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Kentucky State Symbols

State Nickname The Bluegrass State
State Motto "United We Stand, Divided We Fall"
Official Latin Motto "Deo gratiam habeamus" ("Let us be grateful to God")
Official State Slogan "Unbridled Spirit"
State Song "My Old Kentucky Home (contemporary version)", by Stephen C. Foster
State Bluegrass Song "Blue Moon of Kentucky" , William S. "Bill" Monroe
State Language English

State Arboretum Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest
State Botanical Garden University of Kentucky Arboretum
State Honey Festival Clarkson Honeyfest
State Science Center Louisville Science Center
State Outdoor Musical "The Stephen Foster Story"
State Theatre Pipe Organ Kentucky Theatre's Mighty Wurlitzer Theatre Pipe Organ
Official Center for the Celebration of African American Heritage Kentucky Center for African American Heritage, Louisville
State Amphitheater Iroquois Amphitheater
State Tug-o-War Championship The Forsdville (Ohio County) Tug-of-War Championship
Coverd Bridge Capital of Kentucky Fleming County
Official Covered Bridge of Kentucky Switzer Covered Bridge (Franklin County)
Official Steam Locomotive of Kentucky "Old 152"
Official Pipe Band Louisville Pipe Band
State Bourbon Festival Kentucky Bourbon Festival, Incorporated, Bardstown
Kentucky Shakespeare Festival Shakespeare in Central Park, Louisville

For more information about the official state symbols for Kentucky, please visit the Kentucky Legislature web site