Kentucky

Map of Kentucky

Locator Map of Kentucky

Bird: Cardinal
Fish: Kentucky Spotted Bass
Flag of Kentucky
Flower: Goldenrod
Horse: Thoroughbred
Motto: "United We Stand, Divided We Fall"
Nickname: "The Bluegrass State"
Songs: "My Old Kentucky Home"
State Seal
Tree: Tulip Poplar

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