Kentucky

Welcome to Kentucky, home of the Kentucky Derby Welcome to Kentucky, this awesome state has acres and acres of giant horse farms. It also has many colleges and universities to get excepted to. Also has many ways to get from place to place, to and from each and every city in Kentucky. Now visit Kentucky and realize that you won't find a better place to be!



__**Fast Facts about Kentucky:**__


 * Kentucky is also known as the Bluegrass State
 * State flower: Goldenrod
 * State bird: Cardinal Grossbeak
 * State tree: Yellow-Popular
 * State insect: Viceroy Butterfly
 * State fish: Kentucky Bass
 * State mammal: Gray Squirrel

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﻿**__Information links on Kentucky:__**
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__** Three facts about Kentucky are: **__ __** Type of climate in Kentucky **__ Kentucky is the place to be if you love moderate weather, winter temperatures of 35 degrees fahrenheit. The average yearly temperature is 55 degrees fahrenheit with an average precipitation of 44 inches a year. Kentucky has warm to hot summers with 4 seasons.
 * 1) <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ffac1f; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Kentucky is famous for their huge horse farms.
 * 2) <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ffac1f; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Kentucky's state horse is a thoroughbred.
 * 3) <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ffac1f; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%; text-align: left;">Kentucky is famous for the Kentucky Derby which is held every year at Churchill Downs and is also the first race of the Triple Crown. The first Kentucky Derby was in 1875 and was one 1.5 miles long. In 1896 the length of the race was changed to 1.25 miles long.

<span style="background-color: #00ff00; color: #ffff00; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">__**Population in Kentucky**__ <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">﻿ <span style="color: #ef3ff3; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;"> Population has gone up from the high 3 millions to low 4 millions in the past 30 years, from 1980 to July of 2009.



<span style="background-color: #d90ac0; color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">__**Bodies of Water in Kentucky**__ <span style="color: #16df9b; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">﻿﻿ Lake Barkley is located along the Cumberland River. Barren River which is located in Allen and Barren counties. Cave Run Lake located along the Licking River Valley. Lake Cumberland which is the second largest lake in the Cumberland River System. Dale Hollow Lake which has a long recreation season. Kentucky Lake which is one of the world's largest man-made Lakes. Laurel Rifer with Cliff-lined shores. Nolin Lake located in Bee Spring, Kentucky. Taylorsville Lake located in Spencer, Nelson, and Anderson counties in Central Kentucky. Other rivers are the Mississippi River, the Clarks River, the Blood River, the Cuberland River, the Red River, the Wolf River, and the Rockcastle River. <span style="background-color: #808080; color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Parks/ Recreation Places <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">﻿﻿ <span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">One recreational place is the Abraham Lincoln Birth Place National Historic Site, which is located in Hodgenville, Kentucky. <span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">A second park is the Big South Fork Bational River and Recreational Area is located in Oneida, Kentucky. <span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">A third park is the Cumberland Gap National Historical Park which is located in Kentucky. <span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">A fourth park is the Mammoth Cave National Park which is located in Mammoth Cave, Kentucky. <span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">A fifth recreational center is the Trail of Tears National Historic Trail which is located in Kentucky.

<span style="background-color: #ffff00; color: #008000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">**__Natural Resources of Kentucky__** <span style="color: #ffac1f; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">﻿Kentucky has great fertile soil, wide diversity of species. Some types of trees that Kentucky has are, Hardwood, Hickory, Ash, Walnut, Maple, and Coal. Kentucky also has petroleum, natural gas, iron free water, and limestone.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;"><span style="color: #ffac1f; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">﻿ <span style="background-color: #00ff00; color: #ffff00; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">__**Sports Teams in Kentucky**__  <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ffff00; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">﻿ <span style="color: #d62495; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">In Kentucky there are college teams, high school, and league teams. Colleges located in Kentucky are, Kentucky Wildcats basketball team located in Lexington, Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers basketball team from Owensboro, Murray State Racers basketball team from Murray, and Western Kentucky Hilltoppers from Bowling Green, Kentucky. <span style="color: #d62495; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;"> <span style="background-color: #ff00ff; color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">__** Transportation in Kentucky **__ <span style="color: #3232e7; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">In Albany, Kentucky, most people get around by boat because of all the lakes and docks/marinas around Albany. In ashland, Kentucky most people get around by trains or buses. In Berea, Kentucky people get around by bus. In Bowling Green, Kentucky most people get around by Greyhound buses, Any time transportation awfers airport shuttle survice, and transport service. Also offers Ambassador Limousines services, and the Bowling Green Airports. Burkesville, Kentucky has Sulphur Creek Resort Marina. Cadiz, Kentucky has Grey Hound bus services. Campbells, Kentucky has Emeralds Isle Marina and Green River Marina and Risort. Cave City, Kentucky has Grey Hound bus services. Covington, Kentucky has public transportation known as Transit Authority of Northern Kentucky also known as (TANK). Frankfort, Kentucky has Capital City Airports as well as Grey Hound bus services. <span style="background-color: #16df9b; color: #ff1f29; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">**__Industry of Kentucky__**﻿ <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%; line-height: 23px;">﻿ <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Kentucky has three major service businesses, trade, tourism, and government. Farming and mining are other important Kentucky businesses. Cars and trucks are Kentucky's leading manufacturing products. In Bowling Green, Chevy manufactures Corvvette sport cars. Georgetown makes Toyota cars and trucks. In Louisville, Ford manufactures trucks. Kentucky's chemical factories make soaps, medicines, and paints. Other factories make elivatores and computer printers. In the service businesses, trade is a leading Kentucky service business. Cars, trucks, coal, and tobacco are important Kentucky goods. Tourism is another important service business. Tourists spend about $4 billion each year in Kentucky. Hotels, State Parks, and shops earn much of this money. In the farming business, cattle and thoroughbreds are Kentucky's leading farm products. Tobacco is Kentucky's most valuable farm crop. In the mining business, coal is the most valuable mining product, oil, natural gas, and limestone are other important mining products. <span style="background-color: #0000ff; color: #ff00ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">**__Education(Colleges/Universities)__**﻿ <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">﻿ <span style="color: #e9259b; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">﻿Colleges and Universities located in Kentucky are, ATT College in Louisville, Paymar Colleges in Bellevue also in, Louisville South, Bowling Green, Louisville East, Owensboro, Paducah, and Russelville, Beckfield College in Florence, and many more! <span style="background-color: #d62495; color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%; line-height: 23px;">**__Other Interesting Facts About Kentucky__** ﻿﻿<span style="color: #cc4d00; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">﻿If you ever visit Kentucky there are many things to do. You can go to Kentucky Down Under, and australian themed animal park, where you can have a chance to pet australian animals. You can also visit Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill. This historical land mark offers a wide variety of activities such as self guided tours, river boat excursions, and other special events. They also offer two craft stores, meeting facilities, as well as dining and overnight accommadations in restored 19th century buildings. <span style="background-color: #373434; color: #00fbfc; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">**__Citations:__**﻿ <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">**[|50 states]**  <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">[|net state]  <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">[|state animal]  <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">[|info please]  <span style="color: #1e1e94; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Kentucky: by the Capstone Press Geography Department <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;"> <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%; line-height: 23px;">