Pictures of Kentucky

Pictures of Kentucky

Here is Kentucky, truely a beautiful place to go.

Kentucky gained it's State hood in 1792, but it wasn't till 1794 when Gen. Anthony Wayne was victorious at Fallen Timbers in Ohio marking the end of the Native American Resistance. That allowed the actual settlement of Kentucky. The origin of name is actually from a Iroquoian word Ken-tah-ten meaning Land Of Tomorrow.

Here is the Kentucky quarter that was made from the US Mint

Kentucky is 39,728 square miles, has 120 Counties, 5 State Forests, and 52 State Parks. The Kentucky State Tree is the Tulip Poplar, the flower is the Goldenrod, the State bird is the Cardinal, and the Kentucky state Song is, My Old Kentucky Home. It's nickname is the Bluegrass State, and State Motto is United we stand, divided we fall.

The Kentucky Derby attracts thousands of people from all over the country every year.

Kentucky is probably most famous for the Kentucky Derby in Louisville, Mammoth Cave, George S. Patton Jr., Military Museum at Fort Knox, and Old Fort Harrod State Park. They are also known for their whiskey, making some of the best whiskey in the country.

Lets talk about Mammoth Cave for a minute, Mammoth cave is one of the oldest tourist attractions in North America, it has been open since 1816. Mammoth Cave has more then 360 miles of caves, which makes it the largest cave in the world. They say even if the second and third longest caves combined into one Mammoth Cave would still be the longest and still have over 100 miles left over. The Mammoth Cave National Park was officially opened opened as a tourist attraction on July 1, 1941.

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Pictures Of Kentucky