State of Kentucky
Official Flag
Official Seal
Facts about Kentucky
- The State of Kentucky is the 15th U.S. state.
- Kentucky received statehood on June 1, 1792.
- Kentucky's state capital is Frankfort.
- Kentucky's state postal abbreviation is KY.
Kentucky's Bird, Flower, Motto, Song, Tree
- Official State Bird: Cardinal (Northern Cardinal)
- Official State Bird Latin Name: Cardinalis cardinalis
- Official State Flower: Goldenrod
- Official State Flower Latin Name: Solidago canadensis var. scabra
- Year: 1926
- Official State Motto: United We Stand, Divided We Fall
- Official State Motto Latin Translation:
- Official State Song: My Old Kentucky Home
- Official State Tree: Tulip poplar
- Official State Tree Latin Name: Liriodendron tulipifera
- Year: 1994