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Kentucky Symbols
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Kentucky State Botanical Garden
UK Arboretum
Lexington, KY
Adopted on July 14, 2000.
The Arboretum was created in 1991 as a joint effort between the University of Kentucky and the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government. Named in March, 2000 the "Official State Botanical Garden for the Commonwealth of Kentucky," the Arboretum is 100 acres of preserved green space in the heart of Lexington.
2.097 State botanical garden.
The University of Kentucky-Fayette County Arboretum shall be designated
as the official state botanical garden of the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
Effective: July 14, 2000
History: Created 2000 Ky. Acts ch. 143, sec. 1, effective July 14, 2000.
Construction is already underway on the next phase of the Arboretum. The visitor education center will provide a headquarters for the Arboretum's many activities.
Offering visitors a haven for passive recreation in a beautiful, natural setting, the Arboretum is complete with attractions to interest everyone -- from the most seasoned gardeners to those who want only to be out among the trees.
The arboretum is open 365 days a year from dawn to dusk. Admission is free.
Location
Dorotha Oatts Visitors Center
500 Alumni Drive
Lexington, KY 40503
The Arboretum is located in Lexington, Kentucky on Alumni Drive on the University of Kentucky campus near Commonwealth Stadium.
To reach the University of Kentucky campus and the Arboretum from I-64 and I-75 north through downtown Lexington, take exit 115 Newtown Pike (992) and go south. Drive 4 miles on Newtown Pike. Turn left on West Main Street, go through 2 major intersections: Jefferson St., Broadway; 3rd major intersection, turn right (Upper Street). Drive through the entire campus as you drive 2.5 miles south on Upper St.. Turn left on Alumni Drive (just after you pass the Gluck Equine Center). On Alumni, you will go by the Senior Citizens Center and Commonwealth Stadium on the left. Enter the Arboretum to the right off Alumni Drive.
To reach the UK campus and the Arboretum from I-75 south, take exit 104. Turn left on Richmond Rd. Drive 6 miles. At Man O' War Blvd, turn left. Drive 1 mile. At Alumni Drive (2nd light), turn right. Drive 4 miles. When you cross Tates Creek Road, the rock wall indicates your entrance onto campus. Look for rock wall on left which designates your entrance into the Arboretum.
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State Symbols
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State symbols represent things that are special to a
particular state.
symbol \ˈsim-bəl\
noun
Etymology:
in sense 1, from Late Latin symbolum, from Late Greek symbolon, from Greek, token, sign; in
other senses from Latin symbolum token, sign, symbol, from Greek symbolon, literally, token
of identity verified by comparing its other half, from symballein to throw together,
compare, from syn- + ballein to throw — more at devil
Date: 15th century
1: Something that represents something else by association, resemblance, or
convention, especially a material object used to represent something invisible.
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