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Klotter, James C. and Daniel Rowland, eds. Bluegrass Renaissance: The History and Culture of Central Kentucky, 1792–1852 (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 2012), Raitz, Karl, and Nancy O'Malley, "The Nineteenth-Century Evolution of Local-Scale Roads in Kentucky's Bluegrass," Geographical Review, 94 (October 2005), 415–39
Poa pratensis, commonly known as Kentucky bluegrass (or blue grass), smooth meadow-grass, or common meadow-grass, is a perennial species of grass native to practically all of Europe, North Asia and the mountains of Algeria and Morocco.
The Bluegrass region is commonly divided into two regions, the Inner Bluegrass encircling 90 miles (140 km) around Lexington, and the Outer Bluegrass that contains most of the northern portion of the state, above the Knobs. Much of the outer Bluegrass is in the Eden Shale Hills area, made up of short, steep, and very narrow hills.
Bluegrass BBQ Fest will return to Lexington’s Moondance Amphitheatre on May 17 and May 18, 2014. Shon’s BBQ , a local caterer Kentucky Strong , a Lexington food truck that also has a cafe in ...
Its destruction was so rapid and complete, that mid-20th century ecologists mistook the successional state of the Bluegrass as its natural condition. Sun-loving species such as hackberry (Celtis occidentalis), black cherry (Prunus serotina), black walnut (Juglans nigra), and white ash (Fraxinus americana) now dominate much of the Bluegrass region.
The Kentucky River Palisades is a cliff-lined entrenched meander.The meanders originally formed on the Lexington Peneplain.As sea-level lowered during the Quaternary Period, base level lowered and the meander-form river eroded downward into Ordovician-age limestones, shales, and dolomites in the Central Bluegrass Region.
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The bluegrass that grows in the state's pasture land Traditional — [5] Seal: The Seal of Kentucky: Kentucky's seal depicts two men embracing, the state motto and two sprigs of goldenrod. 1792 [6] [7] Slogan Kentucky Unbridled Spirit The slogan alludes to Kentucky's reputation in horse racing and horse farms, as well as its production of ...