| Evidence shows the Native Americans lived
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| | of the main suppliers of hemp, which was
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| as well as hunted in Kentucky some 13,000
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| | used in making rope and fiber products.
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| years ago. However, once the Europeans
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| | The other main crop of Kentucky was corn,
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| arrived, they brought epidemic diseases
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| | which is the main ingredient in Bourbon
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| with them which harmed the Native
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| | whisky that was developed in 1789 by
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| American population quite a bit. By
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| | Reverend Elijah Craig.
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| mid-1700s, just a few Native Americans
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| | When the Civil War started in 1861,
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| lived in Kentucky and these were
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| | Kentucky was caught in the middle.
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| primarily the Cherokee, the Shawnee and
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| | Although Kentucky proclaimed itself to be
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| the Mingo.
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| | neutral, both the Confederates and the
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| In the 1750s and 1760s Dr Thomas Walker,
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| | Union realized its importance and openly
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| John Finley, Simon Kenton and Daniel
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| | recruited men for their armies. In fact,
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| Boone praised Kentucky for its natural
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| | Abraham Lincoln, the Union president, and
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| abundant and game. This attracted many
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| | Jefferson Davis, the Confederate
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| settlers to Kentucky. However, it was
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| | president, were both born in Kentucky
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| James Harrod who established the first
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| | just 100 miles apart.
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| permanent settlement in 1774. Later, Fort
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| | After the Civil War ended, Kentucky's
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| Boonesborough was constructed in 1775 and
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| | tobacco production increased drastically
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| then a plethora of other settlements was
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| | because of the development of burley
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| created.
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| | tobacco. Even today the state is one of
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| On June 1, 1792, Kentucky was admitted
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| | the major producers of burley tobacco.
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| into the Union as the fifteenth state but
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| | However, it is transportation equipment
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| preferred to be known as a Commonwealth.
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| | which is the state's mainstay when it
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| The first governor of Kentucky was Isaac
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| | comes to revenue generation. Along with
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| Shelby and the state capital was
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| | this tourism is the state's third largest
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| Frankfort.
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| | industry given its 49 state parks and
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| The Commonwealth of Kentucky became
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| | hundreds of historical and cultural
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| prosperous with agriculture and tobacco
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| | attractions.
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| was its main cash crop. It was also one
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