Near West Main Street (U.S. 421) 0.1 miles north of Newtown Pike / Oliver Lewis Highway (Kentucky Route 922), on the right when traveling north.
Civil War Dead
An estimated 700,000 Union and Confederate soldiers died in the Civil War between April 1861 and April 1865. As the death toll rose, the U.S. government struggled with the urgent but unplanned need to bury fallen Union troops. . . . — — Map (db m123526) HM
Near East Main Street (U.S. 60) at Midland Avenue (U.S. 60), on the right when traveling west.
Arthur Boyd Hancock Sr. was the son of Capt. Richard Hancock, who established Ellerslie as the leading horse farm in Virginia late in the 19th Century. Arthur Sr. returned from the University of Chicago in 1895 to assist his father, and later, as . . . — — Map (db m58285) HM
known as Abe, was born in Midway, Woodford County. He began his career as a Thoroughbred
trainer for Abraham Buford, Bosque Bonita Far, Woodford County where he trained McWhitter (1876-1878). Perry became assistant trainer for Leonard W. Jerome, . . . — — Map (db m169792) HM
Near College View Avenue north of Rose Street when traveling north.
Adamstown
This interurban African-American community
was established in 1872 when working class
and skilled laborers began purchasing land
from George M. Adams to build homes.
Adams, a native of Barbourville, Kentucky,
was a slave owner . . . — — Map (db m169874) HM
Near West Main Street (U.S. 421) 0.1 miles north of Newtown Pike / Oliver Lewis Highway (Kentucky Route 922), on the right when traveling north.
Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.
Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that . . . — — Map (db m138998) HM WM
On Avenue of Champions 0.2 miles east of S. Limestone (U.S. 27), on the right when traveling west.
"Winningest" coach in history of college basketball. Native Kansan who played under famed coach "Phog" Allen. Head coach at UK, 1930-72. Won 4 NCAA titles, won or tied SEC crown 27 times; coach of 1948 US Olympic team that won gold medal. Natl. . . . — — Map (db m134593) HM
On N. Broadway Road (U.S. 27, 68) near West Main Street (U.S. 421), on the right when traveling north.
Site of office building which housed prominent African-American physicians and pharmacy. Among the doctors who practiced here between 1909 and 1930 were Obed Cooley; Nathaniel J. Ridley; J.C. Coleman; John Hunter, first African-American surgeon at . . . — — Map (db m68193) HM
In the early 19th century, Southern Thoroughbred breeders, including those in Kentucky, relied on slaves to care for, ride, and train their horses. After emancipation, many of these former slaves remained on the farms and, to a large degree, it was . . . — — Map (db m202887) HM
Thoroughbred Trainers (24)
French Brooks 1861-1943 Harry Brown ?-1890 Edward Caldwell 1863-1912 General Carter 1865-1936 Oliver D. Chambers 1842-1909 June Collins 1860-1930 Polk Drake 1852-1889 Moses Dupee 1832-1901 Ben . . . — — Map (db m169816) HM
On East 7th Street south of Pemberton Lane, on the right when traveling south.
Earliest recorded cemetery in Lexington to be organized, owned, and managed by African Americans. The site has been in existence since 1869. Trustees of Benevolent Society No. 2 successfully operated cemetery. Many individuals buried here were . . . — — Map (db m169750) HM
Near East Main Street (U.S. 60) at Midland Avenue (U.S. 60), on the right when traveling west.
Son of a sporting coachman, who went down on the Lusitania, Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt took over his family's Sagamore Farm in Maryland after his 21st birthday in 1933. He soon purchased Discovery, which campaigned across the country for several years . . . — — Map (db m58313) HM
Near East Main Street (U.S. 60) at Midland Avenue (U.S. 60), on the right when traveling west.
Long before he owned the international champion Cigar, Allen Paulson had established an American success story honored by the Horatio Alger Association and the Wright Brothers Trophy. Born in Clinton, Iowa, into a family that was to be bankrupted by . . . — — Map (db m58319) HM
On Old Frankfort Pike at Alexandria Drive, on the right when traveling east on Old Frankfort Pike.
Imagine... Standing on this spot in 1770.
You are a British citizen, and George III is king.
You and a few hundred others are the only non-Native
Americans exploring the uncharted lands of Kentucke (as it is
known) west of the . . . — — Map (db m194468) HM
Near East Main Street (U.S. 60) at Midland Avenue (U.S. 60), on the right when traveling west.
George Washington's diary included references to attending horse racing and Thomas Jefferson was also an avid horseman. Their interest, however, could hardly match that of Andrew Jackson, who stabled some of his race horses on the White House . . . — — Map (db m58344) HM
Near East Main Street (U.S. 60) at Midland Avenue (U.S. 60), on the right when traveling west.
Arthur B. Hancock, Jr. was given the nickname of "Bull" while in school. He was known as such thereafter, the name fitting his large physical frame and deep, commanding voice. Hancock inherited responsibility for Claiborne Farm in Paris, Kentucky, . . . — — Map (db m57720) HM
In May 1875, an estimated 10,000 racing fans watched the first running of the Kentucky Derby. Among the field of fifteen thoroughbreds, Aristides, the “little red horse,” won the mile-and-one-half race. Oliver Lewis, a . . . — — Map (db m78750) HM
Near East Main Street (U.S. 60) at Midland Avenue (U.S. 60), on the right when traveling west.
Man O War, the legendary race horse from the Golden Age of Sport, was bred in Kentucky by August Belmont II. For more than a quarter-century, Belmont was perhaps the most important figure in Thoroughbred racing, as chairman of the Jockey Club, a . . . — — Map (db m57640) HM
On Administration Drive at Patterson Drive, on the left when traveling north on Administration Drive.
Dedicated in 1901 and known as Alumni Hall. The original structure was a central, three-story building with a gymnasium and a drill hall on either side. Expanded in the 1930s with aid of WPA funds. The 19th-century bell from the Peter Taylor . . . — — Map (db m136988) HM
Residence of James Burnie Beck. Born Dumfriesshire, Scot., 1822, died Washington, D.C., 1890. Law partner John C. Breckinridge. Congressman from Ky., 1867-75. U.S. Senator from Ky. 1876-90. — — Map (db m35840) HM
Near West Main Street (U.S. 421) 0.1 miles north of Newtown Pike / Oliver Lewis Highway (Kentucky Route 922).
The National Arborist Association and the International Society of Arboriculture jointly recognize this significant tree in this bicentennial year as having lived here at the time of the signing of our constitution. — — Map (db m152373) HM
Near East Main Street (U.S. 60) at Midland Avenue (U.S. 60), on the right when traveling west.
After Meadow Court wom the Irish Sweeps Derby of 1965, fans were treated to Bing Crosby's impromptu crooning of "When Irish Eyes Are Smiling." The famous singer and actor was part owner of the winning colt. Years before, Crosby had greeted the . . . — — Map (db m57709) HM
On Gentry Road 0.3 miles east of North Baxter Boulevard, on the left when traveling east.
Israel
1759 1782
Son of Daniel and Rebecca Bryan
Killed in the Battle of Blue Licks
Aug. 19, 1782
Edward
1740 1780
Killed by Indians
Brother of Daniel
Samuel
1728 1808
Revolutionary soldier
Brother of . . . — — Map (db m202810) HM WM
On North Cleveland Road north of Democrat Boulevard, on the left when traveling north.
Organized November 1785, by Elders
John Taylor and John Tanner with
18 original members. Church part
of Elkhorn Assn.; in 1823 joined
Boone's Creek Assn. Sunday School
organized ca. 1866. Present church
is on same land as the first log
church . . . — — Map (db m169681) HM
On Gentry Road 0.3 miles east of North Baxter Boulevard, on the left when traveling east. Reported missing.
Daniel Boone surveyed this site in 1774 for a 4,000-acre land grant to James Hickman. In Dec. 1779, Boone and other families lived here in crude shelters; in 1780, built cabins & stockade. By 1783, the station included 15-20 families. Among these, . . . — — Map (db m169706) HM
On Old Frankfort Pike at Alexandria Drive, on the right when traveling east on Old Frankfort Pike.
Thoroughbreds and Standardbreds; the best racing and driving horses in America stood here.
A good horse was indispensable throughout the 1800s
Horses For Power, Transportation, And Sport. Breeders increasingly focused . . . — — Map (db m194473) HM
On Bryan Station Road (State Highway 57), on the right when traveling west.
Camping place in 1775-76 of the brothers Morgan, James, William and Joseph Bryan. In 1779 was fortified as a station which in Aug. 1782 repelled a siege of Indians and Canadians under Capt. William Caldwell and Simon Girty. — — Map (db m35894) HM
“Buffalo Soldiers” specifically refers to African Americans serving in the 9th and 10th Cavalry, and 24th and 25th infantry. Originally organized after the Civil War to fight native Americans in the American West, they later went on to . . . — — Map (db m169751) HM
Near East Main Street (U.S. 60) at Midland Avenue (U.S. 60), on the right when traveling west.
Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney represented the third generation of the Whitney family's prominence in business, society, and racing. His mother was a granddaughter of shipping and railroad tycoon Cornelius Vanderbilt. C. V. Whitney and a cousin, John . . . — — Map (db m58299) HM
On Old Frankfort Pike (Route 1681) at Alexandria Drive, on the right when traveling east on Old Frankfort Pike.
Devil's red trim on crisp white buildings, green roofs, and miles of curving white board fences: unmistakably Calumet. This farm dominated the
20th century equine industry as a breeding and racing powerhouse.
William Monroe . . . — — Map (db m194572) HM
Near East Main Street (U.S. 60) at Midland Avenue (U.S. 60), on the right when traveling west.
Charles Lindbergh regarded Capt. Harry F. Guggenheim and Dr. Robert Goddard as the two most forward looking men in the early history of aerospace. Guggenheim financed much of Goddard's research and was himself a combat flyer in both world wars. . . . — — Map (db m58321) HM
had been employed by Barak G. Thomas, owner of Dixiana Farm, as a 'race rider' since he was fourteen years old. He was mounted for the Harold Stakes at Latonia. Cassius' fate was reported in several publications: “The sad accident which befell . . . — — Map (db m169789) HM
On Athens Walnut Hill Road 0.7 miles west of Interstate 75, on the left when traveling west.
Home of Capt. Robert Boggs, b.1746, Mill Creek Hundred, Del. Moved to Va. Soldier in Revolution. Came to Ky., 1774, as chainman Col. John Floyd's survey party. One of founders of Boonesborough. Officer, Cherokee Expedition, 1776. Under Washington, . . . — — Map (db m169730) HM
Near Hilltop Avenue north of University Drive, on the right when traveling north.
Class Competitions On American campuses in the 1900s, freshman and sophomore classes had a variety of competitions. The University of Kentucky was no exception. An early rivalry was the annual flag rush in which one class would defend their flag . . . — — Map (db m202820) HM
Near Avenue of Champions (Kentucky Route 1974) south of South Limestone (U.S. 27), on the left when traveling south.
Cleona Belle Matthews Boyd Cleona Belle Matthews, a native of Missouri, taught Greek and Latin at Park College Academy until she married Dean Paul P. Boyd in 1906 and they moved to Kentucky. The Boyds had two children, Virginia and Martha. . . . — — Map (db m218234) HM
Near East Main Street (U.S. 60) at Midland Avenue (U.S. 60), on the right when traveling west.
The activities of Col. E. R. Bradley ranged from operating Palm Beach's Beach Club casino to staging charity race days for orphans. A product of a burgeoning nation in the 19th century, Bradley worked in steel mills in Pittsburgh as a youngster, . . . — — Map (db m58351) HM
Near East Main Street (U.S. 60) at Midland Avenue (U.S. 60), on the right when traveling west.
Col. Phil T. Chinn's place in the history of Thoroughbred racing and breeding would be secure on the facts alone, for he bred, trained, raced, bought, and sold a number of important horses. It was as a character and raconteur, however, that Col. . . . — — Map (db m58320) HM
On Water Street at Quality Street, on the left when traveling north on Water Street.
At this site in the fall of 1985, undercover police operations targeted gay men. Nineteen were charged with violating Kentucky's sodomy law, which carried a penalty of up to 12 months in jail, a $500 fine or both. Only Jeffrey Allen Wasson . . . — — Map (db m179364) HM
Near West Main Street (U.S. 421) 0.1 miles west of Newtown Pike ( Route 922), on the right when traveling west.
C.S.A
(The names of 160 Confederate soldiers that are buried in the Lexington Cemetery are listed on the four faces of the pedestal)
C.V.A. — — Map (db m167905) WM
On Old Frankfort Pike, on the left when traveling east.
Corn was the staple crop on most farms, because the grain fed people and livestock
throughout the year. After corn came wheat, rye, flax, hemp, barley, oats, turnips and potatoes. The kitchen
garden yielded vegetables and herbs.
The farm . . . — — Map (db m194472) HM
Near East Main Street (U.S. 60) at Midland Avenue (U.S. 60) when traveling west.
Elmendorf Farms, one of the enduring symbols of the Bluegrass, on Paris Pike, was named by Daniel Swigert. He purchased the 544-acre core of the farm in 1881 for $150,000 from John Sanford, who had called the property Preakness Stud. Earlier, . . . — — Map (db m58282) HM
In addition to the great Man o' War, this memorial gravesite also holds the final remains of several of his sons and daughters including Triple Crown winner, War Admiral.
War Admiral (1938-1900) Buried with Man o' War
By Man o' War, . . . — — Map (db m202934) HM
On Hilltop Avenue north of University Drive, on the left when traveling north.
Desegregation of UK
In 1948 Lyman T. Johnson filed suit for admission to UK. In March 1949 Federal Judge H. Church Ford ruled in Johnson's favor, and that summer nearly 30 black students entered UK graduate and professional programs. . . . — — Map (db m169899) HM
Near East Main Street (U.S. 60) at Midland Avenue (U.S. 60), on the right when traveling west.
His name having wafted down through history as The Father of the Kentucky Turf, Dr. Elisha Warfield had the overriding distinction of having been the breeder of the stallion Lexington. Depicted elsewhere in this park, Lexington was a bellwether . . . — — Map (db m57742) HM
Dr. Luke P. Blackburn Correctional Complex
Originally Kentucky Village, this complex renamed in honor of Dr. Luke P. Blackburn, 26th Governor of Ky., in recognition of his pioneer efforts in prison reform. Elected Governor in 1879, after . . . — — Map (db m170039) HM
On Newtown Pike (Kentucky Route 922) 1 mile north of Iron Works Pike ( Route 1973), on the right when traveling north.
Pharmacist, physician, chemist, teacher and author. Born in England, 1805, he came to Lexington in 1832. Dr. Peter was associated with Transylvania Univ. more than 50 yrs.; elected to chair of chemistry and pharmacy and Dean of Medical School. . . . — — Map (db m165195) HM
Near East Main Street (U.S. 60) at Midland Avenue (U.S. 60), on the right when traveling west.
A Canadian whose breeding farms were in Ontario and Maryland, E. P. Taylor nevertheless had a profound influence on Kentucky. His patronage of the Keeneland select yearling sale was significant in its emergence as the elite among international . . . — — Map (db m57708) HM
On Coronado Ridge 0.1 miles south of Sprinters Trail, on the right when traveling south.
This spring 900 feet to the west was discovered in 1775 by Joseph Lindsay who was killed at the Battle of Blue Licks. Spring and surrounding 2,000 acres were later surveyed for Evan Shelby, father of the first governor of Kentucky. The house on . . . — — Map (db m170027) HM
Near East Main Street (U.S. 60) at Midland Avenue (U.S. 60), on the right when traveling west.
The proprietress of the famed cosmetics house, Elizabeth Arden was born Florence Nightingale Graham near Toronto, Canada. At age twenty-four she moved to New York, later borrowed $6000 from her brother, and began her own firm. By 1945, the Elizabeth . . . — — Map (db m58291) HM
On Richmond Road (U.S. 25, 421) south of Lake Park Road, on the right when traveling south.
The home which stood on this site from 1787 to 1947 was built by Levi Todd (1756-1807), who named it for his ancestral village in Scotland. He was one of a party of hunters who named Lexington in 1775; first Fayette County clerk; aide to George . . . — — Map (db m70579) HM
On North Broadway (U.S. 27/68) north of Kenyon Road, on the right when traveling north.
Fairlawn, ca. 1845. Home of Dr. Benjamin W. Dudley from 1846 until 1870. Small white cottage to south purchased by Dr. Dudley, 1839, used for instruction in anatomy and surgery while on faculty of Transylvania Medical School. William T. . . . — — Map (db m169849) HM
On Farm Road at University Drive, on the left when traveling west on Farm Road.
Family & Consumer Sciences Extension in Kentucky Programs began in 1914 when 17 county agents were hired to focus on canning work. Early agents taught food production, safety, preservation & storage. Programs expanded through the 20th century to . . . — — Map (db m202819) HM
The farrier is as critical to the success of the modern racehorse as a well-drilled team
changing the tires on the modern racing car. Farriers form and fit the shoes to each horse as required by training and racing events. The adjacent grave is . . . — — Map (db m169790) HM
On W. Main Street (U.S. 60, 421) east of N. Broadway Road (U.S. 68), on the right when traveling east.
Isaac Shelby was inaugurated as lst governor of Kentucky, June 4, 1792, at building on West Main Street; built as a market house, 1791-92. After Kentucky's admission to Union, the structure was also used as a State House during the legislative . . . — — Map (db m68215) HM
On South Broadway (U.S. 68), on the right when traveling south.
Near this spot pioneers in 1780 established the starting point of the first race path in Kentucky, extending southward one quarter mile. — — Map (db m220782) HM
On Avenue of Champions (Kentucky Route 1974) north of South Martin Luther King Boulevard, on the right when traveling north.
Frances Jewell McVey
Frances Jewell, a native Kentuckian, was a
graduate of Vassar College and Columbia
University. Beginning as an instructor in the
University of Kentucky English Department
from 1915-1921, Jewell served as Dean . . . — — Map (db m169879) HM
On Old Frankfort Pike at Alexandria Drive, on the right when traveling east on Old Frankfort Pike.
The decades between the Civil War and World War I (circa 1865-1915), brought big events and big changes.
Freshly-minted millionaires transformed farms into showplaces
where the best thoroughbred and standardbred horses in the world
grazed, . . . — — Map (db m194501) HM
On Old Frankfort Pike (Route 1681) at Alexandria Drive, on the right when traveling east on Old Frankfort Pike.
The early explorers and surveyors recognized unusually good soil
by its appearance, physical qualities and vegetation
- even if they didn't comprehend the geology beneath.
This 2,400 square mile area -
the Inner Bluegrass region of . . . — — Map (db m194469) HM
Near East Main Street (U.S. 60) at Midland Avenue (U.S. 60), on the right when traveling west.
George D. Widened was a prototype sportsman from a distinguished Philadelphia family. Several years after his father was lost on the Titanic, Widener purchased Erdenheim, the Pennsylvania property which had been birthplace of Iroquois, first . . . — — Map (db m58288) HM
Near East Main street (U.S. 60) at Midland Avenue (U.S. 60), on the right when traveling west.
Among modern political figures involved in Thoroughbred racing have been national Treasury Secretaries George M. Humphrey, william Simon, and Nicholas Brady. Humphrey joined President Eisenhower's Cabinet in 1953, after a vigorous business career . . . — — Map (db m58287) HM
Near East Main Street (U.S. 60) at Midland Avenue (U.S. 60), on the right when traveling west.
The first President of the United States was an avid horseman and outdoorsman, as befit his era, and he at times was a participant in horse racing. The cherished tale of his Magnolia running against a horse owned by Thomas Jefferson was refuted by . . . — — Map (db m58334) HM
Man o' War's training began in September, 1918, at Berlin, Maryland, under the tutelage of Louis Feustel. It was no easy job. As high-spirited as his father, Fair Play, Man o' War was difficult to break at first. Earlier in the summer at Saratoga, . . . — — Map (db m202910) HM
On Administration Drive north of South Limestone (U.S. 27), on the right when traveling north.
Erected in 1889 as U.K.'s first Agricultural Experiment Station; now second oldest building on the campus. Destroyed by fire in 1891, it was rebuilt on the same site. Named for Ezra Gillis (1867-1958) who joined the U.K. faculty in 1907 and served . . . — — Map (db m136985) HM
On Newtown Pike (Kentucky Route 922), on the right when traveling north.
Glengarry Field-Cool Meadow
Lexington Municipal Airport at Glengarry Field was dedicated on July 12, 1935 and later re-named Cool Meadow Airport. It was located on the site of a Civil War Union army encampment and skirmish on Glengarry Farm. . . . — — Map (db m170042) HM
Octie Keys, died July 1929, had a listed occupation of horsegroom. Horsegrooms are responsible for all aspects of the care and maintenance of thoroughbred horses. Until Keeneland was built, Lexington's racetrack, The Kentucky Association Racetrack, . . . — — Map (db m169755) HM
On Huguelet Drive north of University Drive, on the right when traveling north.
The original Haggin Hall In 1939, President Frank MeVey announced that Margaret Voorhies Haggin had created a trust fund in memory of her late husband, James B. Haggin. This gift continues to enrich the University today.
Born in Frankfort, . . . — — Map (db m169904) HM
Near East Main Street (U.S. 60) at Midland Avenue (U.S. 60), on the right when traveling west.
Hal Price Headley embodied the image of the Bluegrass horseman. He was sophisticated in business, but always a man of agriculture, raising tobacco as well as Thoroughbreds. His lasting legacy to Lexington was his instrumental role in formation of . . . — — Map (db m58352) HM
Near East Main Street (U.S. 60) at Midland Avenue (U.S. 60), on the right when traveling west.
The stamp affixed on Thoroughbred racing by William Collins Whitney and his son Harry Payne Whitney remains indelible. It was W. C. Whitney who poured funding into revitalization of Saratoga, the charming old Victorian race track still operating in . . . — — Map (db m58325) HM
Near East Main Street (U.S. 60) at Midland Avenue (U.S. 60), on the right when traveling west.
Visitors familiar with Lexington's Ashland, the home of Henry Clay, know it as a graceful old house, with lovely gardens and grounds. In an earlier time, when Henry Clay built it to some 2,000 acres, Ashland was also the home of Thoroughbreds. Henry . . . — — Map (db m58346) HM
Near West Main Street (U.S. 421) 0.1 miles north of Newtown Pike / Oliver Lewis Highway ( Route 922).
Henry Clay, born in Virginia in 1777, came to Lexington at the age of twenty and quickly established a successful law practice. In 1799 he married Lucretia Hart, daughter of one of this citys most prominent families.
He served six years in . . . — — Map (db m119135) HM
On Huguelet Drive south of Rose Street, on the right when traveling north.
Herman L. Donovan
UK's Fourth President (1941-1956),
Donovan guided the University through
World War II and desegregation. He
focused much of his energy on post-war
planning for UK, which witnessed an
influx of returning service men . . . — — Map (db m169906) HM
A hostler is a horse handler. 'Soup' Perkins was employed as a hostler before becoming a jockey. Daniel Hart, died 16 January 1901, was identified as a hostler in records of his occupation.
Sign produced with support from a University of . . . — — Map (db m169756) HM
Near East Main Street (U.S. 60) at Midland Avenue (U.S. 60), on the right when traveling west.
The English Royal family has been instrumental in Thoroughbred racing through many successions, and no monarch has been more knowledgeable about the sport that Queen Elizabeth II. There was a Royal Stud farm in the time of Henry VIII, and with . . . — — Map (db m58316) HM
On Old Frankfort Pike (Kentucky Route 1681) at Alexandria Drive, on the right when traveling east on Old Frankfort Pike.
E. R. Bradley's Idle Hour Farm, covering 1,292 acres on both sides of Old Frankfort Pike, set an almost unbelievable standard for the early 20th century Thoroughbred farm. Idle Hour raised four Kentucky Derby winners and dominated the . . . — — Map (db m194571) HM
On East Third Street north of Midland Avenue (U.S. 60), on the left when traveling east.
One of the greatest jockeys in the history of American racing, Isaac Burns Murphy was born on a farm in the Bluegrass not far from Lexington in 1861. His parents were enslaved. His mother, America Murphy, was a domestic servant on the farm. His . . . — — Map (db m119100) HM
Isaac Burns Murphy was horn to America Murphy in Clark County, Kentucky in January of 1861. After emancipation and the death of his father in the Civil War, Isaac and his mother moved to Lexington where he received his first formal education. The . . . — — Map (db m202886) HM
On Midland Place north of Midland Avenue (U.S. 60), on the right when traveling south.
The Isaac Murphy Memorial Art Garden is named for the famed jockey whose house stood on this site. It was developed to commemorate the contributions of African Americans to Thoroughbred racing and to help revitalize this East End neighborhood. . . . — — Map (db m119101) HM
On Nelson Avenue south of Midland Place, on the right when traveling north.
(front side)
”All the Best Jockeys ”
In the last decades of the 19th century, horse racing was America's great national sport and black jockeys, many from the Bluegrass region, stood at its center. It was the Gilded Age, . . . — — Map (db m119102) HM
Near East Main Street (U.S. 60) at Midland Avenue (U.S. 60), on the right when traveling west.
Thoroughbred racing for many years has been graced by the participation of distinguished ladies. The first lady to top the list of money-winning owners in a given year was Mrs. Isabel Dodge Sloane, whose Brookmeade Stable earned $251,138 in 1934. . . . — — Map (db m58281) HM
Near East Main Street (U.S. 60) near Midland Avenue (U.S. 60), on the right when traveling west.
A Kentucky-born grandson of a Turkish Army officer, James Ben Ali Haggin was lured west by the Gold Rush. He and his partners eventually owned South Dakora's Homestake Mine---the richest gold vein in North America. Haggin's group also mined other . . . — — Map (db m58348) HM
Near East Main Street (U.S. 60) at Midland Avenue (U.S. 60), on the right when traveling west.
Castleton Farm, a stately, stone-walled property on Lexington's Iron Works Pike, was purchased by Sen. John Brechinridge in 1790. A century later, it was bought by James R. Keene, a mercurial figure in American business and sport.
Born in . . . — — Map (db m57784) HM
This monument identifies members of James "Soup" Perkins' family. Frank was a trainer whose career ended when he was killed in 1900. Elizabeth was their sister and Mattie was their mother. The woman identified on the opposite side was Mattie's . . . — — Map (db m169785) HM
On College View Avenue north of Rose Street, on the left when traveling north.
Known for carrying a rolled-up program in his hand during games, Joe B. Hall had the unenviable task of following UK legend Adolph Rupp, but he filled the role nicely.
During his 13-year tenure as head coach of the Cats, Hall led UK to the 1978 . . . — — Map (db m169878) HM
On West Main Street (U.S. 60) at Cheapside, on the right when traveling north on West Main Street. Reported permanently removed.
Citizen Lawyer
Born January 16, 1821, Lexington, Kentucky
Graduate of Centre College, Danville, Kentucky, 1838
Received Law Degree from Transylvania University, 1841
President Kentucky Association, now Keeneland Association
In exile . . . — — Map (db m166078) HM
Near East Main Street (U.S. 60) at Midland Avenue (U.S. 60), on the right when traveling west.
Yellow was the color and name of his taxicab company, and yellow and black were his stable colors. Mr. and Mrs. John D. Hertz' most famous Thoroughbred was Count Fleet, which won the triple Crown (Kentucky Derby, Preakness, Belmont Stakes) in 1943. . . . — — Map (db m58284) HM
Near East Main Street (U.S. 60) at Midland Avenue (U.S. 60), on the right when traveling west.
John E. Madden named Hamburg Place, outside Lexington, for Hamburg, one of his many champion race horses. He proceeded to breed five Kentucky derby winners on the farm: Old Rosebud, Sir Barton, Paul Jones, Zev and Flying Ebony. Sir Barton also won . . . — — Map (db m58349) HM
Near East Main Street (U.S. 60) at Midland Avenue (U.S. 60), on the right when traveling west.
British Prime Minister Harold McMillan proclaimed John Hay (Jock) Whitney "the best Ambassador the United States ever had here." Whitney was named to the post in 1954 by President Eisenhower, a golfing and hunting crony. Whitney was named for his . . . — — Map (db m58350) HM
On North Upper Street near West Main Street (Route 25 / 60), on the right when traveling south. Reported permanently removed.
(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 . . . — — Map (db m166076) HM
Near East Main Street (U.S. 60) at Midland Avenue (U.S. 60), on the right when traveling west.
Adjacent to this park is the building of the Lexington Herald-Leader, one of the large Knight-Ridder chain of newspapers. Both Messrs. Knight and Ridder were longtime owners and breeders of racehorses. John S. Knight started with the Akron Beacon . . . — — Map (db m58333) HM
Near East Main Street (U.S. 60) at Midland Avenue (U.S. 60), on the right when traveling west.
The far-reaching enterprises of John W. Galbreath were sometimes reflected in the names of his horses. Epsom Derby winner Roberto was named for the great baseball player Roberto Clemente, whose team, the Pittsburgh Pirates, was then owned by . . . — — Map (db m58327) HM
Nothing is known about Joseph Scott except that
at a very young age (16) he was employed by the
thoroughbred industry. His grave is unique
because it is the only one in the cemetery that
specifically identifies an individual as a 'jocky.'
Matt . . . — — Map (db m169822) HM
On Versailles Road (U.S. 60) 0.3 miles west of Man O War Boulevard, on the right when traveling west.
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. — — Map (db m30837) HM
Preceded by several earlier student newspapers, the first Kentucky Kernel appeared September 16, 1915. An eight-page weekly by 1923, after a varied publication schedule it became a daily newspaper in 1966. Housed in several campus locations before . . . — — Map (db m218244) HM
Near East Main Street (U.S. 60) at Midland Avenue (U.S. 60), on the right when traveling west.
Leslie Combs II put a modern slant on the management and marketing of horses. He specialized in the form of syndication whereby some thirty-six shares would be sold in an individual stallion. Beau Pere, purchased for $100,000 in 1947, was his first . . . — — Map (db m58297) HM
Near East Main Street (U.S. 60) at Midland Avenue (U.S. 60), on the right when traveling west.
The stallion Lexington was the key figure in development of the American Thoroughbred during the second half of the 19th Century. He was statistically the leading stallion in America for 14 consecutive years, 1861 - 1875, and again in two later . . . — — Map (db m70405) HM
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