Date Admitted to the Union:
June 1, 1792 - Kentucky was the 15th state.
Kentucky State Capital:
Frankfort
State Nickname:
Bluegrass State
State Motto:
United we stand, divided we fall
Kentucky State Bird:
Cardinal
Kentucky State Flower:
Goldenrod
Kentucky State Tree:
Tulip Tree
Cities With Population Over 100,000:
Ten Famous People From Kentucky :
- Muhammad Ali, Boxer
- David Rice Atchison, Politician
- Kit Carson, Explorer
- Rosemary Clooney, Actress and Singer
- Jefferson Davis, Civil War President of the Confederacy
- D.W. Griffith, Filmmaker
- Abraham Lincoln, 16th President of the United States
- Loretta Lynn, Singer
- Gary Powers, American Pilot
- Diane Sawyer, Journalist
