Kentucky Bluegrass region

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The Kentucky Bluegrass region is a fertile, gently rolling area of central Kentucky renowned for its horse farms, limestone-rich soil, and historic role in American thoroughbred breeding.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural region
geographic region
climate humid subtropical climate
contains Anderson County, Kentucky NERFINISHED
Bourbon County, Kentucky NERFINISHED
Bourbon whiskey distilleries
Clark County, Kentucky NERFINISHED
Fayette County, Kentucky NERFINISHED
Franklin County, Kentucky NERFINISHED
Harrison County, Kentucky NERFINISHED
Jessamine County, Kentucky NERFINISHED
Madison County, Kentucky NERFINISHED
Montgomery County, Kentucky NERFINISHED
Scott County, Kentucky NERFINISHED
Woodford County, Kentucky NERFINISHED
country United States of America
surface form: United States
economicActivity agriculture
bourbon production
equine tourism
horse breeding
hasGeologicalFeature Ordovician limestone
dolomite bedrock
sinkholes
underground drainage
hasLandUse cropland
hay production
pastureland
historicalSignificance center of American thoroughbred breeding
early settlement area of Kentucky
knownFor bluegrass pastures
fertile soil
gently rolling terrain
horse farms
karst topography
limestone-rich soil
thoroughbred horse breeding
locatedIn Kentucky
Central Kentucky
surface form: central Kentucky
majorCity Frankfort, Kentucky
Georgetown, Kentucky NERFINISHED
Lexington, Kentucky NERFINISHED
Nicholasville, Kentucky NERFINISHED
Paris, Kentucky NERFINISHED
Versailles, Kentucky NERFINISHED
partOf Interior Low Plateaus physiographic region
surface form: Interior Low Plateaus

Interior Lowlands
surface form: U.S. Interior Lowlands
soilType limestone-derived soil
touristAttraction Keeneland Race Course
Kentucky Horse Park
horse farms
vegetation Kentucky bluegrass
cool-season grasses

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East South Central States containsSubregion Kentucky Bluegrass region
this entity surface form: Bluegrass region of Kentucky
Kentucky hasLandform Kentucky Bluegrass region
this entity surface form: Bluegrass region
Springfield, Kentucky, United States hasRegion Kentucky Bluegrass region
this entity surface form: Bluegrass region of Kentucky
Frankfort, Kentucky isPartOf Kentucky Bluegrass region
this entity surface form: Bluegrass region
Sonora, Kentucky isPartOfRegion Kentucky Bluegrass region
this entity surface form: Bluegrass region of Kentucky
Bourbon County, Kentucky locatedIn Kentucky Bluegrass region
this entity surface form: Bluegrass region
Bourbon County, Kentucky locatedIn Kentucky Bluegrass region
this entity surface form: Inner Bluegrass region
Clark County, Kentucky locatedIn Kentucky Bluegrass region
this entity surface form: Bluegrass region
Fayette County, Kentucky locatedIn Kentucky Bluegrass region
this entity surface form: Bluegrass region
Franklin County, Kentucky locatedIn Kentucky Bluegrass region
this entity surface form: Bluegrass region of Kentucky
Nicholasville, Kentucky locatedIn Kentucky Bluegrass region
this entity surface form: Bluegrass region
Paris, Kentucky locatedIn Kentucky Bluegrass region
this entity surface form: Bluegrass region of Kentucky
Woodford County, Kentucky locatedIn Kentucky Bluegrass region
this entity surface form: Bluegrass region
Jefferson County, Kentucky locatedInRegion Kentucky Bluegrass region
this entity surface form: Bluegrass region
Jessamine County, Kentucky locatedInRegion Kentucky Bluegrass region
this entity surface form: Bluegrass region
Kentucky Horse Park locatedInRegion Kentucky Bluegrass region
this entity surface form: Bluegrass region
Lexington, Kentucky locatedInRegion Kentucky Bluegrass region
this entity surface form: Bluegrass region
Versailles, Kentucky locatedInRegion Kentucky Bluegrass region
this entity surface form: Bluegrass region
Georgetown, Kentucky locatedNear Kentucky Bluegrass region
this entity surface form: Bluegrass region of Kentucky
Berea, Kentucky partOf Kentucky Bluegrass region
this entity surface form: Bluegrass region
Boyle County, Kentucky partOf Kentucky Bluegrass region
this entity surface form: Bluegrass region of Kentucky
Danville, Kentucky partOf Kentucky Bluegrass region
this entity surface form: Bluegrass region
Harrodsburg, Kentucky partOf Kentucky Bluegrass region
this entity surface form: Bluegrass region
Lexington, Kentucky partOf Kentucky Bluegrass region
this entity surface form: Inner Bluegrass region
Madison County, Kentucky partOf Kentucky Bluegrass region
this entity surface form: Bluegrass region
Mercer County, Kentucky partOf Kentucky Bluegrass region
this entity surface form: Bluegrass region of Kentucky
Nicholasville, Kentucky partOf Kentucky Bluegrass region
this entity surface form: Inner Bluegrass physiographic region
Richmond, Kentucky partOf Kentucky Bluegrass region
this entity surface form: Bluegrass region
Scott County, Kentucky partOf Kentucky Bluegrass region
this entity surface form: Bluegrass region
Transylvania University partOf Kentucky Bluegrass region
this entity surface form: Bluegrass region
Versailles, Kentucky partOf Kentucky Bluegrass region
this entity surface form: Inner Bluegrass physiographic region
Louisville, Kentucky region Kentucky Bluegrass region
Winchester, Kentucky region Kentucky Bluegrass region
this entity surface form: Bluegrass region
Diocese of Lexington territoryIncludes Kentucky Bluegrass region
this entity surface form: Bluegrass region of Kentucky