BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ZContent.net//Zap Calendar 1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:UTC BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20070101T000000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:UTC END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Kentucky\, the fifteenth state UID:2008-05-02-03-55-36-63-@americanhistorycalendar.com SEQUENCE:0 STATUS:CONFIRMED TRANSP:TRANSPARENT RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYMONTH=6;BYMONTHDAY=1 DTSTART;TZID=UTC;VALUE=DATE:20250601 DTEND;TZID=UTC;VALUE=DATE:20250602 DTSTAMP:20260525T095552 CATEGORIES:State Ratification LOCATION:Frankfort\, Kentucky GEO:38.2009055;-84.8732835 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\n\n\n

Before statehood, the area now known as Kentucky was the western frontier of Virginia. As settlers moved west through the Cumberlan d Gap in the late 1700s, the region's population grew rapidly. The residen ts pushed for independence from Virginia due to the difficulty of travel a nd governance from Richmond.

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Between 1784 and 1792, Kentucky held nine conventions to draft its sta te constitution and negotiate separation from Virginia. On June 1, 1792, K entucky officially became the first state west of the Appalachian Mountain s to join the Union.

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DESCRIPTION:Before statehood\, the area now known as Kentucky was the weste rn frontier of Virginia. As settlers moved west through the Cumberland Gap in the late 1700s\, the region's population grew rapidly. The residents p ushed for independence from Virginia due to the difficulty of travel and g overnance from Richmond.\nBetween 1784 and 1792\, Kentucky held nine conve ntions to draft its state constitution and negotiate separation from Virgi nia. On June 1\, 1792\, Kentucky officially became the first state west of the Appalachian Mountains to join the Union.\n\n URL:https://americanhistorycalendar.com/component/zcalendar/2,6468-kentucky -the-fifteenth-state?Itemid= END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR