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Kentucky’s Regions

Kentucky’s Regions. Bluegrass. Overview of Bluegrass. Northern Central part of Kentucky Majority of Population and Largest Cities The capital of Kentucky is Frankfort. Frankfort is located in the Bluegrass region. Kentucky was originally spelled Kentucke

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Kentucky’s Regions

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  1. Kentucky’s Regions Bluegrass

  2. Overview of Bluegrass • Northern Central part of Kentucky • Majority of Population and Largest Cities • The capital of Kentucky is Frankfort. Frankfort is located in the Bluegrass region. • Kentucky was originally spelled Kentucke • Bluegrass-named for the use of bluegrass in fields for horses.

  3. Geography • The river that runs through Kentucky is the Kentucky River. • The Bluegrass region covers an area of 8,000 square miles. • The Bluegrass is the 3rd largest region. • The Ohio River borders the North • Low Rolling Hills and Valleys

  4. Economy • Contains the Three Largest Cities: Lexington, Louisville, and Northern Kentucky • Home to about half of the state’s population • Major crops: corn, soybeans, tobacco, and hay • Thoroughbred Industry • Transporting Goods • Natural Resources: Soil ,Minerals ,Service industries, Manufacturing ,Water ,Trees/Lumber ,Coal ,Water transportation

  5. History • Fort Boonesborough • Shaker Village • Blue Lick’s Battlefield • Frankfort-built specifically on KY River for convenience of transporting goods

  6. Counties of the Bluegrass • Anderson, Bath, Boone, Bourbon, Boyle, Bracken, Campbell, Carroll, Clark, Fayette, Fleming, Franklin, Gallatin, Grant, Henry, Harrison, Jefferson, Jessamine, Kenton, Lewis, Mason, Mercer, Nicholas, Oldham, Owen, Pendleton, Robertson, Scott, Shelby, Spencer, Trimble, Washington, Woodford

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