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2. Kentucky Scenic Byways - Wikipedia

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   The Kentucky Scenic Byway System is a system of tourist routes in the U.S. state of Kentucky. It consists of roads in the state that travel through areas of scenic, historic, and cultural significance. The state's scenic byway system was initiated in October 1994, and it presently includes 34 designated byways, including three national scenic ...

3. Wilderness Road - Wikipedia

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   The Wilderness Road was one of two principal routes used by colonial and early national era settlers to reach Kentucky from the East. Although this road goes through the Cumberland Gap into southern Kentucky and northern Tennessee, the other (more northern route) is sometimes called the "Cumberland Road" because it started in Fort Cumberland in ...

4. Fort Boonesborough State Park - Wikipedia

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   Fort Boonesborough State Park is located southeast of Lexington, Kentucky, on the west bank of the Kentucky River in rural Madison County. has a recreation of Fort Boonesborough rebuilt as a working fort, containing cabins, bunkhouses and furnishings. The park offers history programs in conjunction with the Fort Boonesborough Foundation, [ 4 ...

5. 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 ...

6. Cumberland Gap - Wikipedia

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   The Cumberland Gap is a pass in the eastern United States through the long ridge of the Cumberland Mountains, within the Appalachian Mountains and near the tripoint of Kentucky, Virginia, and Tennessee. At an elevation of 1,631 feet (497 m) above sea level, it is famous in American colonial history for its role as a key passageway through the ...

7. Geography of Kentucky - Wikipedia

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   Geography of Kentucky. Kentucky is situated in the Upland South region of the United States. [ 1] A significant portion of eastern Kentucky is part of Appalachia . Kentucky borders seven states, from the Midwest and the Southeast. West Virginia lies to the northeast, Virginia to the east, Tennessee to the south, Missouri to the west, Illinois ...