Category: Kentucky
Belmont State Park
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A Book That Took 13 Years to Complete
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Drawing Birds
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The Largest Wooden Frame Structure in the World
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No Other Boat Like This
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The Most-Studied First Lady
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A Situation All Too Familiar to the President Himself
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When Opposites Attract
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A Home Devoted To A First Lady
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High Dollar Training
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Lexington’s Premiere Horse Farms
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Land Where the Grass is Special
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The Stardom of Jenny Lind
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The Hottest Ticket in 1850
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Fooling Mr. Tiffany
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The Great Diamond Hoax
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Striking Diamonds
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The Great Fire & Eclipse of Elizabethtown
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Custer’s Prize Horses
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The Chance Meeting of Future Presidents
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