History of Kentucky - Wikipedia
Kentucky's nickname, the "Bluegrass State", derives from the imported grass grown in the central part of the state; "The nickname also recognizes the role that the Bluegrass region has played in Kentucky's economy and history."
Kentucky ‑ Indigenous History, Bluegrass & Bourbon
2009年11月9日 · Kentucky Distillers’ Association, Kentucky Bourbon. Kentucky Historical Society, Bourbon Whiskey. Bluegrass Heritage Foundation, A Brief History of Bluegrass Music
From Then Til Now: Kentucky History at A Glance - KY Historical …
From Then Til Now: Kentucky History at A Glance. Take a look through the centuries at an overview of Kentucky's rich history.
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Kentucky - Frontier, Civil War, Agriculture | Britannica
2024年12月4日 · Kentucky took a lead in the War of 1812, much of which was fought in the adjacent Northwest Territory against combined British and native forces. A new generation of leaders came to the fore, and many counties were created and named for …
Kentucky | History, Capital, Map, Population, & Facts | Britannica
3 天之前 · Kentucky was long the home of various Native American peoples before the arrival of Daniel Boone and other European frontiersmen in 1769. Its name perhaps derives from an Iroquois word for “prairie.” By 1792, when Kentucky was admitted as the 15th state of the union—the first west of the Appalachian Mountains—it had drawn nearly 73,000 ...
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The Kentucky Historical Society's Collection of over 2000 maps documents Kentucky's changing landscape from the mid 1700s to the present. Maps show transportation routes, fortifications, political boundaries, rivers, communities, schools, natural resources, topography, and …
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The Kentucky Historical Society invites you to explore Kentucky history online and on the road with the new "ExploreKYHistory" smartphone app! "ExploreKYHistory" takes the stories behind our community-driven historical markers, adds related items from the KHS collections and combines it into a historical tour of our Commonwealth.
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From its earliest years of Anglo-American settlement in the eighteenth century, Kentucky’s territory fell under the political control of neighboring Virginia. In December 1776, the Virginia legislature created one sprawling Kentucky County, with…