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Kentucky State Guide
Capital: Frankfort
June 01, 1792 (15th state)
 Daniel Boone and other frontiersmen settled in Kentucky, the "Bluegrass State," in 1769. Its name comes from the Iroquois Indian word "Ken-tah-ten," or "land of tomorrow." Admitted into the Union on June 1, 1792, Kentucky is the 15th state and the first state west of the Appalachian Mountains to be carved from the great western wilderness . Today, Kentucky is associated with coal mines and horse farms and racing. America's most prestigious horse race, the Kentucky Derby, is held in Louisville annually. The state flower is the goldenrod, the cardinal is the state bird and Frankfort is the capital.
Largest City - Louisville
Area - 40,411 square miles [Kentucky is the 37th biggest state in the USA]
Population - 4,041,769 (as of 2000) [Kentucky is the 25th most populous state in the USA]
Major Industries - agriculture (tobacco, corn, peanuts, wheat), mining (anthracite coal), horse-raising, whiskey manufacturing, automobile and truck manufacturing, chemical manufacturing
Presidential Birthplace - Abraham Lincoln was born in Hardin County (now called Larue County) on February 12, 1809 (he was the 16th US President, serving from 1861 to 1865).
Major Rivers - Ohio River, Mississippi River, Cumberland River, Kentucky River, Green River
Major Lakes - Lake Cumberland, Kentucky Lake, Lake Barkley
Highest Point - Black Mountain - 4,145 feet (1,263 m) above sea level
Bordering States - Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, Ohio, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia
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Allen, Anderson,
Ballard, Barren,
Bath, Bell,
Boone, Bourbon,
Boyd, Boyle,
Bracken, Breathitt,
Breckinridge, Bullitt,
Butler, Caldwell,
Calloway, Campbell,
Carlisle, Carroll,
Carter, Casey,
Christian, Clark,
Clay, Clinton,
Crittenden, Cumberland,
Daviess, Edmonson,
Elliott, Estill,
Fayette, Fleming, Floyd,
Franklin, Fulton,
Gallatin, Garrard,
Grant, Graves,
Grayson, Green,
Greenup, Hancock,
Hardin, Harlan,
Harrison, Hart,
Henderson, Henry,
Hickman, Hopkins,
Jackson, Jessamine,
Johnson, Kenton,
Knott, Knox,
LaRue, Laurel,
Lawrence, Lee,
Leslie, Letcher,
Lewis, Lexington-Fayette,
Lincoln, Livingston,
Logan, Louisville Jefferson Metro Government,
Lyon, Madison,
Magoffin, Marion,
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Mason, McCracken,
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Meade, Menifee,
Mercer, Metcalfe,
Monroe, Montgomery,
Morgan, Muhlenberg,
Nelson, Nicholas,
Ohio, Oldham,
Owen, Owsley,
Pendleton, Perry,
Pike, Powell,
Pulaski, Robertson,
Rockcastle, Rowan,
Russell, Scott,
Shelby, Simpson,
Spencer, Taylor,
Todd, Trigg,
Trimble, Union,
Warren, Washington,
Wayne, Webster,
Whitley, Wolfe,
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