On State Highway 56 at Hayden Bridge Road (State Highway 279), on the right when traveling west on State Highway 56.
James Madison, 4th U.S. president, and wife, Dolly, owned 2,000 acres along Panther Creek, now Daviess County. Land held by them until sold in smaller acreages, 1832-34. Madison was member of Continental Congress, 1780-83, 86-88 and of Federal . . . — — Map (db m160063) HM
On Frederica Street south of West 2nd Street, on the right when traveling north.
(side 1)
Daviess Co. natives who have received the Medal of Honor:
John J. Given–Corp, Co K, 6th U.S. Cavalry. Died while trying to recover a fallen soldier at Wichita River, Texas, July 12, 1870.
Thomas Cruse- 2nd . . . — — Map (db m119829) HM WM
On West 7th Street at Walnut Street, on the right when traveling west on West 7th Street.
Moneta J. Sleet, Jr.
Born in Owensboro. Sleet was a graduate of Ky. State College and New York Univ. Beginning in 1955, he worked as photojournalist for Jet and Ebony magazines for 41 yrs. During the 1950s-60s, his photos . . . — — Map (db m159338) HM
On West 5th Street at Ewing Court, on the right when traveling west on West 5th Street.
Erected in 1875, this building is the oldest example of Gothic architecture in Western Kentucky. Served as Trinity Episcopal Church, oldest brick church building in Owensboro, until 1964, when it was occupied by The Cliff Hagan Boys Club. The . . . — — Map (db m159333) HM
On Frederica Street (State Road 2831) at Maple Avenue, on the right when traveling south on Frederica Street.
This giant tree, first mentioned for its size in 1883, has been an historic landmark in Daviess County for several centuries. Believed to be 250 or 300 years old, it measures over 100 feet tall, with a circumference of 16 feet. It is probably the . . . — — Map (db m159324) HM
On Griffith Avenue at Mccreary Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Griffith Avenue.
Homesite of Thomas Clay McCreery. Born in 1816. He died in 1890. He was one of Daviess County's most distinguished natives, an accomplished lawyer, orator, and farmer. A presidential elector in 1852, 1856, 1860. United States senator from 1868-71, . . . — — Map (db m159326) HM
On Frederica Street (State Road 2831) at West 11th Street, on the right when traveling north on Frederica Street.
Built 1905-6, on site of the Louisville, Henderson and St. Louis depot. It represents an agreement between the Louisville, Henderson and St. Louis; the Louisville and Nashville; and the Illinois Central railroads to provide Union Station for . . . — — Map (db m159327) HM
On State Highway 142 at Millers Mill Road (State Highway 762), on the right when traveling north on State Highway 142.
This congregation was organized on Oct. 5, 1825, in log house. New meeting house, on the site of present cemetery, built 1832. Current brick church erected in 1854, with clay from the original site. Six churches have grown from Bethabara: Macedonia, . . . — — Map (db m159289) HM
On U.S. 431 at Sharp Road, on the right when traveling south on U.S. 431.
Sept. 19, 1862, Confederate force occupied Owensboro. USA troops at old Fairgrounds refused demand for surrender. Skirmish followed. Union soldier swam Ohio River to summon help from Indiana Legion. CSA retired to here. Home Guards from Indiana . . . — — Map (db m159290) HM
On Kentucky Route 764 just south of U.S. 231, on the right when traveling north.
Pleasant Point Missionary Baptist Church. Six emancipated slaves formed this congregation in 1871. Three years later it was fully organized: the church erected in 1878. Membership grew as African Americans searched for religious & cultural . . . — — Map (db m159288) HM
On Brownsville Road just west of Fairview Church Road, on the right when traveling east.
U. S. Senator from Kentucky, March 1931 until his death Oct. 1939. Born, 1875, on this farm, attended Brownsville schools. Admitted to bar, 1896, practiced here. State Attorney General, 1916-17. Judge Ky. Court of Appeals, 1927-1930. Grand Sire of . . . — — Map (db m171807) HM
On Kentucky Route 259 0.1 miles south of Cottonwood Lane, on the left when traveling south.
Bituminous sandstone, better known as rock asphalt, composed of silica sand that is saturated with oil. Chief deposits in Ky. were found in Edmonson Co. along the Nolin River. Primarily used in road construction, it could be applied without heating . . . — — Map (db m170857) HM
On Moutardier Road south of Oakland Hills Road, on the right when traveling south.
Nolin Furnace Also called Baker Furnace after its
ironmaster, John H. Baker,
was built in 1848, a mile north,
by Craddock &. Co. The top of the
stone stack, about 40 ft high
originally, is still visible when
water in the Nolin Reservoir . . . — — Map (db m171787) HM
On Main Street (Kentucky Route 7) just east of Court Street, on the right when traveling north.
For John M. Elliott, born in Va., 1820. Came to this area, 1830. Admitted to bar, 1843. Ky. Legis., 1847-53. U. S. Congress, 1853-59. Ky. Legis., 186I, but expelled for his southern sympathy. Congress of Confederate States, 1862-65. Circuit Judge . . . — — Map (db m164303) HM
On Main Street (Kentucky Route 89) near River Drive ( Route 52), on the left when traveling south.
Only Civil War battle in this area. Col. John S. Scott, CSA, and troops arrived here July 30, 1863, with plan to capture 14th Ky. Cavalry. Held Irvine only a few hours. Col. W. P. Sanders, USA, and his force pursued Scott, capturing some of rear . . . — — Map (db m136806) HM
On Broadway Street (Kentucky Route 2461) at Main Street (Route 89), on the right when traveling east on Broadway Street.
For Captain James Estill, gallant soldier and frontiersman. Fought one of bloodiest Indian battles, Estill's Defeat, on March 22, 1782, in what is now Montgomery County. He and 7 of his 25 pioneers were killed in violent combat with a band of . . . — — Map (db m136805) HM
On Main Street (Kentucky Route 89) south of Orchard Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
Estill Seminary
This site approved for Jefferson Seminary by act of Ky. General Assembly in February 1798. Name was changed to Estill Seminary, February 3, 1816. Trustees given authority to sell half of unclaimed lands, granted for educational . . . — — Map (db m136807) HM
On Main Street (Kentucky Route 89) south of Geneva Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
Mineral springs visited by Boone, Boyle, McAfee and other pioneers. Early camp of Shawnee Indians. First school of early settlers located here. Operated as resort, 1814 until hotel burned 1924. In 1861, owner Col. Sidney M. Barnes organized 8th Ky. . . . — — Map (db m136947) HM
On Main Street (Kentucky Route 89) at Broadway Street ( Route 2461), on the right when traveling north on Main Street.
Named, 1812, for Col. Wm. Irvine, member from Madison Co. of 1787 and 1788 conventions that sought separation from Va. and statehood for Ky.; member of Constitutional Convention, 1799. "He had strong hold on affection of people. Few have gone to . . . — — Map (db m136804) HM
On Tipton Ridge Road (U.S. 52) just east of Cobhill-Patsey Pilot Road ( Route 1182), on the right when traveling north.
Red River Iron Works Blackstone and Chandler Furnaces, a single stone structure 60 ft. high, 40 x 60 ft. Twin stacks 50 ft. high, 12 ½ ft. across inside. Three miles north. Built in 1869 by Sam Worthley, designed by Fred Fitch, with . . . — — Map (db m169099) HM
On Richmond Road (Kentucky Route 52) at Shady Lane ( Route 2473), on the right when traveling north on Richmond Road.
In that crucial battle of the Chattanooga campaign, Nov. 25, 1863, Capt. John C. Wilson and 5 others from Estill Co., of 8th Ky. Inf., answered call for volunteers to plant U.S. flag on Lookout Mtn. Reaching summit in sight of both armies, they . . . — — Map (db m136803) HM
On Richmond Road (Kentucky Route 52) at Shady Lane ( Route 2473), on the right when traveling west on Richmond Road.
Indian Trading Post and camping ground. Called "Ah-wah-nee," a grassy place, by the Shawnees who hunted here and obtained their lead supply in this vicinity. In 1769, Daniel Boone, Squire Boone, and Joseph Proctor were first of many pioneers to use . . . — — Map (db m136802) HM
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
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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 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
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
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 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
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
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
On Nicholasville Road (U.S. 27) at Moore Drive, on the right when traveling north on Nicholasville Road.
Named in honor of first Battle of the American Revolution. William McConnell was among the party of hunters who came to site from Harrodsburg in 1775. Built cabin to obtain land title but driven off by Indians. Lexington later settled by Robert . . . — — Map (db m58498) HM
On Versailles Road (U.S. 60) east of Mason Headley Road, on the right when traveling east.
Named in honor of first Battle of the American Revolution. William McConnell was among the party of hunters who came to site from Harrodsburg in 1775. Built cabin to obtain land title but driven off by Indians. Lexington later settled by Robert . . . — — Map (db m170023) HM
On W. Main Street (U.S. 421, 25) east of W. Vine Street (U.S. 421), on the right when traveling west.
Obverse
Famous thoroughbred stallion bred by Elisha Warfield, "father of Ky. Turf." One of the first major stallions in the area, helped center US breeding industry in Ky. Stood at Robert Alexander's Woodburn Farm. Farm fell victim to Morgan's . . . — — Map (db m70406) HM
On West Main Street (U.S. 421) west of Newtown Pike (U.S. 25), on the right when traveling west.
Incorporated in 1849, Lexington Cemetery was laid out as a natural landscape park. Both Confederate and Union soldiers are buried in this cemetery. Towering over Henry Clay's grave is a 120-foot monument surmounted by his statue. Other noted men, . . . — — Map (db m61033) HM
On Georgetown Road (U.S. 25) 0.1 miles north of Nandino Boulevard, on the right when traveling north.
Lexington Colored Fair Association
Started in 1869 by the Lexington Colored Agricultural and Mechanical Assoc., the annual fair promoted racial achievement and offered entertainment which attracted thousands from Ky. and beyond. When located . . . — — Map (db m170035) HM
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 . . . — — Map (db m14018) HM
On Manchester Street, on the right when traveling west.
Side A Started in 1869 by the Headley and Farra Company. Continued by James E. Pepper & Company in 1879. In the late 1800s, the James E. Pepper Distillery sold whiskey to over 90 brokerage houses across the U.S. It sold under a number of . . . — — Map (db m35843) HM
On Old Frankfort Road at McConnell Springs Road, on the right when traveling east on Old Frankfort Road.
Lexington Named. In early June of 1775, a party of frontiersmen, led by William McConnell, camped near here on a branch of Elkhorn Creek. Upon hearing of the colonists' victory at Lexington, Mass., on April 19, 1775, they named their campsite . . . — — Map (db m136939) HM
On Huffman Mill Pike at Brilliant Lane, on the right when traveling west on Huffman Mill Pike.
One of many freetowns in central Kentucky, settled by former slaves during the post-Civil War period. So named after white landowner Samuel Maddox who first sold small lots to African Americans in 1871. By 1877, seven families lived in Maddoxtown . . . — — Map (db m170048) HM
On Administration Drive 0.1 miles S. Limestone (U.S. 27), on the right when traveling east.
Opened in 1882 and known as the Main or College Building, it contained classrooms, offices, and a chapel for student assemblies. Designed by architect H. P. McDonald and built of brick fashioned from campus clays and stone at a total cost of . . . — — Map (db m134591) HM
On Johnston Road (State Highway 3367) 0.5 miles south of Peter Pan Road, on the right when traveling south.
Home of Major Philip Preston Johnston, CSA. He served under J.E.B. Stuart in Major John Pelham’s Horse Artillery. Born in Shiloh, Va. in 1840. After the war, he moved to Fayette County and read law under Colonel W.C.P. Breckinridge. In 1868, . . . — — Map (db m202881) HM
On Georgetown Road (Route 25) 0.2 miles north of Citation Boulevard, on the right when traveling north.
Chestnut, 16.2 hands tall, foaled 1917 by Fair Play-Mahubah, by Rock Sand
Of all the great horses which have thundered over the American Turf, Man o' War remains the standard by which thoroughbreds are judged. Foaled east of this marker, on . . . — — Map (db m170036) HM
Man o' War
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 . . . — — Map (db m4741) HM
Margaret Isadora King
1879-1966
Salutatorian of the class of 1898, King became the first librarian of the University in 1912. She expanded the collection from a single room to over 400,000 volumes by 1948. She also served as an . . . — — Map (db m137001) HM
On Leestown Road (U.S. 421) at Ruffian Way, on the right when traveling north on Leestown Road.
Near here stood two-story log house built by Richard Masterson. This station was site of first Methodist church in Kentucky. In Masterson home, May 1790, Bishop Francis Asbury held the first Methodist Conference west of the Alleghenies. When Richard . . . — — Map (db m170034) HM
Dennis Mulligan had Maxwell Place built in 1870-72 for his son, Judge James H. Mulligan and named for nearby Maxwell Springs. The property and Italianate home were purchased by UK in 1917 as the official president's residence. First occupied by . . . — — Map (db m137003) HM
On Iron Works Pike (County Route 1973) at Mount Horeb Pike, on the left when traveling east on Iron Works Pike.
This church was organized April 21, 1827, at nearby "Cabell's Dale," home of Mary Cabell Breckinridge, widow of John Breckinridge, U.S. Senator and Attorney General in Thomas Jefferson's cabinet. The original brick church, constructed in 1828 on . . . — — Map (db m35853) HM
On East Main Street (U.S. 60) at North Limestone, on the left when traveling north on East Main Street.
Rotary Club of Lexington
Established as the 3rd Rotary Club in Kentucky and 182nd in the world, it first met on June 23, 1915. The club had weekly meetings at the Phoenix Hotel until 1942. The 2015 centennial marked 100 years of . . . — — Map (db m119117) HM
On Gentry Road just east of North Baxter Boulevard, on the left when traveling east.
Grave of Samuel Boone, the eldest
brother of Daniel Boone, renowned
Kentucky pioneer. Samuel was born
in Penna., May 20, 1728. Came to
Kentucky from South Carolina in
1779 with his family and settled
Boone's Station. He joined in
defense of . . . — — Map (db m169709) HM
On South Limestone (U.S. 27) at Huguelet Drive, on the right when traveling north on South Limestone.
Scovell Hall Named for M.A. Scovell in 1913, this building was opened in 1905, with major additions in 1913 and 1937. Utilizing a colonial design, it was the largest building on campus for many years. Served until mid-1990s as a center of . . . — — Map (db m202824) HM
On East Main Street (Business U.S. 25) at Ransom Avenue, on the right when traveling south on East Main Street.
Second Presbyterian Church was founded on July 30, 1815, and was first led by Rev. James McChord. Originally located on Market St., it was moved here in 1924. Founding members included Robert S. Todd, father of Mary Todd Lincoln, and Joseph C. . . . — — Map (db m169741) HM
On Old Harrodsburg Road 0.1 miles west of Old Higbee Mill Road, on the right when traveling west.
An outgrowth of Lewis Craig's
“Traveling Church,” this is oldest
continuous congregation north of
Ky. River. It arrived here from
Gilbert's Creek in 1783. Originally
Baptist, became Christian Church, ca.
1830, influenced by B. W. . . . — — Map (db m169913) HM
Near Patterson Drive south of Administration Drive.
A University of Mississippi graduate, Dr. Clark received his M.A. degree from UK and a Ph.D. from Duke. A historian at UK from 1931 to 1968, he chaired the history department for 23 years. Dr. Clark helped establish both the UK Libraries’ Special . . . — — Map (db m136990) HM
Near Graham Avenue north of Gladstone Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
In 1941, UK initiated radio broadcasting in Beattyville, Ky. WBKY broadcast educational programming for local residents. In 1944 UK established a radio station on the campus and WBKY began broadcasting from McVey Hall. Station call letters were . . . — — Map (db m218243) HM
The Agricultural and Mechanical College of Kentucky (A&M) was established in 1865 as part of the private Kentucky University. In 1878, A&M separated from Kentucky University (now Transylvania University) to become an independent public institution. . . . — — Map (db m136991) HM
On Mt. Horeb Pike 0 miles north of Iron Works Pike ( Route 1973), on the right when traveling north.
Wing Commander
Famous Five-Gaited Saddle Horse. Won first championship as 3-year-old in Chicago International Show. Undefeated for 7 yrs., 1948-54. Won over 200 championships at state fairs in 9 years of competition. Defeated only twice in . . . — — Map (db m170044) HM
In 1865, the Ky. Legislature est.
the Agricultural & Mechanical
College of Kentucky University. The
school's regent, John Bowman,
bought the Ashland and Woodlands
farms for the A&M campus. Ashland
housed the mechanical campus, . . . — — Map (db m169732) HM
On Fincastle Road close to Sycamore Road, on the left when traveling south.
Ashland. Home of Henry Clay, born April 12, 1777, died June 29, 1852. Served as a state legislator, US rep. & senator, house speaker, secretary of state. He ran for president in 1824, 1832, & 1844. Also an attorney, he practiced law for more . . . — — Map (db m35845) HM
Garden Club of Lexington
The Garden Club of Lexington was founded in 1916 by twelve women who affiliated with the Garden Club of America in 1924. Its purpose is conservation, beautification, and education. In 1950, the Henry Clay Foundation . . . — — Map (db m169735) HM
Madeline M. Breckinridge This descendant of Henry Clay and Ephraim McDowell was born 1872 in Franklin Co.; grew up at "Ashland," Clay's home; and married Desha Breckinridge, editor of Lexington Herald. Ill with tuberculosis, she promoted its . . . — — Map (db m35846) HM
On Forest Avenue west of Sayre Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
Home of James B. Clay, son of Henry Clay. Designed by Major Thomas Lewinski, as an Italianate villa. Floor plan consisted of central hall with 4 rooms on each floor. Thomas Clay's home, Mansfield, on Richmond Rd, designed at same time. James Clay . . . — — Map (db m169740) HM
On Dunkirk Drive east of Dunkirk Court, on the right when traveling west.
The stream in this valley emerges
from a cave. It was part of 1,000-
acre Cave Spring Tract, on waters
of South Elkhorn Creek, owned by
Col. William Preston. The water is
connected underground with sinking
spring of Wm. McConnellI. . . . — — Map (db m170024) HM
On South Hanover Avenue at East Main Street (U.S. 25&421), in the median on South Hanover Avenue.
Ashland Park. In 1904, descendants of Henry Clay hired famed landscape architects, Frederick Law Olmsted Jr. and John Charles Olmsted, to design Ashland Park neighborhood on the 600-acre estate. Constructed over a 15-year period, development . . . — — Map (db m57505) HM
On Mentelle Park north of Richmond Road (U.S. 25/421), in the median.
Mentelle Park
In 1790, James Masterson bought 100 acres here from Gen. James Wilkinson. The Mentelles bought some of this land and, in 1906, the 14-acre estate of Waldemarde Jr. was divided into 56 lots, creating Mentelle Park. Several . . . — — Map (db m169737) HM
On Georgetown Street (U.S. 25) north of Ash Street, on the right when traveling north.
Led by Mrs. E. Belle Mitchell Jackson, orphan home opened here 1894. Orphans and other black youth learned to read and write and acquired a trade; also refuge for elderly women. By 1909 home consisted of 18 acres and 2 brick houses. Burned in 1912. . . . — — Map (db m136922) HM
On Newtown Pike close to Booker Street, on the right when traveling north.
The second State Mental Hospital built in the U.S. Established by legislative act of Dec. 4, 1822, which named commissioners to buy and operate it in Fayette County. They acquired The Fayette Hospital organized in 1816. "The Lunatic Asylum" opened . . . — — Map (db m35844) HM
On Market Street 0 miles north of Church St., on the right when traveling north.
First Episcopal church in Ky., founded in 1796. Present Gothic structure, completed in 1848, was built by John McMurtry. Thomas Lewinski, architect. The Rev. James Moore was first rector and first president of Transylvania Univ. The Diocese of Ky. . . . — — Map (db m134601) HM
On North Mill Street 0.1 miles south of West 2nd Street, on the left when traveling south.
(obverse)
Founded 1784. Oldest congregation in continuous existence in city. Founders were hunting party members who selected city’s site and named it Lexington in honor of first battle of the American Revolution. First pastor Adam Rankin’s . . . — — Map (db m59162) HM
On North Mill Street 0.1 miles south of West 2nd Street, on the left when traveling south.
Erected 1803-04, this is the only office standing used by Clay; he occupied it from 1804 until ca. 1810. During these significant years in his career, Clay was elected to successive terms in legislature and to unexpired terms in the United States . . . — — Map (db m59165) HM
On North Mill Street 0.1 miles north of West 2nd. Street, on the right when traveling south.
1814 Federal-style home, named Hopemont, retains original architectural features, including a cantilevered staircase & fanlight window. Saved from demolition by the Blue Grass Trust in 1955. Built by John Wesley Hunt (1773-1849), a . . . — — Map (db m59107) HM
On Market Street 0.1 miles west of West 3rd. Street, on the left when traveling east.
This Transylvania honor graduate, who later taught there, won an international audience with his nostalgic stories and novels of Bluegrass region. Allen was born near Lexington. By 1893, after his work became popular, he moved to New York City. He . . . — — Map (db m59083) HM
Lexington Public Library
First library west of the Alleghenies was est. in Lex. in 1795 as a subscription library. The Women's Club of Central Ky. worked for a free public library, and, in 1902, Andrew Carnegie gave $60,000 to build Lex. . . . — — Map (db m35601) HM
On North Mill Street at West 2nd Street, on the right when traveling south on North Mill Street.
Home of John Hunt Morgan
"Thunderbolt of the Confederacy"
Born Huntsville, Ala. 6-1-1825
Killed Greeneville, Tenn. 9-4-1864
Lieutenant - Kentucky Volunteers in Mexican War 1846-1847 Major General - C.S.A., 1861-1864. — — Map (db m29410) HM
Samuel Brown, M.D. (1769 - 1830). This building was office of Dr. Samuel Brown, first professor of chemistry, anatomy and surgery at Transylvania Medical School. He was a pioneer in cowpox vaccination against smallpox and introduced it in . . . — — Map (db m95971) HM
On Market Street 0.1 miles south of West 3rd Street, on the left when traveling north.
This building was one of two dependencies for Transylvania University's elaborate, three-storied 1816 structure designed by Lexington architect Matthew Kennedy. Main building burned in 1829. Nine-bayed, it had center pavilion of 5 bays surmounted by . . . — — Map (db m59101) HM
On Grosvenor Avenue south of Rose Street, on the right when traveling south.
Built for Senator John and Eliza Pope. Designed by B. H. Latrobe (1764-1820), father of American architectural profession and designer to Thomas Jefferson. The Pope Villa has hidden first-story services, with rotunda and major rooms on second . . . — — Map (db m169870) HM
On West Maxwell Street east of South Mill Street, on the left when traveling east.
Mary Desha, one of four founders
of the Daughters of the American
Revolution in 1890, taught public
school here, 1875-85. Designer of
society's seal. Taught in Alaska
schools, returned to Washington,
successfully advocated . . . — — Map (db m169869) HM
On High Street (State Road 1974) at Limestone Street, on the left when traveling west on High Street.
For three years (1821-1824) while a student at Transylvania University Jefferson Davis (afterwards President of Southern Confederacy) lived here with Joseph Ficklin then Postmaster of Lexington. — — Map (db m35839) HM
On West High Street (Kentucky Route 1974) at South Upper Street, on the left when traveling east on West High Street.
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Methodism in Lexington
Revs. James Haw and Benjamin Ogden were sent in 1786 to Ky. to organize Methodists. In 1789, Rev. Francis Poythress established the Lexington Society of Methodists, now the First United Methodist . . . — — Map (db m70302) HM
On South Mill Street south of West High Street, on the right when traveling south.
Built in 1784 for Adam Rankin, minister of Lexington's pioneer Presbyterian Church. Samuel D. McCullough, born here in 1803, was a teacher, astronomer, antiquarian and maker of world-famous Burrowes mustard. In 1971, the Blue Grass Trust for . . . — — Map (db m169860) HM
On Paris Pike (U.S. 27) west of Kingston Road, on the right when traveling west.
Home of the Wildcat rollercoaster, Joyland Railroad, a midway, Fayette Co.'s first public swimming pool & a dance casino featuring jazz and big bands like Duke Ellington & Artie Shaw, as well as local & regional entertainers. The segregated park . . . — — Map (db m202879) HM
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