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1769年时，布恩(Daniel
Boone)及其他的拓荒者曾定居在别号「青草之州」(Bluegrass
State)的肯塔基，这个名字源自于一个易洛魁族印地安字：Ken-tah-ten，或「明日之地」(land
of tomorrow)。肯塔基州于1792年添加联邦，成为美国第15州，是第一个位于阿帕拉契山脉西部的州。现在，只要提起肯塔基州，人们就会联想到煤矿、由马耕耘的农田及赛事；美国境内最着名的年度赛马：肯塔基大赛马(Kentucky
Derby)就在路易斯维尔举行。肯塔基州的州花是紫莞花，州鸟是北美红雀，而它的首府是法兰克福(Frankfort)。
Daniel Boone and other frontiersmen settled in Kentucky, the "Bluegrass State," in 1769. Its name comes from the Iroquois Indian word "Ken-tah-ten," or "land of tomorrow." Admitted into the Union in 1792, Kentucky is the 15th state and the first state west of the Appalachian Mountains. Today, Kentucky is associated with coal mines and horse farms and racing. America's most prestigious horse race, the Kentucky Derby, is held in Louisville annually. The state flower is the goldenrod, the cardinal is the state bird and Frankfort is the capital.
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