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KENTUCKY 29
Kentucky
1792
1792-1992
Rentky Home State Park
DANVILLE
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JUNE
1992
40422
KY
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KENTUCKY BICENTENNIAL
First Day of Issue: June 1, 1992
First Issue Location: Danville, Kentucky
Fine horses, smooth whiskey and sweet bluegrass are
Kentucky's hallmarks. Few Americans are unfamiliar
with Kentucky's reputation as the top horse-breeding
state; equally famous is the Bourbon whiskey named for
the county where it was developed. And of course, the
lush grass which carpets the landscape in velvet blue-
green truly justifies the pioneers' opinion that
“Kaintuckee" was the promised land. More than 200
years ago, a legendary man named Daniel Boone entered
into the region now known as eastern Kentucky. He
stayed for two years and when he returned to the settle-
ments to the east, his stories enticed others to venture
westward. By 1792, when Kentucky became the 15th
state in the budding nation, she claimed more than
75,000 citizens. Decades later, when war threatened,
President Abraham Lincoln vowed to keep his native state
part of the Union: “I hope to have God on my side, but I
must have Kentucky.” Today, the state of pioneers and
presidents celebrates its bicentennial.
No. 92-44
First Day of Issue Postcard Collection
©1992 Fleetwood®, Cheyenne, WY 82008-0001
Original painting for the First Day of Issue Postcard by Ed Little
Heetwood
