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Seal of the Supreme Court of Ohio – Columbus

Seal of the Supreme Court of Ohio - Columbus

The engraved seal of the Supreme Court of Ohio, as it appears at the Thomas J. Moyer Ohio Judicial Center, in Columbus. The seal is also that of the State of Ohio. It depicts the sun rising over Mount Logan and the Scioto River, as seen from the estate of the Adena Mansion in Chillicothe.  Chillicothe is the site of the State’s first capitol, when it was part of the Northwest Territory. The seal also displays a cluster of 17 arrows and next to it a  sheaf of wheat of the same shape. The thirteen rays of light coming from the sunrise, represent America’s original 13 colonies.

Adena Mansion is also where the first earthen mound of the Native American Adena culture was found, and thus became the namesake of the culture itself.

University of Louisville Seal – Grawemeyer Hall

University of Louisville Seal - Grawemeyer Hall

A view of the University of Louisville seal as seen in the pediment of Grawemeyer Hall.  The seal is a stylized depiction of the Roman goddess Minerva, the goddess of wisdom. Minerva is the oldest institutional symbol of the university, dating back to 1830’s. Louisville is Kentucky’s largest city, and founded by George Rogers Clark on the banks of of the Ohio River in 1780.

Bardstown, Kentucky, Bourbon Capital of the World

Bardstown, Kentucky, Bourbon Capital of the World

With Kentucky the main producer of the world’s bourbon, and the city of Bardstown surrounded by more than 10 bourbon distilleries, this town in north-central Kentucky has branded its self as the bourbon capital of the world. Bourbon, which has been brewed in Kentucky since at least 1795, when Jim Beam introduced “Old Jake Beam Sour Mash”, is a corn-based whiskey that is aged in charred oak barrels. The rickhouses where bourbon is stored are a common site in different parts of Kentucky, and especially near Bardstown.