The Flag of Kentucky Montage of Kentucky Kentucky Commonwealth of Kentucky , is a landlocked state in the Southeastern region of the United States . It borders Illinois , Indiana , and Ohio to the north, West Virginia to the northeast, Virginia to the east, Tennessee to the south, and Missouri to the west. Its northern border is defined by the Ohio River . Its capital is Frankfort and its most populous city is Louisville . As of 2020, the state's population was approximately 4.5 million.
Previously part of Virginia, Kentucky was admitted into the Union as the fifteenth state on June 1, 1792. It is known as the "Bluegrass State" in reference to Kentucky bluegrass , a species of grass introduced by European settlers which has long supported the state's thoroughbred horse industry.
The fertile soil in the central and western parts of the state led to the development of large tobacco plantations similar to those in Virginia and North Carolina , which utilized enslaved labor prior to the passage of the Thirteenth Amendment . Kentucky ranks fifth nationally in goat farming, eighth in beef cattle production, and fourteenth in corn production. While Kentucky has been a long-standing center for the tobacco industry, its economy has diversified into non-agricultural sectors including auto manufacturing, energy production, and medicine. Kentucky ranks fourth among US states in the number of automobiles and trucks assembled. It is one of several states considered part of the Upland South . (Full article...
Entries here consist of Good and Featured articles, which meet a core set of high editorial standards. John C. Breckinridge by Mathew Brady The political career of John C. Breckinridge included service in the state government of Kentucky , the Federal government of the United States , as well as the government of the Confederate States of America . In 1857, 36 years old, he was inaugurated as Vice President of the United States under James Buchanan . He remains the youngest person to ever hold the office . Four years later, he ran as the presidential candidate of a dissident group of Southern Democrats , but lost the election to the Republican candidate Abraham Lincoln .
A member of the Breckinridge political family , John C. Breckinridge became the first Democrat to represent Fayette County in the Kentucky House of Representatives , and in 1851, he was the first Democrat to represent Kentucky's 8th congressional district in over 20 years. A champion of strict constructionism , states' rights , and popular sovereignty , he supported Stephen A. Douglas 's Kansas–Nebraska Act as a means of addressing slavery in the territories acquired by the U.S. in the Mexican–American War . Considering his re-election to the House of Representatives unlikely in 1854, he returned to private life and his legal practice. He was nominated for vice president at the 1856 Democratic National Convention , and although he and Buchanan won the election , he enjoyed little influence in Buchanan's administration. (Full article...
Keeneland Association, Inc. Lexington, Kentucky . It includes two distinct divisions: the Keeneland Race Course, a Thoroughbred racing facility, and Keeneland Sales , a horse auction complex. It is also known for its reference library .
In 2009, the Horseplayers Association of North America introduced a rating system for 65 Thoroughbred racetracks in North America . Keeneland was ranked #1 of the top ten tracks. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and designated a National Historic Landmark in 1986. (Full article...
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The following are images from various Kentucky-related articles on Wikipedia.
Image 1 James Pierce Barton's
Kentucky Landscape (1832) (from
History of Kentucky )
Image 2 Dunmore War Saga (from
History of Kentucky )
Image 3 Artist's conception of
Annis Mound and Village , a Mississippian site in
Butler County , c. 1250–1300 CE (from
History of Kentucky )
Image 4 The Native American Crab Orchard culture existed in western Kentucky and southern
Indiana from c. 200 BCE to 500 CE. (from
History of Kentucky )
Image 5 This 1800
Low's Encyclopaedia map of Kentucky and surrounding region did not include southwestern Kentucky and
West Tennessee , which were held by the
Chickasaw until 1818. (from
History of Kentucky )
Image 6 Biggs Site , also known as the
Portsmouth Earthworks Group D, an Adena culture archaeological site located Greenup County (from
History of Kentucky )
Image 7 The
Earl of Dunmore via
Dunmore's War cleared the way for settlement of Kentucky (from
History of Kentucky )
Image 8 Old Louisville is the largest Victorian Historic neighborhood in the United States. (from
Culture of Kentucky )
Image 9 Map of Kentucky published in 1784 with
John Filson 's
The Discovery, Settlement and Present State of Kentucke (from
History of Kentucky )
Image 10 At 464 miles (747 km) long,
Kentucky Route 80 is the longest route in Kentucky, pictured here west of
Somerset . (from
Transportation in Kentucky )
Image 11 A barge hauling coal in the
Louisville and Portland Canal , the only manmade section of the
Ohio River (from
Transportation in Kentucky )
Image 12 High Bridge over the
Kentucky River was the tallest rail bridge in the world when it was completed in 1877. (from
Transportation in Kentucky )
Image 13 Daniel Boone Escorting Settlers through the Cumberland Gap (
George Caleb Bingham , oil on canvas, 1851–52) (from
History of Kentucky )
National Register of Historic Places listings in Kentucky by county
Largest cities or towns in Kentucky
Rank
Name
County
Pop.
Louisville Lexington
1
Louisville Jefferson 623,349
Bowling Green Owensboro
2
Lexington Fayette 321,959
3
Bowling Green Warren 67,067
4
Owensboro Daviess 59,404
5
Covington Kenton 40,455
6
Richmond Madison 35,397
7
Georgetown Scott 33,660
8
Florence Boone 32,305
9
Hopkinsville Christian 30,789
10
Nicholasville Jessamine 30,553
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