentucky Route 80 is the longest route in Kentucky, pictured here west of Somerset.
At 464 miles (747 km) long, Kentucky Route 80 is the longest route in Kentucky, pictured here west of Somerset. Kentucky Route 80 ( KY 80) is a 464936 mile (748242 km long State highway in southern Kentucky. Somerset is a city in Pulaski County, Kentucky, United States.
See also: List of Kentucky State Highways

Kentucky is served by five major interstate highways (I-75, I-71, I-64, I-65, I-24), nine parkways, and three bypasses and spurs. The Kentucky Revised Statue 177020(1 provides that the Department of Highways is responsible for the establishment and classification of a State Primary Road System which includes the state The Dwight D Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways, commonly called the Interstate Highway System (or simply the Interstate System) Interstate 75 (I-75 is a major north-south Interstate Highway in the midwest and southeastern United States. Interstate 71 (I-71 is an Interstate Highway in the Great Lakes/Midwestern region of the United States. Interstate 64 (abbreviated I-64) is an Interstate Highway in the eastern United States. Interstate 65 (I-65 is a major Interstate Highway in the United States. Interstate 24 (I-24 is an Interstate highway in the eastern United States. In the United States, Parkways are defined as follows A type of road A broad landscaped thoroughfare especially: one from which trucks and The parkways were originally toll roads, but on November 22, 2006, Governor Ernie Fletcher ended the toll charges on the William H. Natcher Parkway and the Audubon Parkway, the last two parkways in Kentucky to charge tolls for access. A toll road, (also known as a tollway, turnpike, pike, or toll highway, especially if it is constructed to Freeway standards Events 498 - Kofi Aseidu- After the death of Anastasius II, Symmachus is elected Pope in the Lateran Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Ernest Lee Fletcher (born November 12, 1952) is a Republican politician from Kentucky The Wiliam H Natcher Green River Parkway is a limited-access Freeway from Bowling Green Kentucky to Owensboro Kentucky. The Audubon Parkway is a four-lane Controlled-access Freeway (formerly a Toll road) connecting the cities of Henderson and Owensboro Kentucky [76] The related toll booths have been demolished. A toll road, (also known as a tollway, turnpike, pike, or toll highway, especially if it is constructed to Freeway standards [77]

Ending the tolls some seven months ahead of schedule was generally agreed to have been a positive economic development for transportation in Kentucky. In June 2007, a law went into effect raising the speed limit on rural portions of Kentucky Interstates from 65 to 70 miles per hour, with signs expected to be changed by mid-July. [78]

Greyhound provides bus service to most major towns in the state. Greyhound Lines is an intercity Common carrier of passengers by Bus serving over 3700 destinations in the United States.

Rails

High Bridge over the Kentucky River was the tallest rail bridge in the world when it was completed in 1877.
High Bridge over the Kentucky River was the tallest rail bridge in the world when it was completed in 1877. High Bridge is a currently used railroad bridge over the large palisades of the Kentucky River between Jessamine County Kentucky and Mercer County The Kentucky River is a tributary of the Ohio River, 259 mi (417 km long in the U
See also: List of Kentucky railroads

Amtrak, the national passenger rail system, provides service to Ashland, South Portsmouth and Fulton, Kentucky. The following Railroads operate in the US state of Kentucky. Common freight carriers BNSF Railway (BNSF Canadian The Ashland Amtrak station is located in the Ashland Transportation Center a former Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Freight house located at 99 15th Street in Ashland South Portsmouth-South Shore (Amtrak station is located at Main Street and US 23 in South Shore Kentucky. The Fulton Amtrak station is a Train station in Fulton, Kentucky, United States, served by Amtrak, the national railroad passenger The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, Doing business as Amtrak, is a Government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971 Ashland is a city in Boyd County, Kentucky, United States, nestled along the banks of the Ohio River. South Shore is a city in Greenup County, Kentucky, United States. Fulton is a city in Fulton County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 2775 at the 2000 census. The Cardinal, Trains 50 and 51, is the line that offers Amtrak service to Ashland and South Portsmouth. The Cardinal is a 1147-mile (1844 km Passenger train route operated by Amtrak, connecting New York Penn Station with Chicago Union Station Amtrak Trains 58 and 59, the City of New Orleans serves Fulton. For the city itself see New Orleans Louisiana. The City of New Orleans is a nightly Passenger train operated by Amtrak The Northern Kentucky area, is served by the Cardinal at the Cincinnati Museum Center at Union Terminal. The term Northern Kentucky generally refers to the three northernmost counties in Kentucky. The Cincinnati Museum Center at Union Terminal, originally Cincinnati Union Terminal, is a passenger Railroad station in the Queensgate neighborhood of The Museum Center is just across the Ohio River in Cincinnati. The Ohio River is the largest Tributary by volume of the Mississippi River.

As of 2004, there were approximately 2,640 miles (4,250. 4 km) of railways in Kentucky, with about 65% of those being operated by CSX Transportation. Coal was by far the most common cargo, accounting for 76% of cargo loaded and 61% of cargo delivered. [79]

Bardstown features a tourist attraction known as My Old Kentucky Dinner Train. Bardstown is a city in Nelson County, Kentucky, United States. Run along a 20-mile (30 km) stretch of rail purchased from CSX in 1987, guests are served a four-course meal as they make a two-and-a-half hour round-trip between Bardstown and Limestone Springs. Bardstown is a city in Nelson County, Kentucky, United States. [80] The Kentucky Railway Museum is located in nearby New Haven. The Kentucky Railway Museum, located in New Haven Kentucky, is a non-profit railroad museum dedicated to educating the public regarding the history and heritage of New Haven is a city in Nelson County, Kentucky, United States. [81]

Other areas in Kentucky are reclaiming old railways in rail trail projects. Rail trail is a term for a Trail that makes use of a railroad right-of-way (ROW. One such project is Louisville's Big Four Bridge. The Big Four Bridge is an abandoned six-span railroad Truss bridge that crosses the Ohio River, connecting Louisville Kentucky and Jeffersonville If completed, the Big Four Bridge rail trail will contain the second longest pedestrian-only bridge in the world. The Big Four Bridge is an abandoned six-span railroad Truss bridge that crosses the Ohio River, connecting Louisville Kentucky and Jeffersonville Rail trail is a term for a Trail that makes use of a railroad right-of-way (ROW. [82] The longest pedestrian-only bridge is also found in Kentucky — the Newport Southbank Bridge, popularly known as the "Purple People Bridge", connecting Newport to Cincinnati, Ohio. The Newport Southbank Bridge (popularly known as the Purple People Bridge after the Sheb Wooley song Purple People Eater) stretches 2670 Newport is a city in Campbell County, Kentucky, United States, at the confluence of the Ohio and Licking Rivers [83]

Air

See also: List of airports in Kentucky

Kentucky's primary airports include Louisville International Airport (Standiford Field), Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport, and Blue Grass Airport. tags they are used to transclude this state's "Commercial Service - Primary" airports in the List of airports Louisville International Airport is a public Airport centrally located in the city of Louisville in Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport is located in Hebron, unincorporated Boone County, Kentucky, United States and serves the Blue Grass Airport is a public Airport located in Fayette County, Kentucky, United States, west of the Central business district Louisville International Airport is home to UPS's Worldport, its international air-sorting hub. United Parcel Service Inc ( commonly referred to as UPS, is one of the world's largest Package delivery companies Worldport is the worldwide air hub for UPS (United Parcel Service located at the Louisville International Airport in Louisville, Kentucky. [84] There are also a number of regional airports scattered across the state.

On August 27, 2006, Kentucky's Blue Grass Airport in Lexington was the site of a crash that killed 47 passengers and 2 crew members aboard a Bombardier Canadair Regional Jet designated Comair Flight 5191. Events 479 BC - Greco-Persian Wars: Persian forces led by Mardonius are routed by Pausanias, the Spartan Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Blue Grass Airport is a public Airport located in Fayette County, Kentucky, United States, west of the Central business district Lexington (officially Lexington-Fayette Urban County is the second-largest city in Kentucky and the 68th largest in the United States. Bombardier Aerospace is a division of the Bombardier group It is the third largest aircraft company in the world in terms of yearly delivery of commercial airplanes (behind Comair Flight 191, or Delta Air Lines Flight 5191, was a scheduled U [85] The lone survivor was the flight's first officer, James Polehinke, who doctors determined to be brain damaged and unable to recall the crash at all. In Commercial aviation, the first officer is the second pilot (sometimes referred to as the "co-pilot" of an Aircraft. [86] The NTSB's report has not yet been released, but reports state that the air traffic controller on duty at the time of the crash was working on approximately two hours of sleep[87] with outdated charts of the airport. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB is an independent U [88] According to FAA rules, should have been working alongside another controller, which he was not. The Federal Aviation Administration ( FAA) is an agency of the United States Department of Transportation with authority to regulate and oversee all aspects of [89]

Water

A barge hauling coal in the Louisville and Portland Canal, the only man made section of the Ohio River
A barge hauling coal in the Louisville and Portland Canal, the only man made section of the Ohio River

Being bounded by the two largest rivers in North America, water transportation has historically played a major role in Kentucky's economy. The Louisville and Portland Canal was a canal bypassing the Falls of the Ohio in the Ohio River near Louisville Kentucky. The Ohio River is the largest Tributary by volume of the Mississippi River. Most barge traffic on Kentucky waterways consists of coal that is shipped from both the Eastern and Western Coalfields, about half of which is used locally to power many power plants located directly off the Ohio River, with the rest being exported to other countries, most notably Japan. The Ohio River is the largest Tributary by volume of the Mississippi River. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics.

Many of the largest ports in the United States are located in or adjacent to Kentucky, including:

As a state, Kentucky ranks 10th overall in port tonage. [90][91]

The only natural obstacle along the entire length of the Ohio River was the Falls of the Ohio, located just west of Downtown Louisville. The Falls of the Ohio National Wildlife Conservation Area is a national bi-state area on the Ohio River near Louisville Kentucky in the United States, Downtown Louisville is the largest central business district in the state of Kentucky and the urban hub of the Louisville Kentucky Metropolitan Area

Counties

See also: List of counties in Kentucky and Fiscal Court

Kentucky is subdivided into 120 counties, the largest being Pike County, Kentucky at 787. Wikipedia_talkFeatured_lists#Proposed_change_to_all_featured_lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This is a list of the one hundred The Fiscal Court, under the Kentucky Constitution of 1891, is the name given to the county Legislature and governing body of each of the A county of the United States is a local level of government created as a subdivision of a state by the state government or by the federal or territorial government as a subdivision Pike County is a County located in the US state of Kentucky. As of 2000 the population was 68736 6 square miles, and the most populous being Jefferson County, Kentucky (the county containing Louisville Metro) with 693,604 residents as of 2000. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. Jefferson County is a County located in the US state of Kentucky. [92]

County government, under the Kentucky Constitution of 1891, is vested in the County Judge/Executive), (formerly called the County Judge) who serves as the executive head of the county, and a legislature called a Fiscal Court. The Constitution of the Commonwealth of Kentucky is the document that governs the United States Commonwealth of Kentucky. A County Judge/Executive (or simply Judge/Executive, and often spelled Judge-Executive) is an Elected official in the U In Political science and Constitutional law, the executive is the branch of government responsible for the day-to-day management of the State. A legislature is a type of representative Deliberative assembly with the power to create amend and change Laws The law created by a legislature is called Legislation The Fiscal Court, under the Kentucky Constitution of 1891, is the name given to the county Legislature and governing body of each of the Despite the unusual name, the Fiscal Court no longer has judicial functions. In Law, the judiciary or judicial system is the system of Courts which administer Justice in the name of the sovereign or State

Cities and towns

15 Largest Cities[93][94] 2006 Population
Louisville 554,496
Lexington 270,789
Owensboro 55,525
Bowling Green 53,176
Covington 42,797
Richmond 31,431
Henderson 27,915
Hopkinsville 27,415
Frankfort 27,077
Florence 26,929
Jeffersontown 25,907
Paducah 25,661
Nicholasville 24,791
Elizabethtown 23,406
Ashland 21,570
See also: List of cities in Kentucky

The Greater Louisville Metro Area holds a very disproportionate share of Kentucky's population, growth and wealth, and is by definition Kentucky's primate city. Lexington (officially Lexington-Fayette Urban County is the second-largest city in Kentucky and the 68th largest in the United States. Owensboro is the third-largest city in the US state of Kentucky and the County seat of Daviess County. Bowling Green is the fourth-most populous City in the US state of Kentucky after Louisville, Lexington and Owensboro Covington is a city in Kenton County, Kentucky, United States. Richmond is a city in and the County seat of Madison County, Kentucky, United States. Henderson is a city in Henderson County, Kentucky, United States, along the Ohio River in the western part of the state Hopkinsville is a city in Christian County, Kentucky, United States. Frankfort is a city in the US commonwealth of Kentucky that serves as the state Capital and the County seat of Franklin County. Florence is a city in Boone County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 23551 at the 2000 census. Jeffersontown is a city in Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States. Paducah is the largest city in Kentucky 's Jackson Purchase Region and the County seat of McCracken County, Kentucky, United States Nicholasville is a city in and the County seat of Jessamine County, Kentucky, United States. Elizabethtown is a city in Hardin County, Kentucky, United States. Ashland is a city in Boyd County, Kentucky, United States, nestled along the banks of the Ohio River. The following is the list of incorporated cities in Kentucky arranged in alphabetical order A primate city is the leading city in its country or region disproportionately larger than any others in the Urban hierarchy. The city has a 2006 estimated population of 554,496, while the Louisville Combined Statistical Area (CSA) has a population of 1,356,798; including 1,003,025 in Kentucky, which is nearly 1/4 of the state's population. The Louisville-Elizabethtown-Scottsburg KY-IN Combined Statistical Area, created by the United States Since 2000 over 1/3 of the state's population growth has occurred in the Louisville CSA. In addition, the top 28 wealthiest places in Kentucky are in Jefferson County and seven of the 15 wealthiest counties in the state are located in the Louisville CSA. [95]

The second largest city is Lexington with a 2006 census estimated population of 270,789 and its CSA having a population of 645,006. The Lexington-Fayette-Frankfort-Richmond KY Combined Statistical Area, created by the United States Bureau of the Census in 2000, is the 76th largest The Northern Kentucky area (the seven Kentucky counties in the Cincinnati CSA) had an estimated population of 408,783 in 2006. The term Northern Kentucky generally refers to the three northernmost counties in Kentucky. The metropolitan areas of Louisville, Lexington, and Northern Kentucky have a combined population of 2,169,394 as of 2006, which is 51. 5% of the state's total population.

The two other fast growing urban areas in Kentucky are the Bowling Green area and the "Tri Cities Region" of southeastern Kentucky, comprised of Somerset, London, and Corbin. Bowling Green is the fourth-most populous City in the US state of Kentucky after Louisville, Lexington and Owensboro Somerset is a city in Pulaski County, Kentucky, United States. London is a city in Laurel County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 5692 at the 2000 census. Corbin is a City in Whitley and Knox counties in the southeastern portion of the U

Although only one town in the "Tri Cities", namely Somerset, currently has more than 10,000 people, the area has been experiencing heightened population and job growth since the 1990s. Growth has been especially rapid in Laurel County, which outgrew areas such as Scott and Jessamine counties around Lexington or Shelby and Nelson Counties around Louisville. London is currently on pace to double its population in the 2000s from 5,692 in 2000 to 10,879 in 2010. London also landed a Wal-Mart distribution center in 1997, bringing thousands of jobs to the community. Wal-Mart Stores Inc (or Walmart as written in its new logo is an American public corporation that runs a chain of large discount department stores

In northeast Kentucky, the greater Ashland area is an important transportation, manufacturing, and medical center. Ashland is a city in Boyd County, Kentucky, United States, nestled along the banks of the Ohio River. Iron and petroleum production, as well as the transport of coal by rail and barge, have been historical pillars of the region's economy. Iron (ˈаɪɚn is a Chemical element with the symbol Fe (ferrum and Atomic number 26 Petroleum ( L petroleum, from Greek πετρέλαιον, lit BARGE, the Big August RecGambling Excursion is a yearly convention held in Las Vegas during the first weekend of August Due to a decline in the area's industrial base, Ashland has seen a sizable reduction in its population since 1990. The population of the area has since stabilized, however, with the medical service industry taking a greater role in the local economy. The Ashland area, including the counties of Boyd and Greenup, are part of the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH, Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA). Boyd County is located in the US state of Kentucky. It was formed in 1860 Greenup County is a County located in the US state of Kentucky. The Huntington - Ashland metropolitan area is a United States metropolitan area that includes 5 counties in West Virginia As of the 2000 census, the MSA had a population of 288,649. About 20,000 of those people reside within the city limits of Ashland.

Only three US states have capitals with smaller populations than Kentucky's Frankfort (pop. Frankfort is a city in the US commonwealth of Kentucky that serves as the state Capital and the County seat of Franklin County. 27,408), those being Augusta, Maine (pop. Augusta is the Capital of the US state of Maine, County seat of Kennebec County, and Center of population 18,560), Pierre, South Dakota (pop. The city of Pierre (ˈpɪər "peer") is the Capital of the U 13,876), and Montpelier, Vermont (pop. Montpelier (mɒntˈpiːljɚ is a city in the US state of Vermont that serves as the state Capital and 8,035).

Population growth is centered along and between interstates I-65 and I-75. Interstate 65 (I-65 is a major Interstate Highway in the United States. Interstate 75 (I-75 is a major north-south Interstate Highway in the midwest and southeastern United States.

Louisville is the state's largest city with a metro population of 1. 2 million.

Lexington is the state's second largest city with a metro population of around 500,000. Lexington (officially Lexington-Fayette Urban County is the second-largest city in Kentucky and the 68th largest in the United States.

Although Covington, Kentucky only has a population of 42,000, the Kentucky side of the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky metropolitan area has a population of 400,000. Covington is a city in Kenton County, Kentucky, United States. The Cincinnati / Northern Kentucky metropolitan area is a Metropolitan area that includes 15 counties in the U

Education

The University of Kentucky is Kentucky's flagship university
The University of Kentucky is Kentucky's flagship university
The University of Louisville is Kentucky's urban research university
The University of Louisville is Kentucky's urban research university
Main article: Education in Kentucky
See also: List of colleges and universities in Kentucky, List of high schools in Kentucky, and List of school districts in Kentucky

Kentucky maintains eight public four-year colleges and universities. The University of Kentucky, also known as UK, is a public, Co-educational, University, and is also the state's land-grant university located The University of Louisville (also known as U of L) is a public University in Louisville, Kentucky, United States. Education in Kentucky includes elementary school ( Kindergarten through fifth grade in most areas middle school (or junior high sixth grade through eighth grade in most locations The following is a list of Colleges and universities in the U This is a list of high schools in the state of Kentucky. If a school's mailing address differs from its physical location the postal location is in parentheses In Kentucky, there are two types of Public school districts The first type county School districts, typically cover all or a large part of a county and are generally The two major research institutions are the University of Kentucky, which is part of the land grant system, and the University of Louisville. The University of Kentucky, also known as UK, is a public, Co-educational, University, and is also the state's land-grant university located The University of Louisville (also known as U of L) is a public University in Louisville, Kentucky, United States. Both combine for over 99% of endowment in the system and rank first or second in academic rankings and average ACT scores in the state system. A financial endowment is a Transfer of Money or Property donated to an Institution, usually with the stipulation that it be invested The other six colleges in the state system are regional universities.

The state's sixteen public two-year colleges have been governed by the Kentucky Community and Technical College System since the passage of the Postsecondary Education Improvement Act of 1997, commonly referred to as House Bill 1. Headquartered in Versailles Kentucky, USA the Kentucky Community and Technical College System (KCTCS comprises 16 colleges with over 65 campuses and other locations open or [96] Prior to the passage of House Bill 1, most of these colleges were under the control of the University of Kentucky. The University of Kentucky, also known as UK, is a public, Co-educational, University, and is also the state's land-grant university located

Berea College, located at the extreme southern edge of the Bluegrass below the Cumberland Plateau, was the first coeducational college in the South to admit both black and white students, doing so from its very establishment in 1855. Berea College is a liberal arts Work college in Berea Kentucky (south of Lexington) founded in 1855 The Southern United States &mdashcommonly referred to as the American South, Dixie, or simply the South &mdashconstitutes a large distinctive [97] This policy was successfully challenged in the United State Supreme Court in the case of Berea College v. Kentucky in 1908. The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest judicial body in the United States and leads the federal judiciary. Berea College v Kentucky, was a significant case argued before the United States Supreme Court that upheld the rights of states to prohibit private educational [98] This decision effectively segregated Berea until the landmark Brown v. Board of Education in 1954. Brown v Board of Education of Topeka, 347 US 483 (1954 was a Landmark decision of the United States Supreme Court, which overturned earlier

Kentucky has been the site of much educational reform over the past two decades. In 1989, the Kentucky Supreme Court ruled that the state's education system was unconstitutional. The Kentucky Supreme Court was created by a 1975 constitutional amendment and is the State supreme court of the U [99] The response of the General Assembly was passage of the Kentucky Education Reform Act (KERA) the following year. The Kentucky General Assembly, also called the Kentucky Legislature, is the state legislature of the U Years later, Kentucky has shown progress, but most agree that further reform is needed. [100]

Culture

Old Louisville is the largest Victorian Historic neighborhood in the United States.
Old Louisville is the largest Victorian Historic neighborhood in the United States. Old Louisville is a Historic preservation district and neighborhood in central Louisville, Kentucky, USA. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
See also: Theater in Kentucky

Although Kentucky's culture is generally considered to be Southern, it is unique and also influenced by the Midwest and Southern Appalachia. Theater in Kentucky Theater venues in Kentucky include In Ashland Paramount Arts Center, a Kentucky landmark on the Historic The Culture of the Southern United States or Southern Culture is a Subculture of the United States that has resulted from the blending of a heavy amount The state is known for bourbon and whiskey distiling, tobacco, horse racing, and gambling. Bourbon is an American Whiskey, a type of distilled spirit, made primarily from Corn and named for Bourbon County Kentucky. Whisky (uisge-beatha or whiskey (uisce beatha or fuisce) refers to a broad category of Alcoholic beverages that are distilled from fermented Tobacco is an Agricultural product recognized as an addictive drug processed from the fresh Leaves of plants in the genus Nicotiana. This article is about the sport For other uses see Horserace (drinking game or Horse race (politics. Kentucky is more similar to the Upper South in terms of ancestry which is predominantly American. The terms Upper South and Upland South refer to the northern part of the Southern United States, in contrast to the Lower South or Deep South. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the [101] Neveretheless, during the 19th century, the state Kentucky did receive a substantial number of German and Irish immigrants, who settled primarily in the Midwest. Only Maryland, Delaware, West Virginia, and Oklahoma, all also border states, have higher German ancestry percentages than Kentucky among Census-defined Southern states. [102] Kentucky was a slave state, and blacks once comprised over one-quarter of its population. A slave state was a US state in which Slavery of African Americans was legal However, it lacked the cotton plantation system and never had the same high percentage of African Americans as most other slave states. Fundamentally a plantation is usually a large Farm or estate, especially in a tropical or semitropical country on which Cotton, Tobacco With less than 8% of its current population being black, Kentucky is rarely included in modern-day definitions of the Black Belt, despite a relatively significant rural African American population in the Central and Western areas of the state. The Black Belt is a region of the United States. Although the term originally describes the prairies and dark Soil of central Alabama and northeast [103][104][105] Kentucky adopted the Jim Crow system of racial segregation in most public spheres after the Civil War, but the state never disenfranchised African American citizens to the level of the Deep South states, and it peacefully integrated its schools after the 1954 Brown v. The Jim Crow laws were state and local laws enacted primarily but not exclusively in the Southern and border states of the United States between 1876 and 1965 The Deep South is a descriptive category of cultural and geographic subregions in the American South. Board of Education verdict, later adopting the first state civil rights act in the South in 1966. [106]

The biggest day in horse racing, the Kentucky Derby, is preceded by the two-week Kentucky Derby Festival[107] in Louisville. The Kentucky Derby is a Grade I stakes race for three year-old thoroughbred horses held annually in Louisville Kentucky, on the first Saturday in May The Kentucky Derby Festival is an annual festival held in Louisville Kentucky during the two weeks preceding the first Saturday in May the day Louisville also plays host to the Kentucky State Fair,[108] the Kentucky Shakespeare Festival,[109] and Southern gospel's annual highlight, the National Quartet Convention. The Kentucky State Fair is the State fair of Kentucky which takes place at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville. The Kentucky Shakespeare Festival, commonly called Shakespeare in the Park, is a cultural event which features free Shakespeare performances Southern Gospel music (sometimes marketed as Quartet music) is Music that is written to express either personal or a communal belief regarding Christian The National Quartet Convention (NQC is an annual gathering of Southern Gospel quartets and musicians [110] Owensboro, Kentucky's third largest city, gives credence to its nickname of "Barbecue Capital of the World" by hosting the annual International Bar-B-Q Festival. Owensboro is the third-largest city in the US state of Kentucky and the County seat of Daviess County. The International Bar-B-Q Festival is an event held in Owensboro Kentucky, every second weekend in May since 1979. [111] Bowling Green, Kentucky's fifth largest city and home to the only assembly plant in the world that manufactures the Chevrolet Corvette,[112] opened the National Corvette Museum in 1994. Bowling Green is the fourth-most populous City in the US state of Kentucky after Louisville, Lexington and Owensboro The Bowling Green Assembly Plant is a General Motors Automobile factory in Bowling Green Kentucky. The Chevrolet Corvette is a Sports car that has been manufactured by General Motors since 1953 The National Corvette Museum is located in Bowling Green, Kentucky, off Interstate 65 's Exit 28 [113]

Old Louisville, the largest historic preservation district in the United States featuring Victorian architecture and the third largest overall,[114] hosts the St. James Court Art Show, the largest outdoor art show in the United States. Old Louisville is a Historic preservation district and neighborhood in central Louisville, Kentucky, USA. Historic preservation or heritage conservation is a professional endeavor that seeks to preserve the ability of older (e The term Victorian architecture can refer to one of a number of Architectural styles predominantly employed during the Victorian era. The St James Court Art Show, colloquially called the St James Art Fair, or just St The United States of America —commonly referred to as the [115] The neighborhood was also home to the Southern Exposition (1883–1887), which featured the first public display of Thomas Edison's light bulb,[116] and was the setting of Alice Hegan Rice's novel, Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch and Fontaine Fox's comic strip, the "Toonerville Trolley. The Southern Exposition was a five-year series of World's Fairs held in the city of Louisville Kentucky from 1883 to 1887 in what is now Louisville's Old Louisville The incandescent light bulb, incandescent lamp or incandescent light globe is a source of electric Light that works by Incandescence, (a general Alice Hegan Rice ( January 11, 1870 – February 10, 1942) was an American Novelist. Mrs Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch is a 1934 comedy-genre film directed by Norman Taurog, and based on the 1901 novel by Alice Hegan Rice. Fontaine Talbot Fox Jr (1884-1964 was a famous Cartoonist and Illustrator born near Louisville Kentucky. Toonerville Folks (sometimes known as Toonerville Trolley) was a popular Newspaper cartoon feature by Fontaine Fox, syndicated [117]

The more rural communities are not without traditions of their own, however. Hodgenville, the birthplace of Abraham Lincoln, hosts the annual Lincoln Days Celebration, and will also host the kick-off for the National Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Celebration in February 2008. Hodgenville is a city in and the County seat of LaRue County, Kentucky, United States. Abraham Lincoln (February 12 1809 &ndash April 15 1865 the sixteenth President of the United States, successfully led his country through its greatest internal Bardstown celebrates its heritage as a major bourbon-producing region with the Kentucky Bourbon Festival. Bardstown is a city in Nelson County, Kentucky, United States. The Kentucky Bourbon Festival is a weeklong event consisting of more than thirty events in Bardstown Kentucky, United States, dedicated to celebrating the [118] (Legend holds that Baptist minister Elijah Craig invented bourbon with his black slave in Georgetown, but some dispute this claim. Baptist is a term describing individuals belonging to a Baptist church or a Baptist denomination. Elijah Craig (1738 &ndash May 18, 1808) was an entrepreneur and Baptist preacher in the state of Kentucky. Georgetown is a city in Scott County, Kentucky, United States. )[119] Glasgow mimics Glasgow, Scotland by hosting the Glasgow Highland Games, its own version of the Highland Games,[120] and Sturgis hosts "Little Sturgis", a mini version of Sturgis, South Dakota's annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. Glasgow is a city in and the County seat of Barren County, Kentucky, United States. Glasgow (ˈglæzgoʊ is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. Glasgow Highland Games are a regional Highland games and Scottish heritage celebration held annually in and near Glasgow Kentucky. Highland games are events held throughout the year in Scotland and other countries as a way of celebrating Scottish and Celtic culture and heritage especially Sturgis is a city in Union County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 2030 at the 2000 census. Sturgis is a city in Meade County, South Dakota, United States. The Sturgis Motorcycle Rally is an American Motorcycle rally held annually in Sturgis, South Dakota each first [121] The residents of tiny Benton even pay tribute to their favorite tuber, the sweet potato, by hosting Tater Day. Benton is a city in Marshall County, Kentucky, United States. The sweet potato ( Ipomoea batatas) is a Dicotyledonous plant which belongs to the family Convolvulaceae Tater Day is a small festival in Benton Kentucky held on the first Monday in April [122] Residents of Clarkson in Grayson County celebrate their city's ties to the honey industry by celebrating the Clarkson Honeyfest. Clarkson is a city in Grayson County, Kentucky, United States. Grayson County is a County located in the US state of Kentucky. [123] The Clarkson Honeyfest is held the last Thursday, Friday and Saturday in September, and is the "Official State Honey Festival of Kentucky. "

Music

Main article: Music of Kentucky
See also: Category:Kentucky musicians

The breadth of music in Kentucky is indeed wide, stretching from the Purchase to the eastern mountains. The Music of Kentucky is heavily centered on Appalachian folk music and its descendants especially in eastern Kentucky.

Renfro Valley, Kentucky is home to Renfro Valley Entertainment Center and the Kentucky Music Hall of Fame and is known as "Kentucky's Country Music Capital," a designation given it by the Kentucky State Legislature in the late 1980s. Renfro Valley is a neighborhood located just off Interstate 75 in Mount Vernon, a city in Rockcastle County, Kentucky, United States The Renfro Valley Barn Dance was where Renfro Valley's musical heritage began, in 1939, and influential country music luminaries like Red Foley, Homer & Jethro, Lily May Ledford & the Original Coon Creek Girls, Martha Carson, and many others have performed as regular members of the shows there over the years. The Renfro Valley Gatherin' is today America's second oldest continually broadcast radio program of any kind. Renfro Valley Gatherin' (also formerly known as Renfro Valley Sunday Morning Gathering) is a United States Radio program based in It is broadcast on local radio station WRVK and a syndicated network of nearly 200 other stations across the United States and Canada every week. WRVK (1460 AM) is a Radio station broadcasting primarily a Classic Country format

Contemporary Christian music star Steven Curtis Chapman is a Paducah native, and Rock and Roll Hall of Famers The Everly Brothers are closely connected with Muhlenberg County, where older brother Don was born. Contemporary Christian Music (or CCM; also by its religious neutral term " inspirational music " is a genre of Popular music which is Steven Curtis Chapman (born November 21, 1962 in Paducah Kentucky, U Paducah is the largest city in Kentucky 's Jackson Purchase Region and the County seat of McCracken County, Kentucky, United States The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum is a Museum located on the shores of Lake Erie in downtown Cleveland Ohio, United States The Everly Brothers ( Don Everly, born Isaac Donald Everly February 1 1937 Brownie Muhlenberg County, Kentucky Muhlenberg County is a County located in the US state of Kentucky. Kentucky was also home to Mildred and Patty Hill, the Louisville sisters credited with composing the tune to the ditty Happy Birthday to You in 1893; Loretta Lynn (Johnson County), and Billy Ray Cyrus (Flatwoods). Patty Smith Hill ( 27 March, 1868 — 25 May, 1946) was an American Nursery school, Kindergarten Teacher " Happy Birthday to You " also known more simply as " Happy Birthday " is a traditional song that is sung to celebrate the anniversary of a person's Loretta Lynn (born Loretta Webb on April 14, 1934) is an American Country music Singer-songwriter; she was one of the leading Johnson County is a County located in the US state of Kentucky. Billy Ray Cyrus (born William Ray Cyrus; August 25 1961 is a Grammy Award -nominated American Country music singer songwriter and actor from Flatwoods Flatwoods is a city in Greenup County, Kentucky, United States. However, its depth lies in its signature sound — Bluegrass music. Bluegrass music is a form of American roots music, and is a sub-genre of Country music. Bill Monroe, "The Father of Bluegrass", was born in the small Ohio County town of Rosine, while Ricky Skaggs, Keith Whitley, David "Stringbean" Akeman, Louis Marshall "Grandpa" Jones, Sonny and Bobby Osborne, and Sam Bush (who has been compared to Monroe) all hail from Kentucky. William Smith Monroe ( September 13, 1911 – September 9, 1996) was an American musician who developed the style of music known as Ohio County is a County located in the US state of Kentucky. As of 2000 the population was 22916 Schools There are no schools in Rosine Students from Rosine attend Horse Branch Elementary School Ohio County Middle School and Ohio County High School For the punk rock musician see Ricky Scaggs. Richard Lee Skaggs (born July 18 1954, in Lawrence County Kentucky) is a Keith Whitley (born Jackie Keith Whitley July 1 1954 in Sandy Hook Kentucky, died May 9, 1989) was an American Country music singer David Akeman ( June 17, 1915 – November 10, 1973) was an American Country music Banjo player and comedy Louis Marshall "Grandpa" Jones ( October 20, 1913 &ndash February 19, 1998) was an American Banjo player and Bobby Osborne is a Bluegrass musician known for his Mandolin playing and high lead vocals Sam Bush (b April 13, 1952 in Bowling Green, Kentucky) is an American bluegrass Mandolin player considered The International Bluegrass Music Museum is located in Owensboro,[124] while the annual Festival of the Bluegrass is held in Lexington. The International Bluegrass Music Museum ( IBMM) is a Bluegrass music museum in RiverPark Center near downtown Owensboro Kentucky, United States Owensboro is the third-largest city in the US state of Kentucky and the County seat of Daviess County. The Festival of the Bluegrass, located in Lexington Kentucky, is the oldest Bluegrass music festival in the Bluegrass region of Kentucky. Lexington (officially Lexington-Fayette Urban County is the second-largest city in Kentucky and the 68th largest in the United States. [125]

Kentucky is also home to famed jazz musician and pioneer, Lionel Hampton (although this has been disputed in recent years). Jazz is an American Musical art form which originated in the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States Lionel Leo Hampton ( April 20, 1908 &ndash August 31, 2002) was an American Jazz Vibraphonist, Percussionist [126] Blues legend W.C. Handy and R&B singer Wilson Pickett also spent considerable time in Kentucky. The Blues is a vocal and instrumental form of Music based on the use of the Blue notes It emerged as an accessible form of self-expression William Christopher Handy ( November 16 1873 &ndash March 28 1958) was a Blues Composer and Musician, often Wilson Pickett ( March 18, 1941 – January 19, 2006) was an American R&B / Rock and Roll and soul The pop bands Midnight Star and Nappy Roots were both formed in Kentucky, as were country acts The Kentucky Headhunters and Montgomery Gentry, as well as Dove Award-winning Christian groups Audio Adrenaline (rock) and Bride (metal). Midnight Star is a synth - Funk group that had a string of R&B hits in the '80s. Nappy Roots is an American alternative Southern rap Quintet that originated in Bowling Green Kentucky in 1995 and is best known for The Kentucky Headhunters are an American Country rock group whose early albums were embraced by both country and rock fans Montgomery Gentry is an American Country music duo composed of Eddie Montgomery (brother of country singer John Michael Montgomery) and Troy Gentry The Gospel Music Association (GMA Dove Awards were created in 1969 by the Gospel Music Association to honor the outstanding achievements in Christian music Audio Adrenaline was a Grammy Award -winning Christian rock band that formed in the late 1980s at Kentucky Christian College in Grayson Bride is a Christian Heavy Metal / Hard rock band formed in the 80s by brothers Dale and Troy Thompson.

Cuisine

Main article: Cuisine of Kentucky

Kentucky's cuisine, like much of the state's culture, is unique and is considered to blend elements of both the South and Midwest, given its location between the two regions. The cuisine of Kentucky today is a blend of midwestern and southern cuisines The Jackson Purchase region of Kentucky (extreme western end The cuisine of Kentucky today is a blend of midwestern and southern cuisines The Jackson Purchase region of Kentucky (extreme western end [127][128] One original Kentucky dish is called the Hot Brown, a dish normally layered in this order: bread, tomatoes, turkey, bacon, and topped with melted cheese. A Hot Brown is a hot sandwich originally created at the Brown Hotel in Louisville Kentucky, by Fred K It was developed at the Brown Hotel in Louisville. This article is about the Brown Hotel in Kentucky US for Browns Hotel in London see that article [129] The Pendennis Club in Louisville is the Birthplace of the drink The Old Fashioned. The Pendennis Club is a private club in Louisville Kentucky. It was established in 1881 and modeled in part on English gentleman's clubs The Old Fashioned is a Cocktail, possibly the first drink to be called a cocktail

Sports

Kentucky's Churchill Downs hosts the Kentucky Derby.
Kentucky's Churchill Downs hosts the Kentucky Derby. History The track is named for John and Henry Churchill who leased 80 acres (320000 m² of land to their nephew Colonel Meriwether Lewis Clark Jr The Kentucky Derby is a Grade I stakes race for three year-old thoroughbred horses held annually in Louisville Kentucky, on the first Saturday in May
Main article: Sports in Kentucky

Kentucky is the home of several sports teams such as Minor League Baseball's Class A Lexington Legends and AAA Louisville Bats. High school sports See also List of Kentucky "Mr Basketball" award winners Despite the national stereotype that Kentucky is a diehard basketball state at Part of the History of baseball series Minor league baseball is a hierarchy of Professional baseball leagues in North The Lexington Legends, who play in Lexington Kentucky, are a Class A Minor league baseball team affiliated with the Houston Astros, in the South The Louisville Bats, which play in Louisville Kentucky, are the AAA Minor league baseball affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds. They are also home to the Frontier Leagues Florence Freedom, the Louisville Chill of the Midwest Hockey League, and several teams in the MCFL. The Frontier League, based in Troy Illinois, is a professional independent baseball organization located in the Midwestern United States and The Florence Freedom is a professional baseball team based in the Northern Kentucky city of Florence, in the United States. The Midwest Hockey League (MWHL is a low-level Professional hockey league which will play its inagural season consisting of a 40-game schedule in November The Lexington Horsemen and Louisville Fire of the af2 appear to be interested in making a move up to the "major league" Arena Football League. The Lexington Horsemen are an Af2 team based in Lexington Kentucky. The Louisville Fire is an Arena football team that plays its home games at the Brown-Forman Field in Freedom Hall in Louisville Kentucky. af2 (short for arenafootball2) is the name of the Arena Football League 's Minor league, which started play in 2000. The Arena Football League (AFL was founded in 1987 as an American football indoor league. Major league teams in nearby cities, typically have strong fan support depending on the part of the state, with Nashville teams having strong fan support in South Central and most of Western Kentucky, Nashville and St. Louis teams competing for loyalties in the Purchase, Indianapolis, Cincinnati and Chicago teams predominating in the Louisville area, and Cincinnati teams having strong support in Central and Eastern Kentucky. The Jackson Purchase is a region in the state of Kentucky bounded by the Mississippi River Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. The northern part of the state lies across the Ohio River from Cincinnati, which is home to a National Football League team, the Bengals, and a Major League Baseball team, the Reds. The term Northern Kentucky generally refers to the three northernmost counties in Kentucky. The Ohio River is the largest Tributary by volume of the Mississippi River. The National Football League ( NFL) is the largest professional American football league. The Cincinnati Bengals are a professional American football team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. The Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati Ohio, USA It is not uncommon for fans to park in the city of Newport and use the Newport Southbank Pedestrian Bridge, locally known as the "Purple People Bridge," to walk to these games in Cincinnati. Newport is a city in Campbell County, Kentucky, United States, at the confluence of the Ohio and Licking Rivers The Newport Southbank Bridge (popularly known as the Purple People Bridge after the Sheb Wooley song Purple People Eater) stretches 2670 Many restaurants and stores in Newport rely on business from these fans. Also, Georgetown College in Georgetown is the location for the Bengals' summer training camp. Georgetown College may refer to Georgetown College (Georgetown University, a college within Georgetown University in Washington DC Georgetown is a city in Scott County, Kentucky, United States. [130]

As in many states, especially those without major league professional sport teams, college athletics are very important. This is especially true of the state's three Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) programs, including the Kentucky Wildcats, the Western Kentucky University Hilltoppers, and the Louisville Cardinals. Division I (or D-I) is the highest level of intercollegiate athletics sanctioned by the National Collegiate Athletic Association in the United States The Kentucky Wildcats are the men's and women's athletic teams representing the University of Kentucky (UK a founding member of the Southeastern Conference Western Kentucky University ( WKU) is a public university in Bowling Green Kentucky, USA The Louisville Cardinals (also known as the Cards) are the athletic teams representing the University of Louisville. The Wildcats, Hilltoppers, and Cardinals are among the most tradition-rich college basketball teams in the United States, combining for nine championships and 22 NCAA Final Fours; and all three are on the lists of total all-time wins, wins per season, and average wins per season. Louisville has also stepped onto the football scene in recent years, with eight straight bowl games, including the 2007 Orange Bowl. The Orange Bowl is an annual College football game that is usually played the first week in January in the Miami Florida metro area in the United States Western Kentucky, the 2002 national champion in Division I-AA football (now Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS), is currently transitioning to Division I FBS football. Division I (or D-I) is the highest level of intercollegiate athletics sanctioned by the National Collegiate Athletic Association in the United States

Ohio Valley Wrestling in Louisville was the primary location for training and rehab for WWE professional wrestlers from 2000 until February 2008, when WWE ended its relationship with OVW and moved all of its contracted talent to Florida Championship Wrestling. Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW is an American independent Professional wrestling promotion based in Louisville, Kentucky. World Wrestling Entertainment Inc ( WWE) is a publicly traded privately controlled integrated media (focusing in Television, Internet, Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW is a Professional wrestling promotion based on the former independent Championship Wrestling from Florida

State symbols

Main article: List of Kentucky state insignia
See also: Flag of Kentucky and Seal of Kentucky
Insignia Symbol Binomial nomenclature Year Adopted[131]
Official State Bird Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis 1926
Official State Butterfly Viceroy Butterfly Limenitis archippus 1990
Official State Dance Clogging 2001
Official State Beverage Milk 2005
Official State Fish Kentucky Spotted Bass Micropterus punctulatus 2005
Official State Fossil Brachiopod undetermined 1985
Official State Flower Goldenrod Soldiago gigantea 1926
Official State Fruit Blackberry Rubus allegheniensis 2004
Official State Gemstone Freshwater Pearl 1986
State Grass Kentucky Bluegrass Poa pratensis Traditional
Official State Latin Motto "Deo gratiam habeamus"

("With gratitude to God")

 2002
Official State Horse Thoroughbred Equus caballus 1996
Official State Mineral Coal 1998
Official State Outdoor Musical "The Stephen Foster Story" (now called "Stephen Foster - The Musical") 2002
Official State Instrument Appalachian Dulcimer 2001
State Nickname "The Bluegrass State" Traditional
Official State Rock Kentucky Agate 2000
Official State Slogan "Kentucky: Unbridled Spirit" 2004[132]
Official State Soil Crider Soil Series 1990
Official State Tree Tulip Poplar Liriodendron tulipifera 1994
Official Wild Animal Game Species Gray Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 1968
Official State Song "My Old Kentucky Home"

(revised version)

 1986
Official State Silverware Pattern Old Kentucky Blue Grass:

The Georgetown Pattern

 1996
Official State Music Bluegrass music 2007[133]

Official state places and events

Unless otherwise specified, all state symbol information is taken from Kentucky State Symbols. The following is a list of symbols of the United States Commonwealth of Kentucky. The Flag of Kentucky consists of the Commonwealth's seal on a navy blue field surrounded by the words "Commonwealth of Kentucky" above and sprigs The seal of Kentucky was adopted in December of 1792. Since that time it has undergone several revisions These are lists of US state insignia as designated by tradition or the respective state legislatures: List of U This is a list of US state birds as designated by each state's legislature The Northern Cardinal ( Cardinalis cardinalis) is a North American Bird in the Cardinal family. This is a list of official US state butterflies: See also List of U The Viceroy Butterfly ( Limenitis archippus) is a North American Butterfly with a range from the Northwest Territories along the eastern edges This is a list of official US state dances: See also Lists of U Clogging is a type of Folk dance rooted in traditional European dancing from the British Isles, in which the dancer's footwear is used musically by striking the heel This is a list of official state beverages: Milk is an opaque white liquid produced by the Mammary glands of female Mammals (including Monotremes. This is a list of official and *unofficial US state fish:The only states lacking a state fish as of 2008 are Arkansas Indiana Kansas and Ohio The spotted bass ( Micropterus punctulatus) is a Species of Freshwater Fish sunfish family ( Centrarchidae) of Most American states have made a state fossil designation in many cases during the 1980s. Brachiopods (from Latin brachium, arm + New Latin -poda, foot are a small phylum of Benthic Invertebrates Also This is a list of US state flowers: See also List of US state trees Lists of U The goldenrod is a yellow Flowering plant in the Family Asteraceae. This is a list of official US state foods: The BlackBerry is a Wireless Handheld device introduced in 1999 as a two-way pager Not every state has an official state mineral rock stone or gemstone A pearl is a hard roundish object produced within the soft tissue (specifically the mantle) of a living shelled Mollusk. The following is a list of official US state grass. See also Lists of U Poa pratensis, known as Smooth Meadow-grass or Kentucky Bluegrass, is a species of grass native to Europe, Asia, northern Here is a list of state Mottos for the states of the United States of America. A state mammal is the official or representative Animal of a U The Thoroughbred is a horse breed Not every state has an official state mineral rock stone or gemstone Stephen Collins Foster (July 4 1826 – January 13 1864 known as the "father of American music" was the pre-eminent Songwriter in the United States A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified for the purpose of making Music. The Appalachian dulcimer is a Fretted String instrument of the Zither family typically with three or four strings This is a list of US state nicknames, including officially adopted Nicknames and other traditional nicknames for individual states of the United States. Not every state has an official state mineral rock stone or gemstone This article is about the semi-precious stone For other uses see Agate (disambiguation. This list of US state slogans is made up the Advertising slogans currently and formerly used by U Soil, often typeset as SOiL, is a four piece rock band from Chicago Illinois United States founded by Shaun Glass Tom Schofield Tim King and Adam Zadel This List of US state trees includes official trees of the following states and U Liriodendron tulipifera,commonly known as the American tulip tree, tulip poplar or yellow poplar, is the Western Hemisphere representative A state mammal is the official or representative Animal of a U The eastern gray squirrel ( Sciurus carolinensis) is a Tree squirrel native to the eastern and Midwestern United States and to the southerly Introduction Forty-nine states of the United States (all except New Jersey) have one or more state songs, selected by the state " My Old Kentucky Home " (originally titled " Poor Uncle Tom Good Night! " and sometimes also titled " My Old Kentucky Home Good-Night! " Bluegrass music is a form of American roots music, and is a sub-genre of Country music. Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest is a 14000 acre (57 km² Arboretum, forest and nature preserve located in Clermont Kentucky (south of Louisville Kentucky The University of Kentucky Arboretum (Also known as University of Kentucky/Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government Arboretum or Lexington Arboretum) 40 hectares The Louisville Science Center, previously known as the Louisville Museum of Natural History & Science, is Kentucky 's largest hands-on Science Museum Clarkson is a city in Grayson County, Kentucky, United States. An amphitheatre (alternatively amphitheater) is an open-air venue for spectator sports concerts rallies or theatrical performances Iroquois Park is a 739 acre (30 km² municipal Park in Louisville, Kentucky, United States. Tug of war, tug o' war, or tug war, also known as rope pulling, is a Sport that directly puts two teams against each other in a test of strength Fordsville is a city in Ohio County, Kentucky, United States. A covered bridge is a Bridge, often single-lane with enclosed sides and a roof Fleming County is a County located in the US state of Kentucky. A covered bridge is a Bridge, often single-lane with enclosed sides and a roof Franklin County is a County located in the US state of Kentucky. A steam locomotive is a Locomotive powered by Steam. The term usually refers to its use on Railways but can also refer to a "road locomotive" The Kentucky Railway Museum, located in New Haven Kentucky, is a non-profit railroad museum dedicated to educating the public regarding the history and heritage of New Haven is a city in Nelson County, Kentucky, United States. A pipe band is a musical ensemble consisting of pipers and Drummers The term used by military pipe bands Pipes and Drums, is also common Bourbon is an American Whiskey, a type of distilled spirit, made primarily from Corn and named for Bourbon County Kentucky. The Kentucky Bourbon Festival is a weeklong event consisting of more than thirty events in Bardstown Kentucky, United States, dedicated to celebrating the Bardstown is a city in Nelson County, Kentucky, United States.

Gallery

The world famous Louisville Slugger baseball bat is made in Kentucky. A baseball bat is a smooth wooden or metal club used in the game of Baseball to hit the ball after the ball is thrown by the pitcher.

Kentucky's 2001 commemorative quarter. The 50 State Quarters program ( is the release of a series of commemorative coins by the United States Mint.

Thunder Over Louisville is the largest annual fireworks show in the world. Thunder Over Louisville, the annual kickoff event of the Kentucky Derby Festival, is an Airshow and Fireworks display held in late April in Louisville

Kentucky's horse farms are world renowned.

The Daniel Boone National Forest. Daniel Boone National Forest is the only National forest completely within the boundary of Kentucky.

The Ohio River forms the northern border of Kentucky. The Ohio River is the largest Tributary by volume of the Mississippi River.

Many Kentucky cities have historic areas near downtown, such as this example in Bowling Green. Bowling Green is the fourth-most populous City in the US state of Kentucky after Louisville, Lexington and Owensboro

US Highway 23 cuts through the rugged Cumberland Plateau near Pikeville. The Cumberland Plateau is the southern part of the Appalachian Plateau. Pikeville is a city in Pike County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 6295 at the 2000 census.

Memorial to the victims of the great Louisville Tornado of 1890, which was the 20th deadliest in US History. The Mid-Mississippi Valley Tornado Outbreak was a major Tornado outbreak occurring in the middle United States on March 27, 1890.

Eastern Juniper trees often line country roads and fences in rural Kentucky. Juniperus virginiana ( Eastern Redcedar, Red Cedar, Eastern Juniper, Red Juniper, Pencil Cedar) is a species of

The largest river in North America, the Mississippi converges with the Ohio River along the Kentucky border near Wickliffe. The Mississippi River is the second longest River in the United States, with a length of from its source in Lake Itasca in Minnesota to Wickliffe is a city in Ballard County, Kentucky, United States.

Interstate 264 in Louisville. The Henry Watterson Expressway, known as the Shawnee Expressway west of US 31W is one of two Interstate Highways in the United States designated as

See also

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  66. ^ U.S. Department of Agriculture 2002 Census of Agriculture
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  68. ^ 2007 Rankings of States and Counties. bamabeef. org. Retrieved on May, 2007. Retrieved on 1 2007.
  69. ^ Corn Production Detective (PDF). National Council on Economic Education. Retrieved on 2007-05-03. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João
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  71. ^ Sales & Use Tax. Kentucky Department of Revenue. Retrieved on May 1, 2007.
  72. ^ Property Tax. Kentucky Department of Revenue. Retrieved on May 1, 2007.
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  81. ^ Kentucky Railway Museum. Retrieved on 2007-05-01. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 305 - Diocletian and Maximian retire from the office of Roman Emperor.
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  91. ^ CY 2001 Tonnage for Selected U.S. Ports by Port Tons
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  99. ^ A Guide to the Kentucky Education Reform Act of 1990. Education Resources Information Center. Retrieved on 2007-05-01. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 305 - Diocletian and Maximian retire from the office of Roman Emperor. [Abstract of A Guide to the Kentucky Education Reform Act of 1990 - provided by Education Resources Information Center (ERIC)]
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  108. ^ Kentucky State Fair. Retrieved on 2006-12-25. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 274 - Roman Emperor Aurelian
  109. ^ Kentucky Shakespeare Festival Home Page. Retrieved on 2006-12-25. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 274 - Roman Emperor Aurelian
  110. ^ National Quartet Convention Home Page. Retrieved on 2006-12-25. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 274 - Roman Emperor Aurelian
  111. ^ Home Page of the International Barbecue Festival. Retrieved on 2006-12-25. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 274 - Roman Emperor Aurelian
  112. ^ National Corvette Museum press release. Retrieved on 2006-12-25. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 274 - Roman Emperor Aurelian
  113. ^ National Corvette Museum Home Page. Retrieved on 2006-12-25. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 274 - Roman Emperor Aurelian
  114. ^ Stately Mansions Grace Old Louisville. Atlanta Journal Constitution. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution is the only major daily Newspaper in Atlanta Georgia, USA and its suburbs. Retrieved on 2006-12-25. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 274 - Roman Emperor Aurelian
  115. ^ St. James Court Art Show Home Page. Retrieved on 2006-12-25. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 274 - Roman Emperor Aurelian
  116. ^ The Heart Line. Kentucky Commission on Community Volunteerism and Service. Retrieved on 2006-12-25. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 274 - Roman Emperor Aurelian
  117. ^ Old Louisville and Literature. Retrieved on 2006-12-25. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 274 - Roman Emperor Aurelian
  118. ^ Kentucky Bourbon Festival Home Page. Retrieved on 2006-12-25. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 274 - Roman Emperor Aurelian
  119. ^ How Bourbon Whiskey Really Got Its Famous Name. Retrieved on 2006-12-25. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 274 - Roman Emperor Aurelian
  120. ^ Glasgow, Kentucky Highland Games Home Page. Retrieved on 2006-12-25. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 274 - Roman Emperor Aurelian
  121. ^ Little Sturgis Rally Home Page. Retrieved on 2006-12-25. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 274 - Roman Emperor Aurelian
  122. ^ Tater Day Festival A Local Legacy. Retrieved on 2006-12-25. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 274 - Roman Emperor Aurelian
  123. ^ Clarkson Honeyfest home page. Retrieved on 2007-05-12. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1191 - Richard I of England marries Berengaria of Navarre.
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  130. ^ About the camp. BengalsCamp.com. Retrieved on 2006-12-18. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 218 BC - Second Punic War: Battle of the Trebia - Hannibal 's Carthaginian forces defeat those of the
  131. ^ Kentucky's State Symbols. Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives. Retrieved on 2006-12-18. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 218 BC - Second Punic War: Battle of the Trebia - Hannibal 's Carthaginian forces defeat those of the
  132. ^ Unbridled Spirit Information. Kentucky.gov (2006-11-20). Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 284 - Diocletian was chosen as Roman Emperor. 762 - Bögü Khan of the Uyghurs, Retrieved on 2006-12-18. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 218 BC - Second Punic War: Battle of the Trebia - Hannibal 's Carthaginian forces defeat those of the
  133. ^ HB71: An act designating bluegrass music as the official state music of Kentucky (DOC). Legislative Research Commission. Retrieved on 2007-06-26. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian is killed during the retreat from the Sassanid Empire.
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