Kentucky Kingdom
Kentucky Department of Parks - Kingdom Come State Park
With an elevation of 2,700 feet, Kingdom Come is Kentucky’s highest state park. Resting near the Kentucky-Virginia border on the crest of Pine Mountain, the park offers scenic vistas second to none. ... The park’s name is from John Fox Jr.’s novel "The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come," a book about an orphaned youth and his journey through the hills and into the furor of the Civil War. Extraordinary rock formations are featured at this park, including Log Rock, a natural sandstone bridge, and Raven Rock, a giant monolith that soars 290-feet into the air at a 45-degree angle. ... [Read More]
Kentucky.gov: - PressRelease
A trip to the exhilarating Thrillway gives visitors the ultimate Fair experience. Thrillway ride tickets can be used at the Kentucky State Fair for Cumberland Valley Shows, games, carnival rides and some rides at the adjacent Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom Amusement Park. A set of 30 Thrillway ride tickets is only $15 – a 33% savings - when purchased at Kroger. ... [Read More]
US Dept of State
This preserve is located within the boundaries of Kingdom Come State Park . This preserve protects Kentucky's third-largest colony of the federally endangered Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis). Line Fork Cave, located in the preserve, is the winter roost for more than 3,000 bats. Historically, 10,000 Indiana bats inhabited Line Fork Cave. This serious decline in bat population is due to human disturbance and vandalism to the cave. Consequently, cave visitation has been restricted to the days between May 1 and August 31 and can be arranged through the Kingdom Come State Park office. ... [Read More]
Kentucky.gov: - kentucky state fair press release
Advance discount gate admission and ride tickets are now offered through the Kentucky State Fair web site, www.kystatefair.org . By visiting the online General Store and completing the order form, ticket buyers can receive advance discount prices combined with the convenience of having the tickets mailed directly to their doorstep. Those who act before August 11 will receive advance discount prices for gate admission to the Fair - $5 for adults (regularly $7) and $2 for children and seniors (regularly $3). Visitors to the site can also purchase 30 Thrillway ride tickets, good for carnival rides, games and even some of the rides at Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom, for only $15.00 – a 33% savings! ... [Read More]
4/12/05 NEWS RELEASE
Kingdom Come Elementary School Staff and Students ... Kingdom Come Elementary students will join federal and Kentucky officials and University of Kentucky faculty to plant American chestnut trees on reclaimed mine land in celebration of Arbor Day and a new partnership working for reforestation in Appalachia. ... The reclaimed site, near Myra, Kentucky, is a reclaimed mine site operated by Premier Elkhorn Coal Company. Twenty-six children from the smallest public school in Kentucky, Kingdom Come Elementary School, will plant six American chestnut and twenty wild plum trees. ... [Read More]
Kentucky.gov: - Archived News
Governor Ernie Fletcher and Economic Development Cabinet Secretary Gene Strong announced that Taylor & Francis Group, a division of T&F Informa Plc, an international publishing company headquartered in the United Kingdom, will establish a distribution and customer service center in Florence, Kentucky. ... [Read More]
KY: Kentucky Dept Fish and Wildlife -
Operation of electric or internal combustion motors prohibited: Lake Chumley, Dennie Gooch Lake, Kingdom Come, Martin County Lake. ... Kingdom Come ... [Read More]
Exports, Jobs, and Foreign Investment: Kentucky
In 2002, foreign-controlled companies employed 87,700 workers in Kentucky. Major sources of Kentucky's foreign investment in 2002 were Japan, Germany, Canada, and the United Kingdom. ... Kentucky exported to 173 foreign destinations in 2004. The state's largest market, by far, was NAFTA member Canada. Kentucky posted exports of $4.6 billion to Canada, or 36 percent of the state's 2004 total. Canada was followed by France (2004 exports of $1.1 billion), the United Kingdom ($959 million), Japan ($865 million), and NAFTA member Mexico ($786 million). Other top markets were the Netherlands, Germany, Taiwan, China and Brazil. ... [Read More]
Kentucky.gov: - BreyerFest
LEXINGTON, KY (July 12, 2005) If tales of valiant knights, magnificent chargers and heroic crusades fill your dreams, then BreyerFest is the place to be July 29-31 at the Kentucky Horse Park. Breyer Animal Creations will transform the park into a medieval kingdom during the 16th annual model horse collector festival and horse fair. ... [Read More]
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