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Kentucky History. By: Connie Sparks 02/12/03. Kentucky became the 15 th state in 1792. How did we get the name “Kentucky”? The Iroquois Indians called the land “Kentake” which means “Great Meadows”. State Nickname The Bluegrass State State Motto
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Kentucky History By: Connie Sparks 02/12/03
How did we get the name “Kentucky”? The Iroquois Indians called the land “Kentake” which means “Great Meadows”.
State Nickname The Bluegrass State State Motto United We Stand, Divided We Fall State Capital Frankfort
States that border Kentucky. West Virginia Virginia Tennessee Missouri Illinois Indiana Ohio
Kentucky has six landform regions Eastern Coalfields Knobs Bluegrass Pennyroyal Western Coalfields Jackson Purchase
Coal is Kentucky”s most valuable non-renewable resource. Other plentiful renewable resources are soil, water, sunlight, and trees.
Mammoth Cave is the only national park in Kentucky and is located in the Pennyroyal region.
The Kentucky Derby is run at Churchill Downs in Louisville each May. The Derby is also called a “Run for the Roses” and has been called the most exciting two minutes in sports!
Kentucky is a beautiful and diverse state blessed with mountains, valleys, rolling hills, rivers, lakes, swamps, marshes, falls, lots of caves, and bluegrass!