The Bluegrass Region

Geography

• In the Bluegrass they think the grass is blue.

• Also the Bluegrass is located in the north central part of Kentucky.

• The Cherokee tribe claimed the bluegrass and also signed a treaty.

• The river that runs through Kentucky is the Kentucky River.

• The Bluegrass region covers an area of 8,000 square miles.

• The Bluegrass is the 3rd largest region.

• The capital of Kentucky is Frankfort.  Frankfort is located in the Bluegrass region.

History

• In 1750 Tomas Walker was the first to pass Kentucky.

• Churchill Downs opened its self in 1875.

• Churchill Downs was also the first region in Kentucky.

• Daniel Boone was the first white man in KY.

• Kentucky became the fifteenth state of the union in 1792.

• From 1904 to 1909 Kentucky farmers fought a group of tobacco firms in what became known as the tobacco wars.   

Economy

• Large producer of tobacco.

• Many farmers depend on tobacco to make money.

• Farmers grow crops like corn, cabbage, and tobacco.

• The Bluegrass has many natural resources such as soil and minerals.

21st Century

• Kentucky derby 

• Newport Aquarium

• Bluegrass railroad museum

• Toyota motor factory

Natural Resources

• Soil

• Minerals

• Service industries

• Manufacturing

• Water

• Trees/Lumber

• Coal

• Water transportation

• Communication

• Tobacco