 Kentucky became the 15th State on June 1, 1792.
The town of Murray is home to the Boy Scouts of America Scouting Museum located on the campus of Murray State University.
The Kentucky Derby is the oldest continuously held horse race in the country. It is held at Churchill Downs in Louisville on the first Saturday in May.
Major Industries are agriculture (tobacco, corn, peanuts, wheat), mining (anthracite coal), horse-raising, whiskey manufacturing, automobile and truck manufacturing and chemical manufacturing.
Stats:
Capital - Frankfort
Population 2002 Census - 4,092,891 Est.
Total mass - 40,411 sq. miles
Land mass - 39,732 sq. miles
Water - 679 sq. miles
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