I stumbled across this State Name Kentucky Nickname Bluegrass State State Abbrev KY Motto United we stand, divided we fall State Capital Frankfort State Bird Cardinal State Admission Date June 1, 1792 State Tree Tulip Tree Liriodendron tulipifera State Flower Goldenrod Solidago altissima Name Origin Based on the Iroquois Indian word "Ken-tah-ten," meaning "land of tomorrow"

Everything is correct EXCEPT the origin of the name.... it comes from an Indian work OK, but it does not mean "Land of tomorrow".... there are several derivations of what it means but none of them are as "sanitized" so to speak, as the one you mentioned.... most renditions have to do with "bloody ground", etc. Kentucky was predominately a hunting ground for various Indians and a "War Zone" of sorts also... ----- Original Message ----- From: "Darrell Warner" <darrellwarner@kc.rr.com> To: <KYBATH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, December 30, 2002 8:50 AM Subject: [KYBATH] Interesting info on Kentucky > I stumbled across this > > State Name Kentucky Nickname Bluegrass State > State Abbrev KY Motto United we stand, divided we fall > State Capital Frankfort State Bird Cardinal > State Admission Date June 1, 1792 State Tree Tulip Tree Liriodendron tulipifera > State Flower Goldenrod Solidago altissima > Name Origin Based on the Iroquois Indian word "Ken-tah-ten," meaning "land of tomorrow" >