The history of Kentucky spans hundreds of years, and has been influenced by the state's diverse geography and central location.
Read more about History Of Kentucky: Origin of The Name, Settlement, Separation From Virginia, Civil War Period, Reconstruction, Assassination of Governor Goebel, The Early Twentieth Century, World War I and 1920s, The Great Depression, World War II, 1945–1980, Since 1980
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