For those
of you who live in
Kentucky you might find this
interesting..
And for
those of you who don't, YOU
might also find this
interesting.
Today's
"history plus" lesson!
1792 -
Kentucky was the first state
on the western frontier to
join the Union .
1816 -
(first promoted) Mammoth
Cave , with 336+ miles of
mapped passages, is the
world's longest cave. It is
379 feet deep and contains at
least 5 levels of passages. It's
second only to
Niagara Falls as the most
popular tourist attraction in
the US. It became
a National Park on July 1,
1941.
1856 -
The first enamel bathtub was
made in Louisville
..
1883 -
The first electric light bulb
was shown in
Louisville .
Thomas
Alva Edison introduced his
invention to crowds at the
Southern Exposition.
1887 -
Mother's Day was first
observed in
Henderson by teacher Mary S.
Wilson .
It became
a national holiday in 1916.
1893 -
'Happy Birthday to You',
probably the most sung song in
the world, was written by two
Louisville sisters - Mildred
and Patricia Hill.
Late 19th
century - Bibb lettuce was
first cultivated by Jack Bibb
in Frankfort , Kentucky
1896 -
The first (known) set of all
male quintuplets was born in
Paducah .
1934 -
Cheeseburgers were first
tasted at Kaelin's Restaurant
in Louisville .
1937 -
The first Wigwam Village
Motel, with units in the shape
of a
'teepee',
was built by Frank A. Redford
in Cave City .
The
world's largest baseball bat,
a full one hundred twenty
(120) feet tall and weighing
68,000 pounds, can be
seen at the Louisville Slugger Museum
in Louisville
(Jefferson Co.).
Chevrolet
Corvettes are manufactured
only in Bowling
Green .
Covington
(St. Mary's Cathedral-Basilica
of the Assumption) is home to
the world's largest hand
blown stained
glass window in existence. It
measures an astounding 24 feet
by 67 feet and contains 117
different figures.
The
world's largest crucifix,
standing at sixty (60) feet
tall, is in Bardstown
(Nelson Co.).
Fort
Knox holds more than $6
billion worth of gold - the
largest amount stored anywhere
in the world.
The JIF
plant in Lexington
is the world's largest peanut
butter producing facility.
Kentucky
has more resort parks than any
other state in the nation.
Middlesboro is the only United
States city built inside a
meteor crater..
Newport
is home to The World Peace
Bell, the world's largest
free-swinging bell.
Pike
County is the world's largest
producer of coal.
Pikeville
annually leads the nation (per
capita) in consumption of
Pepsi-Cola.
Post-It
Notes are made exclusively in
Cynthiana , Ky.
Shaker
Village ( Pleasant Hill ) is
the largest historic community
of its kind in the United
States
Christian
County is 'wet', while Bourbon
County is 'dry'. ('wet
'sells liquor; 'dry' does
not)
Barren
County has the most fertile
land in the state.
Lake
Cumberland has more miles of
shoreline than the state of
Florida ..
Kentucky
is best known for its
beautiful blue grass.
And, let
us not forget about the
basketball and the Race Horses
!!
And Sunny
California is no longer where
the beautiful people come
from, its from
under the Blue Moon of
Kentucky where many of em
start! Turns out
us Hillbillies are Mighty
Purdy to Y'all!! :
Celebrities Born and/or raised
in KY:
George
Clooney (Sexiest Man Alive)
Johnny
Depp (Sexiest Man Alive)
Tom
Cruise (Sexiest Man Alive)
Ashley
Judd
Nick
Lachey
Kevin
Ricardson (Backstreet Boy)
Brian
Litrell(BAckstreet Boy)
Lee
Majors
Muhammad
Ali
Victor
Mature
Annie
Potts (Designing Women)
Sean
Young
Dwight
Yoakam
(singer/actor;Slingblade,
Roswell ,Panic Room)
Daine
Sawyer
John
Carpenter (Director)
Ned
Beatty (Back to
School,Deliverance,Life)
Harry
Dean Stanton (Molly Ringwalds
Dad in Pretty in Pink)
Florence
Henderson (Mrs Brady)
Billy Ray
Cyrus (thus his daughter
"Hannah Montana"....once
removed!)
Chuck
Woolery
James
Best (sheriff on Dukes of
Hazard)
Charles
Napier ("Bureaucrat tryin to
save his ass" in Rambo II)
Don
Everly
Naomi
Judd
Winona
Judd
Bill
Monroe (Father of Bluegrass )
Tom T.
HAll
John
Michael Montgomery
Loretta
Lynn (First Lady of Country
Music)
Dwain
Messer
Patti
Loveless
Ricky
Skaags
Keith
Whitley
Rosemary
Clooney
Just to
name a few...
And then
there more interesting things
about this State..............
For
example, below are some
'rules for rural ' Kentucky
'.