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Kentucky Research Paper

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Kentucky became a state in 1792 as the 15th state, also becoming the first U.S. state west of the Appalachian Mountains. Kentucky University’s colors are white and blue. Explorer Daniel Boone was one of Kentucky’s most important explorers and many immigrants followed the trail he traveled through the Cumberland Gap, also known as the Wilderness Road. Although it went with the Confederacy during the Civil War, the population was deeply divided, and many Kentucky residents fought for the North. Mostly known as an agricultural area into the 20th century, Kentucky is also a major U.S. coal producer and site of the U.S. military bases Fort Knox and Fort Campbell. It is also known as the home of the legendary Kentucky Derby horse race and bluegrass …show more content…

They also make money by growing crops such as soybeans, corn, wheat, hay, and other vegetables and fruits. More important crops are tobacco and burley. More than 160,000 tourists come to Kentucky every year. Kentucky has over $6 billion in the vaults at Fort Knox Bullion Depository. Their vault door weighs more than 20 tons. Tourists usually come to Kentucky to watch the Kentucky Derby. They have the fastest thoroughbred horses. The horses can run up to 45 miles per hour. Bourbon whiskey was developed in Kentucky in the late 1700’s. Kentucky produces almost all the bourbon in the world. Kentucky is also home to the oldest printing house for the blind. Their natural resources are coal, limestone, clay, sand, gravel and oil. They produce more than 100 million tons of coal a year. Kentucky is home to the Abraham Lincoln Birthplace and Cumberland Falls State Resort Park. Abraham Lincoln Birthplace is near Hodgenville. It is basically a replica of the cabin Lincoln was actually born in. There is also a log cabin near Knob Creek where Lincoln lived when he was 2-7. Cumberland Falls State Resort is a park with a 68-foot waterfall that is called Niagara of the south. People visit Cumberland Falls when the moon is full and they can witness a moonbow, it is like a rainbow but when moonlight hits the water vapor from the falls

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