OUR 50 STATES

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OUR 50 STATES

• State Kentucky
• Created By Ashley
• September 7, 2006

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STATE NICKNAME

• Blue grass isnt really blue. Its green, but in
  spring blue grass produces bluish-purple buds,
  that when seen in large fields the grass looks
  blue instead of green. When the pioneers seen it
  they wanted it. So the name bluegrass is stuck
  and that is how we got our name.

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STATE HISTORY

• In 1750 Thomas Walker, a pioneer scout, entered
  Kentucky through the Cumberland gap, and made the
  first thorough exploration of the Eastern part of
  Kentucky. Daniel Boone explored Eastern
  Kentucky in 1767. He came to Kentucky again in
  1769 and spent two years in the bluegrass region.
  
• As for the Western part of Kentucky, as long as
  1,200 years ago Indians probably lived in the
  forests of western Kentucky. Early white ex
  plorers found many different tribes in Kentucky.
  These tribes included Cherokee, Delaware,
  Iroquois, and Shawnee.

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SYMBOLS OF KENTUCKY

• The state bird is the Cardinal.
• The state flower is the Golden Rod.
• The state tree is the Tulip-Poplar.

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PLACES TO VISIT

• Places to visit are
• Mammoth Cave. This is the worlds longest cave
  system, with more than 365 miles explored.
• Cumberland Falls. (Known as Niagra of the South)
  It is the only water fall in north America that
  has a moon bow (rainbow at night.)

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ECONOMY

• The equine (horse) industry is 1 in agriculture
  in Kentucky. We have a common wealth of
  thoroughbreds, 33,000 quarter horses, and more
  than 100 annual horse shows that draw visitors
  from all over the world.

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STATEHOOD

• Kentucky became the 15th state in the U.S. on
  June 1, 1792. Unlike many other states, Kentucky
  was not a territory prior to becoming an
  individually recognized state. It previously
  comprised a portion of Virginia.

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STATE MOTTO

• Kentuckys motto is Of course United we stand,
  Divided we fall. But we also have another one
  Let us be grateful to God.