Posted in Kentucky
April 14, 2015
Here Are 15 Things You Didn’t Know Were Invented In Kentucky
Believe it or not, Kentucky’s been on the forefront of many inventions. Many products got their start in the state. Here’s a collection of those items that you use daily that are indeed from right here in the Bluegrass.
A state, most famous for their chicken, it's no surprise this made the top of the list. The first restaurant owned and operated by Colonel Sanders in Corbin.
Garret Morgan, a former slave from Paris, KY invented the devices.
Well, sort of. Kaelin's restaurant in Louisville reportedly claimed the invention in 1934, but later was out-patented by Denver's Humpty Dumpty drive-in who won the battle.
Now owned by Smucker's, this peanut butter was introduced in 1958 and is made in Lexington.
This yellow classic sticky reminder sheet is made in Cynthiana and was invented in 1968. Bet you'll look at that one next to your computer screen a little differently now.
Manufactured in Bowling Green this popular sportscar is a well-sought after attraction.
It's the only waterfall in the world to regularly display the famous, "Moonbow."
The song was created in 1893 by two Louisville sisters.
The very first enamel bathtub was put together in Louisville in 1856.
It's the oldest continuously held horse race in the country.
Bourbon was first distilled in Bourbon County. Let's drink to that one!
It's the longest cave system in the world and one of the U.S.'s second-oldest tourist attraction, Niagara Falls outshines the cave by a hair.
McCreary County was the nation's first commercial oil well in 1818.
Mary Towles Sasseen created the holiday in Henderson, in honor of her own mother.
Named after John Bibb of Lexington, the lettuce was named after and developed by him.
Pretty cool to recognize that a lot of everyday things have come from Kentucky. What will you think twice about using and think of your state next time you use it?
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