Kentucky was the 15th state in
the USA; it became a state on June 1, 1792.
State Abbreviation - KY
State Capital - Frankfort
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
Origin of the Name Kentucky - Kentucky is from the Iroquois
Indian word "Ken-tah-ten," which means "land
of tomorrow."
State Nickname - Bluegrass State
State Motto - "United we stand, divided we fall "
State Song - My Old Kentucky Home, by Stephen Foster
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