My Ole Kentucky Home

Kentucky became the 15th state of the United States of America on June 1, 1792.  The Kentucky Derby is the oldest continuously held horse race in the country and is at Churchill Downs in Louisville on the first Saturday in May.  The Bluegrass Country around Lexington is home to some of the world’s finest racehorses.  Kentucky has more miles of running water than any other state except Alaska.  Just a few known facts about the state of Kentucky but one of the biggest attributes to the state is the beauty it possesses.  Here on this page you will find just a small sampling of what this state is all about.

 

Some of it’s treasures were Colonel Sanders of the Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurants.  Both the Presidents of the Union and the Confederacy were born in Kentucky.  Mammoth Cave is the world’s longest cave and is the second oldest tourist attraction next to Niagara Falls.

 

This page is dedicated to the Commonwealth of Kentucky.

One of the many horse farms in the Bluegrass region of Kentucky.

An example of some of that running water we were talking about.

State Parks

Kentuckians are justifiably proud of their state park system, widely considered to be the nations best. The Commonwealth offers 17 state resort parks - more than any other state - and 24 state recreational parks. Within this system, visitors can hike, bike, camp, golf, fish, boat, swim, picnic, and bask in the warm glow of our famed Kentucky hospitality.  Above a scene from Levi Jackson State Park.

State Resort Parks

One of the State Resort Parks in Kentucky.  The difference between a resort park and state park; the resort parks will have a lodge and some will have cabins to rent.  Above is the Blue Licks Battlefield State Resort Park.

State Resort Parks

A monument in the Blue Licks park to recognize the last battle in Kentucky during the Revolutionary War. After the British and Indians had devastated the settlement of Bryan Station, three columns of Kentucky Militia pursued the British into the Blue Licks region of the Licking River. The left flank commanded by Colonel Daniel Boone, the center by Colonel John Todd and the right flank by Colonel Stephen Trigg. As the pioneers crossed the Licking River they were ambushed by the British and took heavy casualties, Israel Boone the son of Daniel Boone was killed as was his nephew Thomas Boone. Trigg and Todd were both killed. The battle lasted only minutes and ended in a bitter defeat. The monument commemorates the brave men that fought and died that day August 19, 1782.

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