The region today occupied by the State of Kentucky was populated by Indian tribes – Shawnees, Delawares and Cherokees – when it was explored, from the end of the eighteenth century, by Robert Cavelier da Sala when he descended from Mississippi (1681-1682), then from the middle of the eighteenth century by the Americans Thomas Walker (1750), Christopher Gist (1751) or Daniel Boone (1767).
The defeat of the Indians in 1774, remote from northern Ohio, marked the beginning of colonization: the foundation of Harrodsburg (first permanent colony in 1774) by James Harrod and Boonesboro (1775) by Daniel Boone.
When passing to Kentucky, that first Virginia belonged, it joined the Union on June 1, 1792, as the fifteenth American State. Partly a slave, the State tried to maintain a neutral position when the Secession war broke out. At the same time the homeland of Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis, Kentucky officially remained in the Union, supplying soldiers to both camps at the same time, and numerous military operations took place over its territory: battles of Millet Springs and Perryville; invade from the confederates over Paducah.
The exploitation of coal mines, starting in 1870, made it possible to ensure the economic prosperity of the State, favoring in particular the development of metallurgy. Severely affected by the crisis of the 1930s, the regional economy nevertheless renewed with growth after World War II, thanks to the development of mining, industrialization, the diversification of agriculture, and the growth of tourism and service activities.
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Universities in Kentucky
University of Kentucky at Lexington
The University of Kentucky, often referred to simply as the UK or simply Kentucky, is a state university in the city of Lexington. The University of Kentucky was founded in 1865 and today there are over 30,000 enrolled students at the research-intensive university. This makes the University of Kentucky the largest university in Kentucky. The university offers a total of 241 courses. The Faculties of Anatomy, Architecture, Surgery, Geography, International Relations, Neurobiology, Pharmacy and Behavioral Sciences have earned a special reputation.
| Contact | www.uky.edu |
Transylvania University in Lexington
Transylvania University in Lexington is a private university that was founded in 1780. The relatively small university with approx. 1,100 enrolled students specializes in courses in the liberal arts. The first and only President of the Confederate States (1861-1865), Jefferson Davis, also studied here.
| Contact | www.transy.edu |
Kentucky State University in Frankfort
Kentucky State University, often referred to as KSU or KYSU, is a state university in the capital Frankfort. Around 18,000 students are currently enrolled here. Kentucky State University was founded in 1886 as a purely African-American university (State Normal School for Colored Persons), today about 50% of all students are African-American. The university consists of the colleges of art, social sciences, math, science, technology and health.
| Contact | www.kysu.edu |
University of Louisville
The state University of Louisville in the city of Louisville was founded in 1798 and now has around 20,000 students. The university’s sports team, the Cardinals, is particularly well known. The clock tower is the architectural landmark of the campus.
| Contact | www.louisville.edu/ |
Public Schools in Kentucky by County
- Kentucky Adair County Public Schools
- Kentucky Allen County Public Schools
- Kentucky Anderson County Public Schools
- Kentucky Ballard County Public Schools
- Kentucky Barren County Public Schools
- Kentucky Bath County Public Schools
- Kentucky Bell County Public Schools
- Kentucky Boone County Public Schools
- Kentucky Bourbon County Public Schools
- Kentucky Boyd County Public Schools
- Kentucky Boyle County Public Schools
- Kentucky Bracken County Public Schools
- Kentucky Breathitt County Public Schools
- Kentucky Breckinridge County Public Schools
- Kentucky Bullitt County Public Schools
- Kentucky Butler County Public Schools
- Kentucky Caldwell County Public Schools
- Kentucky Calloway County Public Schools
- Kentucky Campbell County Public Schools
- Kentucky Carlisle County Public Schools
- Kentucky Carroll County Public Schools
- Kentucky Carter County Public Schools
- Kentucky Casey County Public Schools
- Kentucky Christian County Public Schools
- Kentucky Clark County Public Schools
- Kentucky Clay County Public Schools
- Kentucky Clinton County Public Schools
- Kentucky Crittenden County Public Schools
- Kentucky Cumberland County Public Schools
- Kentucky Daviess County Public Schools
- Kentucky Edmonson County Public Schools
- Kentucky Elliott County Public Schools
- Kentucky Estill County Public Schools
- Kentucky Fayette County Public Schools
- Kentucky Fleming County Public Schools
- Kentucky Floyd County Public Schools
- Kentucky Franklin County Public Schools
- Kentucky Fulton County Public Schools
- Kentucky Gallatin County Public Schools
- Kentucky Garrard County Public Schools
- Kentucky Grant County Public Schools
- Kentucky Graves County Public Schools
- Kentucky Grayson County Public Schools
- Kentucky Green County Public Schools
- Kentucky Greenup County Public Schools
- Kentucky Hancock County Public Schools
- Kentucky Hardin County Public Schools
- Kentucky Harlan County Public Schools
- Kentucky Harrison County Public Schools
- Kentucky Hart County Public Schools
- Kentucky Henderson County Public Schools
- Kentucky Henry County Public Schools
- Kentucky Hickman County Public Schools
- Kentucky Hopkins County Public Schools
- Kentucky Jackson County Public Schools
- Kentucky Jefferson County Public Schools
- Kentucky Jessamine County Public Schools
- Kentucky Johnson County Public Schools
- Kentucky Kenton County Public Schools
- Kentucky Knott County Public Schools
- Kentucky Knox County Public Schools
- Kentucky Larue County Public Schools
- Kentucky Laurel County Public Schools
- Kentucky Lawrence County Public Schools
- Kentucky Lee County Public Schools
- Kentucky Leslie County Public Schools
- Kentucky Letcher County Public Schools
- Kentucky Lewis County Public Schools
- Kentucky Lincoln County Public Schools
- Kentucky Livingston County Public Schools
- Kentucky Logan County Public Schools
- Kentucky Lyon County Public Schools
- Kentucky Madison County Public Schools
- Kentucky Magoffin County Public Schools
- Kentucky Marion County Public Schools
- Kentucky Marshall County Public Schools
- Kentucky Martin County Public Schools
- Kentucky Mason County Public Schools
- Kentucky Mccracken County Public Schools
- Kentucky Mccreary County Public Schools
- Kentucky Mclean County Public Schools
- Kentucky Meade County Public Schools
- Kentucky Menifee County Public Schools
- Kentucky Mercer County Public Schools
- Kentucky Metcalfe County Public Schools
- Kentucky Monroe County Public Schools
- Kentucky Montgomery County Public Schools
- Kentucky Morgan County Public Schools
- Kentucky Muhlenberg County Public Schools
- Kentucky Nelson County Public Schools
- Kentucky Nicholas County Public Schools
- Kentucky Ohio County Public Schools
- Kentucky Oldham County Public Schools
- Kentucky Owen County Public Schools
- Kentucky Owsley County Public Schools
- Kentucky Pendleton County Public Schools
- Kentucky Perry County Public Schools
- Kentucky Pike County Public Schools
- Kentucky Powell County Public Schools
- Kentucky Pulaski County Public Schools
- Kentucky Robertson County Public Schools
- Kentucky Rockcastle County Public Schools
- Kentucky Rowan County Public Schools
- Kentucky Russell County Public Schools
- Kentucky Scott County Public Schools
- Kentucky Shelby County Public Schools
- Kentucky Simpson County Public Schools
- Kentucky Spencer County Public Schools
- Kentucky Taylor County Public Schools
- Kentucky Todd County Public Schools
- Kentucky Trigg County Public Schools
- Kentucky Trimble County Public Schools
- Kentucky Union County Public Schools
- Kentucky Warren County Public Schools
- Kentucky Washington County Public Schools
- Kentucky Wayne County Public Schools
- Kentucky Webster County Public Schools
- Kentucky Whitley County Public Schools
- Kentucky Wolfe County Public Schools
- Kentucky Woodford County Public Schools