| Bordering the Ohio River, Kentucky is a
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| | drainage basin of the Mississippi which
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| state east of the United States of
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| | borders western Kentucky. All the major
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| America. Its full title is actually the
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| | rivers in Kentucky eventually flow either
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| Commonwealth of Kentucky. It is one of
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| | northward or northwestward to the Ohio
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| the four states that bear the name
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| | River, one of the major tributaries of
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| commonwealth. Frankfort, which is found
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| | the Mississippi River. The Ohio joins the
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| in the central part of Kentucky, is the
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| | Mississippi at the point where the state
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| capital of the state. Lexington is its
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| | lines of Kentucky, Illinois, and Missouri
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| largest city and Louisville is the center
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| | meet. Along the northern rim of Kentucky
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| of its largest metropolitan area. This is
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| | the state line follows the north bank of
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| the center of the economy. History
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| | the Ohio River. The Lexington Plain
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| Kentucky has a rich history especially
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| | section covers the northeastern portion
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| during the haunt of Daniel Boone and the
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| | of this region. In Kentucky it is usually
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| other pioneers. Kentucky entered the
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| | called the Bluegrass Region, Bluegrass
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| union as the 15th state on June 1,1792.
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| | section, or simply the Bluegrass. This
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| Significantly, two Civil War leaders were
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| | section, comprising about one-fifth of
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| born in Kentucky. The state slowly
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| | the state, is primarily a gently rolling
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| recovered from the war and its people
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| | plain from 240 to 300 m (800 to 1,000 ft)
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| began to develop the manufacturing sector
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| | above sea level. The Inner Bluegrass, the
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| of the state's economy that remains it's
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| | very fertile central area lying in
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| cornerstone today. The name Kentucky is
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| | Bourbon, Fayette, Jessamine, and Wood
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| derived from a Cherokee name for the area
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| | ford counties, is the most prosperous
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| south of the Ohio River. Its meaning is
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| | farming district in the state. It is
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| still actually disputed but some
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| | encircled by relatively infertile hilly
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| historians believe it means "meadowland".
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| | land, which in turn is encircled by the
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| Kentucky's official nickname is the
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| | Outer Bluegrass, which closely resembles
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| Bluegrass State, which comes from the
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| | the Inner Bluegrass. The Shawnee
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| famed grown bluegrass pastures in
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| | section, which in Kentucky is usually
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| Kentucky. It also took into consideration
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| | called the Western Coal Field, lies in
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| the contribution bluegrass made for
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| | the northwest. Much of it is made up of
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| Kentucky's economy. Geography Kentucky
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| | level or rolling plains from 180 to 240 m
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| includes portions of three major natural
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| | (600 to 800 ft) above sea level, with
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| regions, or physiographic provinces, of
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| | wooded ridges and rocky cliffs rising
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| the eastern United States: the
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| | above the general level of the land,
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| Appalachian Plateaus, the Interior Low
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| | especially in the east. Kentucky Real
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| Plateau, and the Gulf Coastal Plain. Each
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| | Estate If you look at all the benefits of
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| of these three regions is part of a
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| | the demography of the state of Kentucky,
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| larger physiographic division. The
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| | you cannot deny that a Kentucky real
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| Appalachian Plateaus are part of the
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| | estate is something that would benefit
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| Appalachian Region, or Appalachian
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| | you. living in a Kentucky real estate is
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| Highland. The Interior Low Plateau is
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| | going to bring you closer to the state's
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| part of the Interior Plains, and the Gulf
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| | benefits and is sure to make you a part
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| Coastal Plain is part of the Coastal
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| | of its booming economy and colorful
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| Plain. Kentucky lies entirely within the
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| | history.
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