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Capital City: Frankfort
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Location: 38.190N, 84.865W
Capital Tour: Capitol Tour 50states School Directory: Find your school! Admission to Statehood: June 1, 1792 Ancestry and Genealogy: Kentucky State Database Area: 40411 sq.mi., 37th Land 39732 sq.mi., 36th Water 679 sq.mi., 38thArea Codes: 270 - 502 - 606 - 859 Biographies: Famous Kentuckians Bird: Cardinal 50states List Border States: Regional List Illinois Indiana Missouri Ohio Tennessee Virginia West Virginia Cam World: Live Web Cams City Guides: Kentucky City Guides Classified Ads: Shop50states Classifieds Climate: Kentucky Colleges, Universities: Kentucky Colleges , Kentucky Business Schools , Kentucky Art Schools Community and Technical Colleges: Kentucky Community Colleges Community Pages: 50states List Constitution: 15th State County Profile: County Map 120 CountiesCourts: Judicial System Current Events: Kentucky News Headlines Department of: Education Certification Driving: DDL Economy: Agriculture: Horses, cattle, tobacco, dairy products, hogs, soybeans, corn.Industry: Transportation equipment, chemical products, electric equipment, machinery, food processing, tobacco products, coal, tourism.Editorial Cartoons: Cartoonists Index Fast Facts: 50states List Flag: Placed on a navy blue field is the seal and words "Commonwealth of Kentucky". The two friends shaking hands, a pioneer and a statesman, represent all the people. They are acting out the meaning of Kentucky's motto: "United We Stand; Divided We Fall". Sprays of the state flower {goldenrod} extend in a half circle around the picture. Flag adopted 1918 amended in 1928 & 1962. Get this Flag Flower: Goldenrod Solidago altissimaGenealogical Resources: Cyndi's List Kygenweb Historical Societies Geographic Center: Marion, 3 miles northnorthwest of LebanonGovernor: Office of Governor Highest Point: Black Mountain ; 4,145 feet, 27thHighway Markers: Kentucky Resource Manual History: Historical Civil War Internet Service Providers: Kentucky Largest Cities: Louisville Lexington - Fayette Owensboro Bowling Green Covington Hopkinsville Frankfort Henderson Richmond Jeffersontown Library: Kentucky Kentucky Libraries License Plates: Kentucky Local Resources: Kentucky Courts Kentucky Fire Departments Kentucky Counseling Services Kentucky Police Departments Kentucky Government Offices Lottery: Kentucky Lottery Lowest Point: Mississippi River; 257 feet, 32ndMaps: Rand McNally DMOZ Blank Outline Map 50states List Media: Radio TV Motto: United we stand, divided we fallMuseums: The Virtual Library National Forest: Kentucky Newspapers: Kentucky Nickname: Bluegrass State Nursing Schools: Kentucky Origin of state's name: Based on the Iroquois Indian word "Ken-tah-ten," meaning "land of tomorrow"Pen Pals: Penpalworld.com Permanent Residents: Find A Grave Population: Quick facts 4,041,769 ; 25th, 12/00Presidental Birthplace: Public Records: Kentucky Real Estate: Kentucky Real Estate Representatives: Road Side America: Kentucky School Directory: Kentucky Schools Public Schools Private Schools Soil: Kentucky - Crider Song: My Old Kentucky Home 50states List Sheet Music words and music by: Stephen C. FosterSports: Kentucky Teams State Parks: Kentucky State Quarters: Kentucky Symbols: Kentucky Symbols Topography: Image Mountainous in east; rounded hills of the Knobs in the north; Bluegrass, heart of the state; wooded rocky hillsides of the Pennroyal; western coal fields; the fertile Purchase in the southwest.Travel: Kentucky Travel Tree: Yellow-poplar Liriodendron tulipifera Unclaimed Funds: Kentucky Vacation Rentals: Kentucky Vacation Rentals Veteran Affairs: Kentucky VA Military Links Vital Records: Kentucky Vital Records Weather: Frankfort, Capital City Airport White Pages: Kentucky White Pages Yellow Pages: Kentucky Yellow Pages Zip Codes: Kentucky Zip Codes