Lexington, Kentucky
Lexington is located in the north eastern part of the state Kentucky.
Lexington is the second largest city in Kentucky with a population of 295,803 residents (2010).
About Lexington
Lexington is known as the Horse Capital of the World and the Thoroughbred City. Lexington is home to hundreds of horse farms. The city's central downtown district is surrounded by historic neighborhoods. In 2008, Lexington was named the 5th best city for Businesses and Careers by Forbes Magazine.
To See And To Do In Lexington
Ashland
Triangle Park
Mary Todd Lincoln House
Waveland State Historic Site
Fayette Mall
Nicholasville Road
Victorian Square
Hamburg Pavilion
Downtown
The Kentucky Horse Park
History Of Lexington
Lexington was founded in 1775. In 1779, Robert Patterson began building a blockhouse at the corner of what are now Main and Mill streets. In 1780, the first Lexington burial ground established on what is now known as the Baptist Church yard on Main Street. In 1787, the Kentucky Gazette, the first newspaper in Lexington and Kentucky, was published. In 1829, the first macadam highway was built from Lexington to Maysville. Companies were chartered to build a railroad from Lexington to the Ohio River in 1830. In 1833, 500 of 7,000 residents died within two months from a cholera epidemic spread by people using contaminated water supplies. In 1835, the first train runs from Lexington. A telegraph line was built between Lexington and Louisville in 1848.
In 1850, the city had the highest concentration of slaves in the state. The first gas lighting was available for Lexington homes in 1853. The University of Kentucky was founded in 1865. Electric streetcars came to the city in 1890. In 1896 the newspaper Morning Herald was published. In 1916 Lexington segregates its public parks. They remain segregated until 1956. In 1935 Lexington founded one of the first drug rehabilitation clinics.
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