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I was told recently that the State that looks most similar to England is central Kentucky. Any thoughts? Please only respond if you have been to both places. Thank you!
I haven't been to England, but I have several friends online that I have talked to from England and the UK, and they seem to think it looks like a certain part of England.
I also met a lady from Ireland, and was talking to here, I asked her why she decide to settle here in Lexington, and she said - "Well, Look at it! Look how green! Where else would I settle in America?"
I also read online that Kentucky has the highest percentage of folks that originated from the UK, than any other state, but I am not sure if that is factual or not.
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I also read online that Kentucky has the highest percentage of folks that originated from the UK, than any other state, but I am not sure if that is factual or not.
In general the South is the most British in terms of ancestry. More industrial areas of the US recieved more immigrants later on from other areas of Europe whereas the South didn't, so the original British/ Irish / German stock maintained dominance. I've done a bit of genealgy for myself and others and Kentucky outside of Louisville and NKY areas is mostly a mix of English, Scottish / Scots Irish, and German.
In general the South is the most British in terms of ancestry. More industrial areas of the US recieved more immigrants later on from other areas of Europe whereas the South didn't, so the original British/ Irish / German stock maintained dominance. I've done a bit of genealgy for myself and others and Kentucky outside of Louisville and NKY areas is mostly a mix of English, Scottish / Scots Irish, and German.
I have been working on my genealogy and it turns out my ancestors are from England, Germany and Ireland. So what you are saying sounds about right.
Yes, Central Kentucky looks a LOT like parts of England, a resemblance helped by our many drystone fences, which are identical to those found in Scotland and parts of England (I am told they are also found in Ireland, but did not see them there during a brief visit many years ago). No wonder Kentucky's stone walls look just like the Irish and British ones: the original stonemasons were of those backgrounds.
The resemblance is particularly noticeable during the late spring and early summer, I think, when the Bluegrass is most likely to be a brilliant green, just like the fields in the Old Countries.
I think maybe in some pictures it does....that rural, horsey part of England....the name is eluding me right now. What do you think?
I also think Bluegrass music sounds a bit like the folk music from parts of the UK, and the Bluegrass cloggers remind me of the Riverdance cloggers(?) from Ireland...not exactly, but a bit.
So no, we aren't New York City, we aren't Frisco...but I am glad that we aren't(not that they are beautiful and wonderful in their own way, just different), because I like it here the way that it is. We are much more of a rural state than what you are use to...but I don't think we lack charm or beauty.
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I haven't been to the UK or Ireland, but my brother has. In his eternal words, "It's like Kentucky, but with sheep!" Pictures speak 1,000 words. Central Kentucky is mostly rolling farms and light wooded areas. Pretty beautiful area. As for the stone fences, I was always told it was the Irish immigrants who brought the practice over.
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I think the prevalence of stones is why Central Kentucky has British style stone fences while other British setled areas of America don't. You can gather piles of large stones if you have land in the inner Bluegrass. Large rocks literally seep up through the ground. Original ones were made by Irish but most ones you see now were made by Black Freedman.
Leicestershire strongly resembles the Bluegrass region of Kentucky - similar green rolling fields, bordered by fence rows of trees and stone fences identical to those found in the Bluegrass. Cattle grazing; some horses (more in Kentucky).
Pretty places, both!
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