{"id":3577,"date":"2018-01-16T19:42:43","date_gmt":"2018-01-16T19:42:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/etdht.com\/?page_id=3577"},"modified":"2026-05-07T12:24:54","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T12:24:54","slug":"kentucky","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/etdht.com\/?page_id=3577","title":{"rendered":"Kentucky"},"content":{"rendered":"

Kentucky State Government<\/span><\/a><\/h1>\n

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Kentucky\u00a0<\/strong>is yet another state named for the river running through it, inspired by the Shawnee word for on the meadow.<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n

Capital:<\/strong> <\/span>Frankfort<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/h1>\n

Largest Cities:<\/strong> <\/span>Bowling Green<\/span><\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Covington<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Danville<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Fort Knox<\/span><\/a>, Grand Rivers<\/a>, <\/span>Henderson<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Hopkinsville<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Jeffersonville<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Lexington<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Louisville<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Owensboro<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Paducah<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Richmond<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/h1>\n

Present Constitution Drafted: <\/strong>1891<\/span><\/h1>\n

Entered Union:<\/strong> June 1, 1792 (15)<\/span><\/h1>\n

Motto:<\/strong> “United We Stand, Divided We Fall”<\/span><\/h1>\n

State Flower:<\/strong> Goldenrod<\/span><\/h1>\n

State Tree:<\/strong> Tulip Poplar<\/span><\/h1>\n

State Bird:<\/strong> Kentucky Cardinal<\/span><\/h1>\n

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State Dog:<\/strong> Not Specified<\/span><\/h1>\n

State Agricultural Insect:<\/strong> Honeybee<\/span><\/h1>\n

State Song:<\/strong> “My Old Kentucky Home”<\/span><\/h1>\n

Nickname:<\/strong> Bluegrass State <\/span><\/h1>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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