Kentuckys Regions Bluegrass Overview of Bluegrass Northern Central
Kentucky’s Regions Bluegrass
Overview of Bluegrass �Northern Central part of Kentucky �Majority of Population and Largest Cities �The capital of Kentucky is Frankfort is located in the Bluegrass region. �Kentucky was originally spelled Kentucke �Bluegrass-named for the use of bluegrass in fields for horses.
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 3 rd largest region. �The Ohio River borders the North �Low Rolling Hills and Valleys
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
History �Fort Boonesborough �Shaker Village �Blue Lick’s Battlefield �Frankfort-built specifically on KY River for convenience of transporting goods
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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