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Most of the counties in the Eastern Kentucky Coalfield rank in the lowest ten percent of U.S. counties in average life expectancy. Both men and women have average life spans that are several years less than the average life span in the United States. Moreover, many counties have seen a decline in the life expectancy of men and/or women since 1985.
Eastern Kentucky University (Eastern or EKU) is a public university in Richmond, Kentucky. It also maintains branch campuses in Corbin, Hazard, and Manchester and offers over 40 online undergraduate and graduate options. [7] [8]
The etymology of "Kentucky" or "Kentucke" is uncertain. One suggestion is that it is derived from an Iroquois name meaning "land of tomorrow". [1] According to Native America: A State-by-State Historical Encyclopedia, "Various authors have offered a number of opinions concerning the word's meaning: the Iroquois word kentake meaning 'meadow land', the Wyandotte (or perhaps Cherokee or Iroquois ...
WHAT: Elk viewing tours atop reclaimed coal mines in Eastern Kentucky WHEN: September to early March. WHERE: The tour bus leaves Jenny Wiley State Resort Park at 419 Jenny Wiley Dr. in Prestonsburg.
Kentucky is home to at least 35 species of salamanders. Many are semi-aquatic and require streams or wetlands to reproduce and develop their terrestrial bodies, which they use to forage for food.
Eastern, Kentucky. 1 language. ... Eastern has a public library, a branch of the Floyd County Public Library. [3] Notable people
Elk were reintroduced to the Eastern Kentucky mountains 30 years ago. Now, the hunters and eco-tourism they bring in is boosting the local economy.
Of 3,142 counties in the United States in 2013, Lee County ranked no. 3,111 for the life expectancy of males and 2,989 for longevity of females. Males in Lee County lived an average of 68.5 years and females lived an average of 76.7 years compared to the national average for life expectancy of 76.5 for males and 81.2 for females.