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Before 1750, Kentucky was populated nearly exclusively by Cherokee, Chickasaw, Shawnee and several other tribes of Native Americans [1] See also Pre-Columbian; April 13, 1750 • While leading an expedition for the Loyal Land Company in what is now southeastern Kentucky, Dr. Thomas Walker was the first recorded American of European descent to discover and use coal in Kentucky; [2]
This is a list of properties and historic districts in Kentucky that are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. There are listings in all of Kentucky's 120 counties . The locations of National Register properties and districts (at least for all showing latitude and longitude coordinates below), may be seen in an online map by ...
1908 – College of Law, State University of Kentucky established. [16] 1910 – Population: 35,099. [2] 1916 – Stoll Field/McLean Stadium opens. 1920 – Population: 41,534. 1922 – Kentucky Theater opens. 1925 – Sesquicentennial. 1926 – Church of the Good Shepherd dedicated. [9] 1930 – Population: 45,736.
Levi Jackson Wilderness Road Park is a former state park located just south of London, Kentucky in Laurel County. It is now a city park under the auspices of the city of London, KY. The park encompasses 896 acres (363 ha) and includes a section of the Wilderness Road that early settlers used to reach Kentucky.
1989 – A mass shooting at Standard Gravure occurs; it was the deadliest of such in Kentucky's history. 1990 Thunder Over Louisville has its first annual event and becomes the first event of the annual Kentucky Derby Festival. Population: 269,063. [3] 1993 – AEGON Center is completed and becomes the tallest building in Kentucky.
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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 ...