I will be moving to Kentucky soon to go to college!  Have you ever been there?
No, I've never been to the commonwealth of Kentucky before but I really want to.
Why is Kentucky called a commonwealth?  What does that mean?
A commonwealth, like Kentucky, is basically an independent community.
I see.  How long has Kentucky been a commonwealth?
Kentucky
Kentucky ( ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state located in the east south-central region of the United States. Although styled as the "State of Kentucky" in the law creating it, "(because in Kentucky's first constitution, the name state was used)" Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a commonwealth (the others being Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Massachusetts). Originally a part of Virginia, in 1792 Kentucky split from it and became the 15th state to
of costly environmental studies, and thereby enabling the KYTC to upgrade the parkways to I-69 as soon as funding becomes available. Technically, the Commonwealth of Kentucky could request a waiver from the AASHTO that would allow the state to apply the I-69 designation to its parkways before upgrades are completed, but this would only be able to have been done if adjoining segments in Tennessee or Indiana are completed first.
The Purchase Parkway has been designated as future I-69, but the route could not be signed as I-69 until several interchanges, including