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Kentucky is from the Iroquois Indian word "Ken-tah-ten," which means "land of tomorrow."
Kentucky's official state flag was adopted in 1918, but that design was not finalized until in 1928. The flag was again changed in 1962. The flag has a deep blue background with part of the state seal in the center. In the center are the words "COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY" and "UNITED WE STAND, DIVIDED WE FALL." On the seal, a pioneer and a statesman are shaking hands. Goldenrod flowers encircle the bottom half of the seal.
10 Largest cities in Kentucky (2003): IndianapolisLexington-Fayette,1 266,798; Louisville, 248,762; Owensboro, 54,312; Bowling Green, 50,663; Covington, 42,687; Richmond, 29,080; Hopkinsville, 28,678; Henderson, 27,468; Frankfort, 27,408; Jeffersontown, 26,331
Number of counties in Kentucky : 120
Largest county in Kentucky by population: Jefferson, 700,030 (2004)
Largest county in Kentucky by area: Pike, 787 sq mi.
Kentucky State Parks: 49
Kentucky Land Area: 50,409 sq mi. (104,659 sq km) (37th)
Kentucky Geographic Center: In Marion Co., 3 mi. NNW of Lebanon
Kentucky Population: (2004 est) 4,145,922 (#25)
Kentucky was the first region west of the Allegheny Mountains to be settled by American pioneers. James Harrod established the first permanent settlement at Harrodsburg in 1774; the following year Daniel Boone, who had explored the area in 1767, blazed the Wilderness Trail through the Cumberland Gap and founded Boonesboro.
Politically, the Kentucky region was originally part of Virginia, but statehood was gained in 1792. Gen. Anthony Wayne's victory in 1794 at Fallen Timbers in Ohio marked the end of Native American resistance in the area and secured the Kentucky frontier.
As a slaveholding state with a considerable abolitionist population,
Kentucky was caught in the middle during the Civil War, supplying both
Union and Confederate forces with thousands of troops.
Louisville is famous for the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs, and the Bluegrass country around Lexington is the home of some of the world's finest race horses.
Other attractions are Mammoth Cave, the George S. Patton, Jr., Military Museum at Fort Knox, and Old Fort Harrod State Park.
Kentucky Agriculture: Tobacco, horses, corn, soybeans, wheat, fruit, hogs, cattle, and dairy products.
Kentucky Industry: Motor vehicles, furniture, aluminum ware, brooms, apparel, lumber products, machinery, textiles, whiskey, and iron and steel products. Coal, natural gas, fluorspar, clay, and stone.
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