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Kentucky Information

Kentucky is known for its bluegrass, bourbon, and thoroughbred horse racing, and offers historic sites, like Civil War forts and battlefields, and the birthplace of Abraham Lincoln. Kentucky has more navigable waterways than any contiguous state, and contains part of the longest cave system in the world.

Kentucky Facts

Capital: Frankfort
Size: 39,728 square miles
Population: 4,314,113 (U.S. Census 2009)
Nickname: The Bluegrass State
Motto: United we stand, divided we fall
Date of Statehood: June 1, 1792 (15th)
Border States: West Virginia, Virginia, Tennessee, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio
State Animal: Gray Squirrel
State Bird: Cardinal
State Flower: Goldenrod
State Tree: Tulip Poplar
State Song: "My Old Kentucky Home"
Major Cities: Louisville, Lexington, Frankfort

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