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