The first people to settle in Kentucky wereNative Americans before the arrival of Europeans. Africanslaves worked onplantations.
Louisville, the main city of Kentucky[5] until last century, was founded in the XVIII century (around 1778) byGeorge Rogers Clark and some French colonists.
Some people call it the "Bluegrass State" because of a special kind of grass that grows there. There are also horses in Kentucky that eat this blue grass. Kentucky is very famous for its horse farms. The Kentucky Derby, a well-known horserace. It is held in the city ofLouisville, which is also the largest city in the state. Other well-known places areFort Knox,The Cumberland Gap,Cumberland Falls,Mammoth Cave,Red River gorge, andLand Between the Lakes.
Some well-known towns and cities areLouisville,Lexington,Owensboro,Bowling Green,Covington,Florence,Maysville,Georgetown,Paducah,Murray,Bardstown,Morehead,Midway,Berea,Richmond,Danville,Versailles,Elizabethtown,Radcliff,Corbin,Somerset,Ashland, andMiddlesboro.
- Bowling Green: a "historic" sign indicating that Bowling Green was the Confederate capital of Kentucky was removed in August 2020.[6]
InFlorence, theBoone County High School mascot was changed. The mascot for the school was Mr. Rebel, a Confederate general who stands tall in a light blue uniform, feathered cap, and English mustache. It was removed in 2017.[7]
Hodgenville, Kentucky is famous for being the birthplace of U.S. PresidentAbraham Lincoln.
Louisville skyline
Kentucky Derby
