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Frankfort’s floral clock keeps time with a 530-pound minute hand and 420-pound hour hand on a face that’s 34 feet across. Approximately 10,000 plants are required to fill the clock, which rests on the Capitol grounds.

first appeared: 3/10/2002

Breaks Interstate Park near Elkhorn City (pop. 1,060) features the largest canyon east of the Mississippi at five miles long and 1,600 feet deep.

first appeared: 3/3/2002

Before beginning his military training at West Point, Ulysses S. Grant attended the Maysville Seminary in Maysville (pop. 8,993).

first appeared: 2/24/2002

Although he was born in Virginia in 1784, 12th U.S. president Zachary Taylor grew up on a plantation near Louisville. Taylor County was named in his honor.

first appeared: 2/17/2002

Gallatin County’s 98 square miles makes it the state’s smallest in area. Robertson County, while larger in area, has about 5,000 fewer residents with its 2,266 people, making it the state’s smallest in population.

first appeared: 2/10/2002

Kentucky burgoo is a traditional dish often cooked in large pots over open fires. The thick stew, made with a variety of wild game and vegetables, is the focal point of the annual Anderson County Burgoo Festival.

first appeared: 2/3/2002

John Fitch of Bardstown (pop. 10,374) is credited with producing the first serviceable steamboats. A replica of Fitch’s first steamboat, designed in 1787, is on display in the Bardstown Historical Museum.

first appeared: 1/27/2002

Kentucky’s first governor, Gen. Isaac Shelby, was elected in 1792. Shelby was so esteemed for his military and educational successes that counties in nine states are named after him.

first appeared: 1/20/2002

Harlan (pop. 2,686) has held the Poke Sallet Festival & Homecoming for almost 50 years. The festival, dedicated to the wild edible weed, features a dinner, music, and crafts.

first appeared: 1/13/2002

The last settlement of the Shawnee Indians, called Eskippakithiki, was located in present-day Clark County in the early 1700s. The name is Shawnee for “Place of Blue Licks,” referring to area salt deposits.

first appeared: 1/6/2002

The Green River, flowing completely within the commonwealth, is the state’s longest river at 382 miles.

first appeared: 12/30/2001

The Vest-Lindsey house in Frankfort (pop. 27,741) was the home of U.S. Sen. George Graham Vest. Vest is best remembered for his 1870 Tribute to the Dog speech, in which he coined the phrase, “dog is man’s best friend.”

first appeared: 12/23/2001

Boxing great Cassius Clay Jr., known as Muhammad Ali, was born Jan. 17, 1942, in Louisville. Ali began boxing at age 12 and was named for Kentucky abolitionist Cassius M. Clay.

first appeared: 12/16/2001

Created in 1924, Pine Mountain State Park in Bell County is Kentucky’s oldest state park.

first appeared: 12/9/2001

Dropping approximately 150 feet, Yahoo Falls just northwest of Whitley City (pop. 1,111) is the highest waterfall in Kentucky.

first appeared: 12/2/2001

The 1850 Penn’s Store in Boyle County is the oldest country store in America in continuous ownership by the same family.

first appeared: 11/25/2001

The 1798 Old Governor’s Mansion in Frankfort (pop. 27,741) is said to be the oldest executive residence still in use in the United States. Home to 33 Kentucky governors, it is now used by the lieutenant governor.

first appeared: 11/18/2001

Royal Spring in Georgetown (pop. 18,080) is the largest spring in Kentucky, producing 27 million gallons of water a day. It has been the source of the city’s water since 1775.

first appeared: 11/11/2001

Black Mountain in the Cumberland range, just south of Lynch (pop. 1,900), is the state’s highest point at 4,145 feet.

first appeared: 11/4/2001

Old Talbott Tavern in Bardstown (pop. 10,374) is said to be America’s oldest stagecoach stop. Built in 1779, Daniel Boone and Abraham Lincoln stayed there, and bullet holes in a painting are attributed to outlaw Jesse James.

first appeared: 10/28/2001

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