Publisher's Synopsis
KENTUCKY. State nickname: Bluegrass State. Motto: Let us be grateful to God. State song: My Old Kentucky Home. KY became a state in 1792. Its capital is Frankfort. It touches the states of Missouri (by the Mississippi River), Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, West Virginia (by the Ohio River), Tennessee and Virginia. The Kentucky Derby horse race is held in the city of Louisville, which is also the largest city in the state. Other well known towns and cities are Lexington, Owensboro, Bowling Green, and Hodgenville, the birthplace of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln. This notebook measures 6x9 inches (15.24 cm x 22.86 cm). Paperback matte cover. 100 pages of white lined journal paper. Click on Author, AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL PRESS, to view all 50 of The United States of America, and buy books for family & friends!