The old official state tree was the Kentucky coffee tree (Gymnocladus dioicus.) The tulip tree (Liriodendron tulipifera) is the current official state tree. The change was made in 1976.
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The world's largest free-swinging bell known as the World Peace Bell is on permanent display in Newport, Kentucky.
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The brass plate embedded in the sidewalk at the corner of Limestone and Main Street in downtown Lexington, Kentucky is a memorial marker honoring Smiley Pete. The animal was known as the town dog in Lexington. He died in 1957.