Keeneland Marker

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Lexington in Fayette County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

Keeneland

By Lee Hattabaugh, May 13, 2010

1. Keeneland Marker

Inscription. Here on May 14, 1825, General LaFayette was entertained by Major John Keene who had served as his aide-de-camp during the Revolutionary War.

Erected by Commonwealth of Kentucky Historical Markers Society. (Marker Number 2.)

Location. 38° 2.617′ N, 84° 35.987′ W. Marker is in Lexington, Kentucky, in Fayette County. Marker is on Versailles Road (U.S. 60) 0.3 miles west of Man O War Boulevard, on the right when traveling west. Click for map. Marker is in this post office area: Lexington KY 40510, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Cedar Hall - Helm Place (approx. 3 miles away); Lt. Gen. Field Harris, USMC (approx. 3.1 miles away); Pisgah Church (approx. 3.1 miles away); Albert Benjamin Chandler / Gov. Albert B. Chandler (approx. 3.1 miles away); Fort Clay (approx. 4.7 miles away); Lexington Historic Distillery District (approx. 5 miles away); Lexington Cemetery (approx. 5 miles away); Vertner Woodson Tandy (approx. 5.2 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Lexington.

By Lee Hattabaugh, May 13, 2010

2. Keeneland Marker

By Lee Hattabaugh, May 13, 2010

3. Keeneland Marker

View looking West along US60. Marker is on the right at the driveway.

Keeneland Estate Photo, Click for full size

By Ken Smith, July 11, 2012

4. Keeneland Estate

Credits. This page originally submitted on May 18, 2010, by Lee Hattabaugh of Capshaw, Alabama. This page has been viewed 524 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 18, 2010, by Lee Hattabaugh of Capshaw, Alabama. 4. submitted on July 14, 2012, by Ken Smith of Milan, Tennessee. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.