History of Kentucky - Wikipedia
The prehistory and history of Kentucky span thousands of years, and have been influenced by the state's diverse geography and central location. Archaeological evidence of human occupation in Kentucky begins approximately 9,500 BCE. A gradual transition began from a hunter-gatherer economy to agriculture c. 1800 BCE.
Kentucky ‑ Indigenous History, Bluegrass & Bourbon
Nov 9, 2009 · Kentucky was granted statehood in 1792, becoming the first U.S. state west of the Appalachian Mountains. Frontiersman Daniel Boone was one of Kentucky’s most prominent explorers, and many...
From Then Til Now: Kentucky History at A Glance - KY Historical …
In September, Kentucky declares full allegiance to the United States, which was in the early months of the Civil War. In October, Southern sympathizers establish a provisional Confederate government of Kentucky in Bowling Green. The first Kentucky Derby is …
Kentucky | History, Capital, Map, Population, & Facts | Britannica
3 days ago · By 1792, when Kentucky was admitted as the 15th state of the union—the first west of the Appalachian Mountains—it had drawn nearly 73,000 settlers. By 1800 this number had grown to roughly 220,000 and included some 40,000 slaves.
Kentucky - Frontier, Civil War, Agriculture | Britannica
3 days ago · French and Spanish explorers first came to Kentucky via the rivers of the Mississippi basin in the 17th century, and traders from the eastern colonies entered the region during the early 18th century, primarily by way of the Ohio River and Cumberland Gap.
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Creation of Kentucky was never easy and not always noble. It involved backbreaking labor, including that of enslaved people, and the daily hardship intrinsic to frontier life. It also involved armed conflict against and the forced displacement of American Indians, the original Kentuckians.
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The Kentucky Historical Society's Collection of over 2000 maps documents Kentucky's changing landscape from the mid 1700s to the present. Maps show transportation routes, fortifications, political boundaries, rivers, communities, schools, natural resources, topography, and …
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Timeline of Kentucky history - Wikipedia
Before 1750, Kentucky was populated nearly exclusively by Cherokee, Chickasaw, Shawnee and several other tribes of Native Americans [1] See also Pre-Columbian; April 13, 1750 • While leading an expedition for the Loyal Land Company in what is now southeastern Kentucky, Dr. Thomas Walker was the first recorded American of European descent to discover and use …
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The Kentucky Historical Society invites you to explore Kentucky history online and on the road with the new "ExploreKYHistory" smartphone app! "ExploreKYHistory" takes the stories behind our community-driven historical markers, adds related items from the KHS collections and combines it into a historical tour of our Commonwealth.