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  2. Geography of Kentucky - Wikipedia

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    Kentucky's regions (click on image for color-coding information) Kentucky can be divided into five primary regions: the Cumberland Plateau in the east, which contains much of the historic coal mines; the north-central Bluegrass region, where the major cities and the state capital (Frankfort) are located; the south-central and western Pennyroyal Plateau (also known as the Pennyrile or ...

  3. History of Kentucky - Wikipedia

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    The etymology of "Kentucky" or "Kentucke" is uncertain. One suggestion is that it is derived from an Iroquois name meaning "land of tomorrow". [1] According to Native America: A State-by-State Historical Encyclopedia, "Various authors have offered a number of opinions concerning the word's meaning: the Iroquois word kentake meaning 'meadow land', the Wyandotte (or perhaps Cherokee or Iroquois ...

  4. List of school districts in Kentucky - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of school districts in Kentucky, which has two types of public school districts. The first type, county school districts, typically cover all or a large part of a county, and are generally styled "XXXX County (Public) Schools." The second type, "independent" districts, usually encompass cities or groups of cities.

  5. Outline of Kentucky - Wikipedia

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    Kentucky – state located in the upper south United States of America, nicknamed the "Bluegrass State", due to the presence of bluegrass in many of the pastures throughout the state. As classified by the United States Census Bureau, Kentucky is a Southern state, in the East South Central region. Kentucky is the 37th largest state in terms of ...

  6. List of cities in Kentucky - Wikipedia

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    Kentucky, a state in the United States, has 418 active cities. [1] The two largest, Louisville and Lexington, are designated "first class" cities. A first class city would normally have a mayor- alderman government, but that does not apply to the merged governments in Louisville and Lexington. All other cities have a different form of ...

  7. Kentucky - Wikipedia

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    Kentucky (US: / k ə n ˈ t ʌ k i / ⓘ kən-TUK-ee, UK: / k ɛ n-/ ken-), [5] officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, [c] is a landlocked state in the Southeastern region of the United States. It borders Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north, West Virginia to the northeast, Virginia to the east, Tennessee to the south, and Missouri to the ...

  8. Muhlenberg County, Kentucky - Wikipedia

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    UTC−5 (CDT) Congressional district. 2nd. Website. www.muhlenbergcountyky.org. Muhlenberg County (/ ˈmjuːlənbɜːrɡ /) is a county in the U.S. Commonwealth of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 30,928. [1] Its county seat is Greenville and its largest city is Central City.

  9. List of National Historic Landmarks in Kentucky - Wikipedia

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    January 16, 1980. (#74000893) Loretto. 37°38′52″N 85°20′56″W  /  37.647778°N 85.348889°W  / 37.647778; -85.348889  (Burks' Distillery) Marion. Producer of Maker's Mark bourbon whiskey. 4. Camp Nelson Historic and Archeological District. Camp Nelson Historic and Archeological District.