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=== '''Immigration''' === | === '''Immigration''' === | ||
Pre-statehood settlers of Kentucky were mostly of English, German and Ulster Scots descent who migrated from the Atlantic seaboard states. Immigrants from [[North Carolina|North Carolina]] and southwestern [[Virginia|Virginia]] came by way of the Cumberland Gap and over the [[Wilderness Road|Wilderness Road]]. Immigrants from [[Maryland|Maryland]] and [[Pennsylvania|Pennsylvania]] came on flatboats and rafts down the Ohio River from Pittsburgh. | Pre-statehood settlers of Kentucky were mostly of English, German and Ulster Scots descent who migrated from the Atlantic seaboard states. Immigrants from [[North Carolina|North Carolina]] and southwestern [[Virginia|Virginia]] came by way of the Cumberland Gap and over the [[Wilderness Road|Wilderness Road]]. Immigrants from [[Maryland|Maryland]] and [[Pennsylvania|Pennsylvania]] came on flatboats and rafts down the Ohio River from Pittsburgh. | ||
Other early immigrants included small groups of French, Swiss, and Welsh. During the mid-19th century the Ohio River brought many German immigrants and settlers from New England and the Middle Atlantic states. Many Irish settled in Louisville during this time. | Other early immigrants included small groups of French, Swiss, and Welsh. During the mid-19th century the Ohio River brought many German immigrants and settlers from New England and the Middle Atlantic states. Many Irish settled in Louisville during this time. | ||
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There was a large [[Kentucky African Americans|African American]] population in Kentucky prior to the Civil War. The coal boom of the early 1900s brought additional African Americans and new immigrants from Europe to work in the Cumberland Plateau area. Further information on specific settlement patterns can be found in county and local histories. | There was a large [[Kentucky African Americans|African American]] population in Kentucky prior to the Civil War. The coal boom of the early 1900s brought additional African Americans and new immigrants from Europe to work in the Cumberland Plateau area. Further information on specific settlement patterns can be found in county and local histories. | ||