More Kentucky Pictures

Both Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis were born in Kentucky.

Designed by the Washington Monument's architect Robert Mills in 1845, the U.S. Marine Hospital in Louisville is considered the best remaining antebellum hospital in the United States

High Bridge over the Kentucky River was the tallest rail bridge in the world when it

was completed in 1877.

Picture Of Places In Kentucky

Visitors to Louisville Slugger Museum

are greeted by the world's largest baseball

bat outside, a full scale replica of the famous bat.

The Ohio River forms the northern border

of Kentucky.

Memorial to the victims of the great Louisville Tornado of 1890,

which was the 20th deadliest in US History.

Kentucky's Churchill Downs hosts the

Kentucky Derby.

What kind of Kentuckian would I be.......

I had to post this of course hehe :)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KFC

Here is a neat pdf file on Kentucky :)

http://www.agclassroom.org/kids/stats/kentucky.pdf

Some More Kentucky Stuff, Enjoy!

Here is a cute little truck with things that represents KY (found it online). Also here is a map to show your students what physical region our state is. Last and certainly not least is a collage i made for our family. It represents us and our new home in this state, it has a lot of important heritage stuff in it as well as just local things.

Boys Colored Map and Buddies hehe

The Buddies Names are:
Kentucky Chucky
Kentucky With The Blue Ducky
Kentucky Police Officer

Kentucky Coin and State Song

The Kentucky quarter was the last quarter to be introduced in the year 2001. Kentucky is the fifteenth state and joined the union on June 1, 1792. The governor's wife, First Lady Judi Patton and the Kentucky Quarter Project Committee received over 1,800 design ideas from the people of Kentucky. They selected 12 designs that were displayed at the U.S. Capitol and on the Internet. The people of Kentucky voted for their favorite design. Governor Paul E. Patton made the final decision, the design idea with "My Old Kentucky Home." Governor Patton submitted the final design to the Secretary of the Treasury.

Kentucky is one of four states to call itself a commonwealth. A Commonwealth is any of the fifty states in the U.S. especially Kentucky, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and Virginia. Kentucky announced their quarter at the Federal Hill mansion in Bardstown, Kentucky. The mansion is also pictured in the background of their quarter. A mansion is another name for a large home. Listen to the song, "My Old Kentucky Home"
sung by Singing Sensation Christina


Judge John Rowan built the mansion, and it was completed in 1818. The judge served on the Kentucky Court of Appeals and in the U.S. Senate. He had many fancy parties and well-known guests at his mansion. He also had his relatives as visitors to Federal Hill. In 1852 his cousin, Stephen Foster was a visitor and wrote the song "My Old Kentucky Home" during that visit. These words are found on the right side of the quarter. The mansion became known throughout Kentucky as "My Old Kentucky Home" and is the state song. The mansion and 285 surrounding acres make up My Old Kentucky Home State Park. Today you can visit the mansion as it looked in the time when Stephen Collins Foster was a visitor. Mr. Foster was an American songwriter who wrote mostly about the American South. His first big hit was the song "Oh! Susanna," and he continued to write songs throughout his life.

In the front of the quarter is a thoroughbred racehorse standing behind a fence. A thoroughbred's father and mother are a certain type of racehorse making a thoroughbred the perfect horse for racing. Kentucky is known for its racehorses and a popular horserace the Kentucky Derby. The Kentucky Derby began on May 17, 1875 and is the best known thoroughbred horserace in the United States. It is held on the first Sunday in May at Churchill Downs racetrack in Louisville, Kentucky. Over 100,000 people come to watch this famous horserace each year. In 1972 a horse named Secretariat set the fastest race at the Kentucky Derby. He ran the track in 1 minute and 59.4 seconds. The track is 1 and ¼ miles

Some Information to start you off with :)

State Flower:

Goldenrod

A native plant of Kentucky, the golden fronds of this wildflower are abundant throughout the state in early autumn, bringing a yellow " fringe" to Kentucky's highways and country roads. Of the 100 species of this plant, 30 are found in Kentucky.



State Bird:


Cardinal

The pleasant melodies of this red-crested songbird are heard year-round in Kentucky, while the male's brilliant red plumage brightens Kentucky woods with splashes of crimson. (The female is light brown with red highlights.)



State Tree:


Kentucky Coffee Tree or Tulip Tree

The State Tree used to be the Kentucky Coffee Tree until the state's Bicentennial in 1992 when they changed it to the Tulip tree or Tulip Poplar tree. We were told by a Kentucky historian that the State Tree was originally the Tulip tree and changed to the Coffee tree in the late 1800s. During the Bicentennial it was decided to change it back. But if you ask a Kentuckian what their State Tree is, they still say the "Coffee Tree."



State Flag:

The two people shaking hands ties in with the state motto "United We Stand, Divided We Fall." The state flower, goldenrod is also on the flag. Kentucky is one of four states that refers to itself as a commonwealth rather than a state. Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and Virginia are the others.



Famous Person:

Zachary Taylor

"For more than half a century... this Union has stood unshaken.... Whatever dangers may threaten it, I shall stand by it and maintain it... "

Message to Congress 1849

Although he was born in Virginia in 1784, he was immediately whisked off to Kentucky to join his father who had just purchased 10,000 acres of land in Louisville. Second cousin to James Madison, Taylor got into politics via a different route than the Virginia statesman: he battled his way to the White House. He was a tough, no-nonsense military man. Having begun his army career in the War of 1812 as a young, 24-year old lieutenant, he served in almost every war and battle for the next 40 years, rising to national hero when he consistently beat the Mexicans in 1846. "Old Rough and Ready" was a tobacco-chewing army General with no formal education and no political experience. In fact, he had never even voted in an election. Yet he believed in the country he had defended for so many years. When southern congressmen threatened trouble if California was admitted as a free state, President Taylor, a slave owner himself, warned that he would "lead the army against them" and they would be "hanged for treason." Taylor bravely took a strong stand on an issue his predecessors tried so desperately to avoid. He died in office after serving only one year.

Virtual Field Trips:
State of Kentucky Government Site
http://kentucky.gov/

Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest
http://www.bernheim.org/

Mammoth Cave National Park
http://www.nps.gov/maca/home.htm

Kentucky Atlas and Gazetteer
http://www.uky.edu/KentuckyAtlas/kentucky.html

Kentucky's Underground Railroad
http://www.ket.org/underground/

Kentucky was the 15th state in the USA; it became a state on June 1, 1792.
State Abbreviation - KY
State Capital - Frankfort
Largest City - Louisville
Area - 40,411 square miles [Kentucky is the 37th biggest state in the USA]
Population - 4,041,769 (as of 2000) [Kentucky is the 25th most populous state in the USA]
Name for Residents - Kentuckians
Major Industries - agriculture (tobacco, corn, peanuts, wheat), mining (anthracite coal), horse-raising, whiskey manufacturing, automobile and truck manufacturing, chemical manufacturing

Presidential Birthplace - Abraham Lincoln was born in Hardin County (now called Larue County) on February 12, 1809 (he was the 16th US President, serving from 1861 to 1865).

Major Rivers - Ohio River, Mississippi River, Cumberland River, Kentucky River, Green River
Major Lakes - Lake Cumberland, Kentucky Lake, Lake Barkley
Highest Point - Black Mountain - 4,145 feet (1,263 m) above sea level
Bordering States - Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, Ohio, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia


Origin of the Name Kentucky - Kentucky is from the Iroquois Indian word "Ken-tah-ten," which means "land of tomorrow."
State Nickname - Bluegrass State
State Motto - "United we stand, divided we fall "
State Song - My Old Kentucky Home, by Stephen Foster

Famous For: Wilderness Trail, Daniel Boone National Forest, Cumberland Falls, Red River Gorge, Bluegrass, Horses, Fort Knox, Mammoth Cave, Kentucky Derby, Kentucky Coal, Kentucky Bourbon

Welcome

We are the Holsinger Family and we live in Kentucky. We just moved here from Virginia. Our homeschool name is Homeschooling Stars. Pull up a chair and get ready to learn " All about Kentucky"