Kentucky gained it's State
hood in 1792, but it wasn't
till 1794 when Gen. Anthony Wayne was victorious at
Fallen Timbers in Ohio
marking the end of the
Native American Resistance. 
That allowed the actual settlement of Kentucky.
 
The origin of name is actually
from a Iroquoian word
Ken-tah-ten meaning
Land Of Tomorrow. 

Kentucky is 39,728 sq. miles,
has 120 Counties, 5 State Forests, and 52 State Parks. 
The Kentucky State Tree is
the Tulip Poplar,
the flower is the Goldenrod,
the State bird is the Cardinal,
and the Kentucky state Song is,
My Old Kentucky Home. 

It's nickname; the Bluegrass State, and State Motto is:
United we stand, divided we fall.

Kentucky is mostly famous
for the Kentucky Derby in Louisville, Mammoth Cave,
George S. Patton Jr., Military Museum at Fort Knox, and
Old Fort Harrod State Park. 

Kentucky is also known for
it's bourbon whiskey.