Origin of Name: From an Iroquoian word "Ken-tah-ten" meaning "land of tomorrow"
Kentucky State:
Capital: Frankfort Motto: United We Stand, Divided We Fall Bird: Butterfly: Drink: Milk Fish: Flower: Fossil: Fruit:Gemstone: Horse:
(Equus caballus) Mineral: Musical Instrument: Rock: Silverware Pattern: Old Kentucky Blue Grass, The Georgetown Pattern Soil: Crider Soil Series Song: Bluegrass Song: Tree: Wild Animal Game Species:
, explorer, hunter, and woodsman who cleared the Wilderness Road and founded Fort Boonesborough.
The longest cave system in the world with over 360 miles explored and mapped.
The only waterfall in the Northern Hemisphere to display a moonbow. A moonbow (also known as a lunar rainbow or white rainbow) is a rainbow that occurs at night.
Major Rivers:
, Mississippi River,
,
, Green River.
Famous Kentuckians
Abraham Lincoln, 16th U.S. President
provides you with photos
and personal information.
(1818-1882) Wife of Abraham Lincoln.
(1808-1889) Only President of the Confederate States of America, 1861-65.
(1846-1911) Temperance crusader.
(1796-1836) designed the Bowie knife and became a Texas Ranger.
