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