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General Information Nickname Bluegrass State State bird Cardinal State flower Goldenrod Capital Frankfort Date of admission to the Union June 1 1792 Population 4,145,922 (official estimate 2004) Population density 39.6 per sq km 2003 total overseas arrivals/US ranking 72,000/34 Time Eastern (GMT - 5) in the eastern part of the State; Central (GMT - 6) in the west. Daylight Saving Time is observed. The State Kentucky is best known for horses, bourbon, fried chicken and bluegrass music. Lexington is the horse-breeding centre and many of its surrounding farms welcome visitors on free tours. Louisville boasts the famous Kentucky Derby, along with historic buildings, top arts venues and steamboat trips. Other attractions include: the Patton Museum at Fort Knox; the pioneer settlement, Homeplace 1850s, at Kentucky Lake, one of the largest manmade lakes in the USA; the Daniel Boone National Forest; and Bardstown, the ‘bourbon capital of the world’. Berea is the ‘crafts capital’ of the State. |