| Kentucky is a medium-sized state with a population of | | | | universities, and five private colleges in the city. The |
| over 4 million, in the south-eastern United States. | | | | surrounding Bluegrass Region is home to |
| Kentucky is known for its bourbon whiskey, and | | | | Kentucky�s famous horse breeding farms, |
| thoroughbred horses, but also manufactures cars. Its | | | | but there is manufacturing in Lexington as well. Leading |
| agricultural sector produces cattle, tobacco, dairy, hogs, | | | | companies in the area include Affiliated Computer |
| corn, and soybeans, and breeds horses. Kentucky in its | | | | Services (ACS), Lexmark International, and United |
| eastern portion has large coal fields. In various | | | | Parcel Service. ACS is an information technology and |
| Kentucky towns, Ford, GM and Toyota have car | | | | outsourcing company. Lexmark is a leading |
| production and assembly plants. Hope this gives you | | | | manufacturer of printers used with personal |
| some ideas for your Kentucky Incorporation. | | | | computers and has a plant and its headquarters in the |
| The track at Churchill Downs is the site of the annual | | | | city. Toyota�s auto manufacturing plant is |
| Kentucky Derby horserace in Louisville, Kentucky. | | | | nearby in Georgetown, Kentucky. Bowling Green, a |
| Louisville is the largest city in Kentucky, with about | | | | city of 56,000 in central-western Kentucky is the home |
| 700,000 people in its metropolitan area in Kentucky, | | | | of a GM auto-manufacturing plant, and also of |
| and another 500,000 in neighboring Indiana. Louisville is | | | | Western Kentucky University. |
| on the Ohio River, by the Falls of the Ohio. The Falls | | | | Mammoth Cave National Park is a U.S. National Park in |
| continue to be the location of a hydroelectric plant. | | | | central Kentucky, which is the home of the famous |
| Historically, a canal was built around these falls. The | | | | Mammoth Cave, part of the longest cave system in |
| McAlpine locks around the Falls are still used, but are | | | | the world. The park is quite large at 52,000 acres in |
| undergoing a major rehabilitation. Louisville continues to | | | | Edmonson County, centered on the Green River. |
| be a transportation hub, with its airport used as a hub | | | | Lake Cumberland, in South-east Kentucky has marinas |
| by the UPS delivery service. | | | | on its shores, and many water-sports can be enjoyed |
| Another major industry in the Louisville area is the | | | | here, from waterskiing to fishing. Lake Cumberland |
| brewing of whiskey. The Brown-Foreman Company is | | | | Resort Park has a wide variety of places to stay at |
| the brewer of Jack-Daniels, and also produced | | | | the lake, which despite a dry season, still covers over |
| Southern Comfort and Early Times Kentucky | | | | 35,000 acres. The lake is known for its fish, including |
| Whiskey. The company employs about 1,300 workers | | | | various types of bass, including largemouth and |
| in Louisville. Also partly in the Louisville area is the | | | | smallmouth. Also available to enjoy are horseback |
| famous Fort Knox, the home of U.S. Gold reserves. | | | | riding and hiking trails. In general, Kentucky is known for |
| Recently, in 2006, Kentucky removed its taxes on | | | | its large number of bodies of water and navigable |
| bonds, notes, trusts and other intangible personal | | | | rivers. Or try some of the horse farms in the |
| property. | | | | Bluegrass Region. Claiborne Horse Farm in Paris, |
| The second largest city is Lexington, with over 260,000 | | | | Kentucky has horse riding and tours, and the |
| people, and also the home of the University of | | | | headstone of Secretariat, the 1973 Triple Crown |
| Kentucky, in Eastern Kentucky. There are three public | | | | Winner, and one of the greatest horses ever. |