| Kentucky (Fayette County), Lexington — 1783 — Cedar Hall - Helm Place |
| | This antebellum Greek Revival Home was part of Bowman estate. Col. Abraham Bowman commanded 8th Va. Regt. in Revolution. Behind house was Todd's Station, built 1779 by Levi Todd, grandfather of Mary Todd Lincoln and Emilie Todd Helm. Mrs. Helm, wife of CSA Gen. Ben H. Helm, bought house in 1912. Later owned by Wm. H. Townsend, Lincoln authority. Listed on National Register, 1978 — Map (db m14009) |
| Kentucky (Fayette County), Lexington — 1440 — Fayette County |
| | One of the three original counties formed when Kentucky Co., Virginia, was divided by Va. Act in 1780. Included area north and east of Ky. River, 37 persent-day counties and parts of 7 others. Reduced to its present boundaries by 1799.
Named for Marquis de Lafayette, French champion of liberty, who came to America in 1777 to assist with our war for independence. — Map (db m14016) |
| Kentucky (Fayette County), Lexington — Fayette County World War I Memorial — 1917 1919 |
| | The Men of Fayette County who gave their lives in Service During the World War.
[First column]
Fred M. Blakeman •
Don Mullis Burris •
Marshall Corum •
Harry W. Cunningham •
Johnson Clay Eales •
Clarence R. Gaugh •
Sydney Gordon •
Herman Gray Moores •
Alex F. Mattingly •
Lewis Martin •
Geo. A. Pennington •
Capt. George C. Rogers •
Sterling Rocket •
John E. Slattery •
Enoch Stone •
Benjamin Wierman •
1st Lieut. J. C. Hobbs •
Wm. Preston Clark • . . . — Map (db m14090) |
| Kentucky (Fayette County), Lexington — 1803 — John Hunt Morgan (1825-1864) |
| | (Front): Known as the "Thunderbolt of the Confederacy," Morgan was born in Huntsville, Alabama; in 1831 moved to Lexington. After attending Transylvania, he fought in the Mexican war. In Lexington, he prospered as owner of hemp factory and woolen mill. Morgan organized Lexington Rifles Infantry, 1857; later lead them to aid Confederacy. See over. (Reverse): Leading cavalry raids behind the enemy lines, Morgan disrupted Union supplies and communications. For southerners, he was . . . — Map (db m14014) |
| Kentucky (Fayette County), Lexington — 1553 — Lexington Courthouses / Cheapside |
| | Lexington Courthouses
East of Cheapside is the public square, where courthouses of Lexington ahve stood since 1788. The present edifice is fifth fourthouse, the fourth on this site. It was built during 1898-1900, after fire destroyed fourth courthouse and the famous statue "Woman Triumphant" by Kentucky sculptor Joel T. Hart. Over
Cheapside
A log schoolhouse on east side of public square was one of first buildings outside fort walls, 1782. Here, the first teacher, John McKinney, . . . — Map (db m14018) |
| Kentucky (Fayette County), Lexington — 19 — Main Street Christian Church |
| | Built on this site in 1842. The 16-day Campbell-Rice Debate on Christian baptism, etc., was held here Nov. 1843, Hon. Henry Clay Presiding. — Map (db m14010) |
| Kentucky (Fayette County), Lexington — 1215 — Man o' War |
| | (Obverse):
Fair Play - Mahubah, by Rock Sand
Greatest race horse and leading money winner of his day. Winner of twenty of twenty-one starts with lifetime earnings of $249,465. Foaled March 29, 1917, at August Belmont's Nursery Stud a few miles away. Sold at auction as yearling for $5,000 to Samuel D. Riddle, his owner throughout his racing career and later retirement. "Big Red" sired 62 stakes winners, his get earning over $3.5 million. War Admiral, Triple Crown winner, was most . . . — Map (db m4741) |
| Kentucky (Fayette County), Lexington — 2122 — Slavery in Fayette Co. / Cheapside Slave Auction Block |
| | Slavery in Fayette Co.
On the N.E. corner of the Fayette County Courthouse lawn stood the whipping post established in 1847 to punish slaves for such offenses as being on the streets after 7 p.m. Fayette Co. was one of the largest slave-holding counties in Kentucky. By 1860, one in four residents of the city of Lexington were slaves.
Cheapside Slave Auction Block
African Americans were sold as slaves at Cheapside Auction Block on the public square in the 19th century. Lexington . . . — Map (db m16411) |
| Kentucky (Fayette County), Lexington — 741 — U.S. Vice President |
| | (Front): John Cabell Breckinridge, 1821-75, one of four Kentuckians - more than any state, except New York - who were U.S. Vice Presidents. Others were Adlai E. Stevenson, Richard M. Johnson, and Alben W. Barkley. In U.S. Congress, 1851-55. Elected Vice-President in 1856. Candidate of Southern Democrats for President in 1860, carrying nine Southern States. See over. (Back): Breckinridge served as a major of Kentucky Volunteers, Mexican war. Elected to U.S. Senate in 1860. Becaem . . . — Map (db m14019) |
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