Since being granted statehood in 1792, making it the first U.S. state west of the Appalachian Mountains, Kentucky has been best known for raising burley tobacco. Black barns, painted with
Kentucky, constituent state of the United States of America. It is bordered by Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north; West Virginia and Virginia to the east; Tennessee to the south; and Missouri to the west. The capital, Frankfort, lies between the state’s two major cities Louisville and Lexington.