In 1750, Thomas Walker, a pioneer scout, entered Kentucky through the Cumberland Gap and made the first thorough exploration of the eastern part of the region.
Daniel Boone explored eastern Kentucky in 1767. He came to Kentucky again in 1769, and spent two years in the Bluegrass Region.
Simon Kenton explored northeastern Kentucky in 1773 and 1774. James Harrod led a group of colonists into Kentucky from Pennsylvania. They established Harrodsburg, Kentucky's first permanent white settlement.
Boone led a group of settlers through the Cumberland Gap into Kentucky in 1775. His route became known as the Wilderness Road. Boone settled along the Kentucky River and called his site Boonesborough.
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Daniel Boone discovered a settlement in Kentucky
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While probably untrue the credit is often given to Daniel Boone.
Kentucky was admitted to the Union in 1792. Before that, it became a part of the State of Virginia in 1770, 20 years after it was discovered by Thomas Walker
It was discovered by Henry Bessemer and patented in Great Britain in 1855. It was also independently discovered by William Kelly in 1851 in Kentucky.
Daniel Boone decided to explore Kentucky because he had heard of the fertile land and the large amounts of game. In 1769, Boone began a two-year hunting expedition in Kentucky.
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While Daniel Boone is often credited the earliest recorded may have been James McBride.
The largest discovered underground labyrinth is the cave network found in Mammoth Cave National Park in Kentucky. While the Carlsbad Caverns can boast the largest single chamber in the US, the labyrinth at Mammoth is the longest ever found in the entire world.
The name of Kentucky is Kentucky.