Kentucky - State Capitol, Frankfort

Kentucky's State Capitol
Frankfort, Kentucky

Photo by Dr. Gene Burch
(I love the photoshopping in this photo!)

This card is from 2009. 

Kentucky - Bardstown, My Old Kentucky Home

My Old Kentucky Home

In the summer of 1852, the gifted composer Stephen Foster was visiting at Federal Hill, Bardstown, Kentucky.  It was there he composed and wrote the immortal song, "My Old Kentucky Home."

The  Sun shines bright in he 

old Kentucky home

'Tis summer, the people are gay;

The corn top's ripe and the meadow's

in the bloom,

While the birds make music all the day;

The young folks roll on the little cabin floor,

All merry,  all happy, and bright,

By 'n by hard times comes

a-knocking at the door,

Then my old Kentucky home,

good night!

Weep no more, my lady,

Oh weep no more today!

We will sing one song

for the old Kentucky home,

For the old Kentucky home far away.

Photo by John Hockersmith

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My Old Kentucky Home State Park

Bardstown, Kentucky

Garden Area at Federal Hill

Photo by John Hockersmith

Both of these postcards are from 2009. 

Kentucky - Map and Fun Facts

Kentucky
Fun Facts & Figures

- State Capitol if Frankfort
- admitted to the Union June 1,1792 and is considered the 15th State
- was never a territory, but was part of Virginia until statehood
-is home to Abraham Lincoln, Jefferson Davis, D.W. Griffith, Bill Monroe, Loretta Lynn, Crystal Gale, Diane Sawyer, Hunter S. Thompson and Muhammad Ali
- state flower is the Goldenrod
- geographic center is Marion County, 3 miles north west of Lebanon
- highest point is Black Mtn.; 4145 feet, 27 in.
-state song is My Old Kentucky Home by Stephen Foster
- is home to the world's most famous horse race, The Kentucky Derby, first run in 1875

The back of the postcard reads:
Hi Y'all from the population of 4,020,000!

This postcard is from 2009.

Kentucky - Wildcats - University of Kentucky

University of Kentucky Wildcats
(The mascot is a bobcat)
The unmatched excellence of UK basketball is a long standing tradition and a source of great pride to all Kentuckians.
2009

Kentucky - Lexington, Horse Park, Aerial View

The Kentucky Horse Park

Lexington Kentucky
The Kentucky Horse Park is a twelve-acre educational theme park.  It was created to honor the animal whose name has become synonymous with the Bluegrass.  The International Museum of the Horse is located here - the most comprehensive equestrian museum in the world.

Photo: James Blank
2009

Kentucky - Mammoth Cave, Echo River 1952

Echo River 360 Feet Underground in Mammoth Cave, Kentucky

Echo River is the largest body of water yet discovered in Mammoth Cave and a boat ride on this river, down on the lowest level is an unforgettable experience.   Here, 360 feet under-ground is found several species of eyeless fish.
1952

Kentucky - Mammoth Cave National Park, Frozen Niagara and Methodist Church

Mammoth Cave National Park

Frozen Niagara
Mammoth Cave's outstanding example of nature's subterranean artistry 75 feet high and 50 feet wide.

Photographer - Chip Clark
2010
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Mammoth Cave National Park

The Methodist Church
In the 19th century visitors sought light from both lanterns and religion within the dark confines of Mammoth Cave's Methodist Church.

Photographer - Raymond Klass
2010

Kentucky - Mammoth Cave, Vats and Booth's Amphitheatre

Saltpetre Vats and Booth's Amphitheatre in Mammoth Cave
Mammoth Cave National Park, Kentucky

During the War of 1812, saltpetre was mined in Mammoth cave and converted into gunpowder.  It was also at this point that Edwin Booth recited to a group of cave visitors in 1872.

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Edwin Thomas Booth (November 13, 1833 – June 7, 1893) was a famous 19th century American actor who toured throughout America and the major capitals of Europe, performing Shakespearean plays. In 1869 he founded Booth's Theatre in New York, a spectacular theatre that was quite modern for its time.

However, he is today often remembered as the brother of John Wilkes Booth, the man who assassinated President Abraham Lincoln.