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americas-florists.com directory
of florists in Kentucky, USA
Daniel Boone and other frontiersmen settled in
Kentucky, the "Bluegrass State," in 1769. Its name
comes from the Iroquois Indian word "Ken-tah-ten," or
"land of tomorrow." Admitted into the Union in 1792,
Kentucky is the 15th state and the first state west of the
Appalachian Mountains. Today, Kentucky is associated with coal
mines and horse farms and racing. America's most prestigious
horse race, the Kentucky Derby, is held in Louisville annually.
The state flower is the goldenrod, the cardinal is the state bird
and Frankfort is the capital.
State Flower: Goldenrod
State Motto: United we stand, divided we fall
State Nickname: Bluegrass State
State Bird: Kentucky Cardinal
Land area: 39,732 sq mi. - Length: 380 miles - Width: 140 miles
10 largest cities (1999 est.): Louisville,
253,128; Lexington-Fayette, 243,785; Owensboro, 54,010; Bowling
Green, 45,550; Covington, 40,099; Hopkinsville, 32,270; Richmond,
28,658; Frankfort, 26,762; Henderson, 26,566; Paducah, 25,777; - Persons per square mile (1999): 99.7
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