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Kentucky Essays and Term Papers
Coal Mining in Eastern KentuckyCoal Mining in Eastern Kentucky
Two years before Kentucky broke from Virginia to become a state, the first coal production was reported in the area around Beattyville, the present day seat of Lee County. Lee County yields rose steadily from 20 tons in 1790 until 1819 when production rose to ...
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Kentucky School for the Deaf ChangesKentucky School for the Deaf Changes
No one is sure exactly what will become of Kentucky School for the Deaf campus. The school is rich in history of Danville and even houses its own museum in one of the buildings.
Kentucky School for the Deaf was first established in 1823 and although it is ...
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The History Of White-Tailed Deer In KentuckyWhen our ancestors first reached Kentucky they found a great abundance
of game, including deer. Early settlers utilized deer for food and clothing.
Due to all the killing of the white-tail deer, around 1925 they were virtually
eliminated in Kentucky. A few survived in areas such as, between the ...
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London, Kentucky Tourism and AirportThe city of London in Kentucky is surrounded by a lot of attractive items for tourists and the first of them is the Levi Jackson Wilderness Road State Park. This is on US 25, London, Kentucky 40744. The site has both historical and recreational importance and is two miles south of the town on US ...
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Appalacian Regional Commission & Poverty In AppalachiaTHE APPALACHIAN REGIONAL COMMISSION
By Brent M. Pergram, Master of Arts in Sociology
I. INTRODUCTION
Appalachia, as defined in the legislation from which the Appalachian Region Commission derives its authority, is a 200,000 square mile region that follows the spine of the Appalachian Mountains ...
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Kent State MassacreThe Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions
The Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions were authored in secret by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison in response to the repressive Alien and Sedition Acts passed in 1798. In the opinion of Jefferson and Madison, the Acts were unjust. They also represented a ...
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"Clay Beats Liston: February 25, 1964"From the accounts of various Kentucky newspapers, I was able to learn a few
facts about Cassius Clay, later known as Muhammad Ali, as well as the attitudes
of his fellow Kentuckians. The first thing I noticed in all the newspapers that
I viewed was that almost all the articles written about the ...
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Civil War: Northern AttitudesPoliticians of the Northern states pressed to end it, both because it was considered immoral and because white labor could not compete with unpaid black labor. The North demanded for its industrial growth a protective tariff, federal subsidies for shipping and internal improvements, and a sound ...
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Daniel BooneMore than any other man, was responsible for the exploration and settlement of Kentucky. His grandfather came from England to America in 1717. His father was a weaver and blacksmith, and he raised livestock in the country near Reading, Pennsylvania. Daniel was born there on November 2, 1734.
If ...
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Abraham Lincoln 3Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865), 16th PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES. Lincoln entered office at a critical period in U. S. history, just before the Civil War, and died from an assassin's bullet at the war's end, but before the greater implications of the conflict could be resolved. He brought to the ...
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Daniel BooneMore than any other man, was responsible for the exploration and settlement of Kentucky. His grandfather came from England to America in 1717. His father was a weaver and blacksmith, and he raised livestock in the country near Reading, Pennsylvania. Daniel was born there on November 2, 1734.
If ...
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Harry S. Truman1. Date of Birth & Birth Place
was born on May 8, 1884 in Lamar, Missouri.
2. Childhood
John A. Truman sold and bought livestock form a lot adjacent to their
house when Harry was first born. When Harry was ten months old the
Trumans sold their house and stocklot to move to ...
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Harry S. Truman1. Date of Birth & Birth Place
was born on May 8, 1884 in Lamar, Missouri.
2. Childhood
John A. Truman sold and bought livestock form a lot adjacent to their
house when Harry was first born. When Harry was ten months old the
Trumans sold their house and stocklot to move to Harrisonville, ...
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Fort Henry And DonelsonFort Donelson, Tennessee, guarding the Cumberland River, became the site of the first major Confederate defeat in the Civil War. Victory at Donelson started Brigadier General Ulysses S. Grant on his road to Appomattox and the White House. His cool judgment under pressure saved the day after the ...
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Harland SandersColonel Harland Sanders: Finger Lickin Good
Today just about everyone knows Colonel Sanders, or has tried his secret recipe of eleven herbs and spices. We recognize his image in red and white on restaurant signs around the world. His is one of the most successful fast food chains in the world. ...
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London-Corbin AirportLondon-Corbin Airport
This is a nine page paper concerning London-Corbin Airport. There are eight references used for this paper.
Introduction
There are a number of airports across the country serving smaller communities. It is interesting to look at the history, configuration and ...
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Hemp: A Help Or A Hindrance?Hemp, also known as Cannabis sativa, marijuana, grass, and by many other names,
has not been a legal commercial crop in the United States for almost sixty years.
As common two centuries ago as cotton is today, hemp is not seen on the market.
As many groups fight for hemp to become legalized as a ...
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The Civil Warwas mainly started because of the issue of slavery. The South wanted the right to have slavery in the West, but the North didn't want it to spread to the West. Since they couldn't agree they became very angry and started the war between the states.
CONFEDERATE STATES OF 1861
In 1860, on December ...
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How Was the Underground Railroad Advertised?The history of the Underground Railroad has many books and articles written about it and they even have a few personal diaries and letters of correspondence but the question we ask now over a hundred years later after slavery has been abolished. Was the Underground Railroad effectively advertised ...
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My College PlansBusiness Computer Applications
7th Period
Sunday, March 30, 1997
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At first I never had wanted to go to college because I didn't like
school, but now as I get older I realize that I will need a college education to
make it in life. So when the question came up what college would ...
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