Travel Day -> Kentucky

Kentucky is a southeastern state bounded by the Ohio River in the north and the Appalachian Mountains in the east, with Frankfort the state capital. The state's largest city, Louisville, is home to the Kentucky Derby, the renowned horse race held at Churchill Downs on the first Saturday in May. The race is preceded by a 2-week festival and celebrated in the Kentucky Derby Museum year-round.

Abbreviation: KY

Capital: Frankfort

Temperature: 93 degrees, partly cloudy

Time: 2:00 pm 

Nickname: Bluegrass state

Population: 4.5 million (PA 12.8)

Size: 40,409 sq mi (PA 46,000)

Cost of living: $40,816 (PA $49,040)

The cost of living in Kentucky is 8% lower than the national average. Housing is 23% lower than the national average, while utilities are 4% higher. When it comes to basic necessities such as food and clothing, groceries are around 3% lower than in the rest of the country, while clothing costs 3% lower.

Minimum wage: $7.25

Statehood: June 1, 1792

State Flag: 


The seal design is attributed to artist and Kentucky politician Nan Gorman, featuring the state motto, "United we stand, divided we fall". Sprigs of goldenrod, the state flower, is shown beneath the state seal to symbolize the tie between Kentucky's government and nature.


State Bird:

Northern Cardinal



State Flower:


Giant Goldenrod

State Tree:




Poplar (Tulip Tree)

State Quarter:

Kentucky, admitted into the Union on June 1, 1792, themed the coin, My Old Kentucky Home. It features the stately mansion, Federal Hill and a thoroughbred racehorse positioned behind a fence in the foreground.



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kentahthe "land of tomorrow"

kentake "meadow land"

Kentucky Bluegrass

 
Freshwater Pearl

Clogging

Barton 1792 Distillery


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Lake Barkley State Park



Camp Nelson



Millsprings Battlefield


Churchill Downs


Stonehenge, Munfordville KY

"Fork in the Road"

Cow with Glasses

Ark Encounter

Black Mountain

US Bullion Depository


Toyota Motor Manufacturing

Kentucky Derby 2022



Bibb Lettuce

Post-it notes


Louisville Slugger Museum

Mildred & Patty Hill


Florence Thompson


Daniel Boone

Muhammad Ali

Abraham Lincoln

Jennifer Lawrence

George Clooney

Johnny Depp

Loretta Lynn

Billy Ray Cyrus

Dwight Yoakam


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