Lexington Kentucky
Ashland-Lexington, Kentucky -- National Register of Historic Places Travel Itinerary
Courtesy of the Henry Clay Memorial Foundation, Lexington, KY ... Essays: Athens of the West | Civil War | Architecture | Lexington Preservation ... Famed Kentucky statesman Henry Clay built his mansion home, Ashland, in 1812, which was designated a National Historic Landmark on December 19, 1960. Clay was a U.S. Senator from Kentucky, and served as the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, the Secretary of State,and also made three unsuccessful bids for the presidency, narrowly losing in his last attempt. Just before his death in 1852 he helped delay the Civil War and secession by the southern states, thus gaining the title "the great compromiser." Clay began acquiring the 600-acre Ashland Estate in 1811 and built his mansion house the following year. A portion of the original home was designed by famed architect Benjamin Henry Latrobe, who is also responsible for the design of the United States Capitol building in Washington as well as the Pope Villa, also in Lexington. ... [Read More]
Climatology - Lexington, Kentucky
Latest official climate summary for Lexington . ... Lexington ... Lexington Bluegrass Airport (LEX) ... [Read More]
Lexington, Kentucky : About Us
Establishment of the Lexington, Kentucky, Location was mandated by Congress in the FY 2002 Appropriations bill and signed by the President. Research is conducted in one management unit, the Forage Animal Production Research Unit. The research program addresses national priorities and problems. ... Lexington KY 40506 ... [Read More]
The Civil War in Lexington: Essay--Lexington, Kentucky -- National Register of Historic Places Travel Itinerary
On August 21, 1861, a detachment of 200 Federal cavalry arrived in Lexington. This caused alarm, as units of the Lexington home guard lined up behind an old brass cannon to face the Union troops, but through negotiations the Union soldiers were permitted to depart Lexington for their camp thirty miles from the city. Responding to Union troops arriving on Kentucky soil, Confederate General Leonidas Polk occupied Columbus, Kentucky, on September 4, 1861. On September 19, 1500 Union troops marched into Lexington and pitched their tents on what was then the old fair grounds. Orders were soon given to disarm the state guard companies. On the night of September 20, Lexington's most famous Confederate, Captain (later Brigadier General) John Morgan, moved some guardsmen with weapons out of the city. Morgan himself left Lexington the following evening with fifteen or twenty followers, to join the Confederate rendezvous on Green River. The Lexington men who joined the Confederacy formed Company ... [Read More]
Architecture of Lexington, Kentucky -- National Register of Historic Places Travel Itinerary
Early builders, unable to be trained by English and Italian masters, relied on architectural treatises and builder guides. The first of the guides to appear in America were reprints of guides of the English carpenter-architect Abraham Swan, The British Architect and A Collection of Designs in Architecture , first published in Philadelphia in 1775. Other books available in the period were William Pain's The Builder's Pocket-Treasure and Practical Builder . John Norman's Town and Country Builder's Assistant was printed in Boston in 1786. Owen Biddle's The Young Carpenter's Assistant was printed in 1805 to be sold in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Richmond, Virginia; and Lexington, Kentucky, demonstrating the national recognition of Lexington. Asher Benjamin's The Builder's Assistant (1800) was published in Massachusetts as the third edition of The Country Builder's Assistant , and was part of Mathias Shryock's personal library. [Clay Lancaster, noted Kentucky architectural his ... [Read More]
Athens of the West, essay on the History of Lexington, Kentucky -- National Register of Historic Places Travel Itinerary
Lexington experienced many notable occurrences in the period 1800 to 1833 during which time it became an intellectual and religious center. The first institute of higher learning west of the Alleghenies was established in nearby Danville in 1780 and moved to Lexington in 1789. Transylvania University has remained in Lexington since 1789 and is prominently known as "The Tutor to the West." John Bradford, an early Lexingtonian, published the first newspaper of the West in Lexington. The first library in Kentucky was founded here in 1795. Many religious organizations were founded in Lexington that became firsts for the state and in some cases the west. Christ Church Episcopal was founded in 1796 and was the first Episcopal congregation west of the Allegheny Mountains. Walnut Hill Presbyterian Church is the oldest Presbyterian Church building in Kentucky, built in 1801. Another important congregation in Lexington is the First African Baptist Church . This congregation was founded ... [Read More]
Learn More--Lexington, Kentucky -- National Register of Historic Places Travel Itinerary
Wright, John D., Jr. Lexington: Heart of the Bluegrass. Lexington: Lexington-Fayette County Historic Commission,1982. ... Kerr, Bettie L. and John D. Wright, Jr. Lexington: A Century in Photographs . Lexington: Lexington-Fayette County Historic Commission, 1984. ... Staples, Charles R. The History of Pioneer Lexington: 1779-1806. Lexington: Lexington-Fayette County Historic Commission, 1973. ... [Read More]
Lexington, Kentucky
Lexington, the seat of Fayette county, was named in 1775 for the Battle of Lexington (Massachusetts) by explorers camped atMcConnell Springs near the Town Branch of South Elkhorn Creek, west of what is now downtown Lexington. Permanent settlers began arriving in 1779 andthe town was officially established by the Virginia Assembly in 1782. The Lexington postoffice opened in 1794 and the town was incorporated in 1831. ... Lexington is the home of the University of Kentucky, Lexington Community College, Lexington Theological Seminary, and Transylvania University. ... [Read More]
Kentucky.gov: - Cities & Counties
Lexington, the seat of Fayette county, was named in 1775 for the Battle of Lexington (Massachusetts) by explorers camped at McConnell Springs. ... Eminence, incorporated in 1851, was named due to the fact that it is the highest point between Louisville and Lexington. ... Contact the Fayette County Clerk in Lexington, Kentucky. ... [Read More]
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