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.
Observed surface forms (4)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bluegrass region | 20 |
| Bluegrass region of Kentucky | 9 |
| Inner Bluegrass physiographic region | 2 |
| Inner Bluegrass region | 2 |
Statements (52)
| 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
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bourbon production ⓘ equine tourism ⓘ horse breeding ⓘ |
| hasGeologicalFeature |
Ordovician limestone
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dolomite bedrock ⓘ sinkholes ⓘ underground drainage ⓘ |
| hasLandUse |
cropland
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hay production ⓘ pastureland ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
center of American thoroughbred breeding
ⓘ
early settlement area of Kentucky ⓘ |
| knownFor |
bluegrass pastures
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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
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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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Bluegrass region of Kentucky
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Bluegrass region of Kentucky
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Bluegrass region of Kentucky
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Bluegrass region
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Inner Bluegrass region
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Bluegrass region
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Bluegrass region
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Bluegrass region of Kentucky
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Bluegrass region
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Bluegrass region of Kentucky
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Bluegrass region
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Bluegrass region
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Bluegrass region
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Bluegrass region
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Bluegrass region of Kentucky
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Bluegrass region
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Bluegrass region of Kentucky
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Bluegrass region
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Bluegrass region
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Inner Bluegrass region
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Bluegrass region
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Bluegrass region of Kentucky
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Inner Bluegrass physiographic region
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Bluegrass region
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Bluegrass region
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Bluegrass region
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Inner Bluegrass physiographic region
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Bluegrass region
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Bluegrass region of Kentucky