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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM15D3_henry-clay_Lexington-KY.html
Brought to "Ashland" and its pastures Hereford Cattle from England, in 1817, and added them to his herd of shorthorns. Here he pioneered thoroughbred horse breeding in the Blue Grass. To this farm he brought jack stock from Spain. Here he bred Mer…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM146K_henry-clays-law-office_Lexington-KY.html
Erected 1803-04, this is the only office standing used by Clay; he occupied it from 1804 until ca. 1810. During these significant years in his career, Clay was elected to successive terms in legislature and to unexpired terms in the United States …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM146H_first-presbyterian-church_Lexington-KY.html
(obverse)Founded 1784. Oldest congregation in continuous existence in city. Founders were hunting party members who selected city's site and named it Lexington in honor of first battle of the American Revolution. First pastor Adam Rankin's home, o…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1454_hunt-morgan-house_Lexington-KY.html
(Obverse):1814 Federal-style home, named Hopemont, retains original architectural features, including a cantilevered staircase & fanlight window. Saved from demolition by the Blue Grass Trust in 1955. Built by John Wesley Hunt (1773-1849), a phila…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1450_transylvania-pavilion_Lexington-KY.html
This building was one of two dependencies for Transylvania University's elaborate, three-storied 1816 structure designed by Lexington architect Matthew Kennedy. Main building burned in 1829. Nine-bayed, it had center pavilion of 5 bays surmounted …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM144K_james-lane-allen_Lexington-KY.html
This Transylvania honor graduate, who later taught there, won an international audience with his nostalgic stories and novels of Bluegrass region. Allen was born near Lexington. By 1893, after his work became popular, he moved to New York City. He…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM143O_transylvania-university_Lexington-KY.html
Pioneer in higher education in Kentucky and west. Founded by The Commonwealth of Virginia, 1780. Located in Lexington since 1789
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM13QQ_pioneer-burying-ground_Lexington-KY.html
Lexington's first burial ground was on this site, part of "first hill" on route from fort toward Georgetown. In 1781, this square was set aside by town trustees for house of worship and graveyard. The cemetery was used until end of cholera epidemi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM13QP_town-branch_Lexington-KY.html
Under Vine Street flows the Town Branch of Elkhorn, the stream upon whose banks Lexington was established in 1779. Used in the early days to bring merchandise to Lexington from Ohio River. On Town Branch was launched Edward West's steamboat in 179…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM13Q7_lewis-and-clark-in-kentucky_Lexington-KY.html
(obverse)William Clark in Lexington Clark, coleader of the 1803-1806 Lewis and Clark Expedition, and his family spent October 30, 1809, at Lexington's Traveler's Hall, operated by Cuthbert Banks. Clark also visited expedition member George Shan…
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