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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Lexington, Kentucky

 
Clickable Map of Clark County, Kentucky and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Clark County, KY (54) Bourbon County, KY (34) Estill County, KY (13) Fayette County, KY (276) Madison County, KY (108) Montgomery County, KY (17) Powell County, KY (9)  ClarkCounty(54) Clark County (54)  BourbonCounty(34) Bourbon County (34)  EstillCounty(13) Estill County (13)  FayetteCounty(276) Fayette County (276)  MadisonCounty(108) Madison County (108)  MontgomeryCounty(17) Montgomery County (17)  PowellCounty(9) Powell County (9)
Winchester is the county seat for Clark County
Lexington is in Clark County
      Clark County (54)  
ADJACENT TO CLARK COUNTY
      Bourbon County (34)  
      Estill County (13)  
      Fayette County (276)  
      Madison County (108)  
      Montgomery County (17)  
      Powell County (9)  
 
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1 Kentucky, Clark County, Lexington — 1318 — Caveland
On Jones Nursery Road, 0.3 miles north of Athens Boonesboro Road (Kentucky Route 418), on the right when traveling north.
2 Kentucky, Clark County, Lexington — 2549 — John Jacob Niles
On Athens Boonesboro Road (Kentucky Route 418), on the right when traveling west.
3 Kentucky, Clark County, Lexington — 2599 — Jones Nursery / Nursery Place
On Athens Boonesboro Road (Kentucky Route 418) east of Jones Nursery Road, on the left when traveling east.
4 Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington — 1404 — ← Cave Spring
On Athens Walnut Hill Road, 0.7 miles west of Interstate 75, on the left when traveling west.
5 Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington — Breed Only The Best
On Old Frankfort Pike at Alexandria Drive, on the right when traveling east on Old Frankfort Pike.
6 Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington — Nugent's Crossroad - Midway - Wallace Station
On Old Frankfort Pike at Alexandria Drive, on the right when traveling east on Old Frankfort Pike.
7 Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington — Pisgah — National Register Rural Historic District
On Old Frankfort Pike at Alexandria Drive, on the right when traveling east on Old Frankfort Pike.
8 Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington — Redd Road — National Regiser Rural Historic District
On Old Frankfort Pike at Alexandria Drive, on the right when traveling east on Old Frankfort Pike.
9 Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington — the International Thoroughbred Landscape
On Old Frankfort Pike near Alexandria Drive, on the right when traveling east.
10 Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington — 1787-1987 Bicentennial Tree — Largest Basswood Tree in the United States
Near West Main Street (U.S. 421) 0.1 miles north of Newtown Pike / Oliver Lewis Highway (Kentucky Route 922).
11 Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington — A National Cemetery System
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.
12 Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington — A. B. Hancock Sr. — 1875 - 1957
Near East Main Street (U.S. 60) at Midland Avenue (U.S. 60), on the right when traveling west.
13 Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington — Abraham Perry (1842-1908)
Near East 7th Street.
14 Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington — Adamstown / Pierre Whiting — 1872 1943 / 1863 1949
Near College View Avenue north of Rose Street when traveling north.
15 Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington — Address by President Lincoln — At the Dedication of The Gettysburg National Cemetery — November 19, 1863 —
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.
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16 Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington — 1826 — Adolph F. Rupp (1901-77)
On Avenue of Champions, 0.2 miles east of S. Limestone (U.S. 27), on the right when traveling west.
17 Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington — 1928 — African American Physicians
On N. Broadway Road (U.S. 27, 68) near West Main Street (U.S. 421), on the right when traveling north.
18 Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington — African Americans in Racing
Near Iron Works Parkway at Iron Works Pike.
19 Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington — African Americans in the Horse Industry Buried Here
Near East 7th Street.
20 Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington — 2110 — African Cemetery No. 2
On East 7th Street south of Pemberton Lane, on the right when traveling south.
21 Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington — Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt — 1912 - 1999
Near East Main Street (U.S. 60) at Midland Avenue (U.S. 60), on the right when traveling west.
22 Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington — Allen Paulson — 1922 - 2000
Near East Main Street (U.S. 60) at Midland Avenue (U.S. 60), on the right when traveling west.
23 Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington — Americas First West — "Spread out before us lay the finest body of land in the world."
On Old Frankfort Pike at Alexandria Drive, on the right when traveling east on Old Frankfort Pike.
24 Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington — Andrew Jackson — 1767 - 1845
Near East Main Street (U.S. 60) at Midland Avenue (U.S. 60), on the right when traveling west.
25 Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington — Arthur B. Hancock, Jr. — 1910 - 1972
Near East Main Street (U.S. 60) at Midland Avenue (U.S. 60), on the right when traveling west.
26 Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington — 2381 — Artistides
Near McGrathians Pky..
27 Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington — August Belmont II — 1853 - 1924
Near East Main Street (U.S. 60) at Midland Avenue (U.S. 60), on the right when traveling west.
28 Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington — 2070 — Barker Hall and Buell Armory
On Administration Drive at Patterson Drive, on the left when traveling north on Administration Drive.
29 Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington — 14 — Beck House
On High Street, on the right when traveling west.
30 Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington — Bing Crosby — 1904 - 1977
Near East Main Street (U.S. 60) at Midland Avenue (U.S. 60), on the right when traveling west.
31 Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington — Boone
On Gentry Road, 0.3 miles east of North Baxter Boulevard, on the left when traveling east.
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32 Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington — 1773 — Boone's Creek Baptist Church
On North Cleveland Road north of Democrat Boulevard, on the left when traveling north.
33 Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington — 2230 — Boone's Station
On Gentry Road, 0.3 miles east of North Baxter Boulevard, on the left when traveling east.
34 Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington — Bryan Station Memorial
Near Bryan Station Road (Kentucky Route 57) at Brair Hill Road.
35 Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington — 21 — Bryan's Station
On Bryan Station Road (State Highway 57), on the right when traveling west.
36 Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington — Buffalo Soldiers
Near East 7th Street.
37 Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington — C. V. Whitney — 1899 - 1992
Near East Main Street (U.S. 60) at Midland Avenue (U.S. 60), on the right when traveling west.
38 Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington — Calumet Farm
On Old Frankfort Pike (Route 1681) at Alexandria Drive, on the right when traveling east on Old Frankfort Pike.
39 Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington — Capt. Harry Guggenheim — 1890 - 1971
Near East Main Street (U.S. 60) at Midland Avenue (U.S. 60), on the right when traveling west.
40 Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington — Cassius Clay Tankersly (c. 1866-1886)
Near East 7th Street.
41 Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington — 2392 — Class Competitions / Tug of War
Near Hilltop Avenue north of University Drive, on the right when traveling north.
42 Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington — Cleona Belle Matthews Boyd / Boyd Hall — 1874-1955 / 1923-2014
Near Avenue of Champions (Kentucky Route 1974) south of South Limestone (U.S. 27), on the left when traveling south.
43 Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington — Cleveland-Rogers House
On Old Richmond Road (U.S. 25/421) 0.7 miles south of McCalls Mill Road, on the left when traveling south.
44 Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington — Col. E. R. Bradley — 1859 - 1946
Near East Main Street (U.S. 60) at Midland Avenue (U.S. 60), on the right when traveling west.
45 Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington — Col. Phil T. Chinn — 1874 - 1962
Near East Main Street (U.S. 60) at Midland Avenue (U.S. 60), on the right when traveling west.
46 Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington — 166 — Coldstream Farm
On Newtown Pike (County Route 922) south of Aristides Blvd., on the right when traveling south.
47 Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington — 2545 — Commonwealth of Kentucky v. Jeffrey Wasson
On Water Street at Quality Street, on the left when traveling north on Water Street.
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48 Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington — Confederate Soldiers Monument
Near West Main Street (U.S. 421) 0.1 miles west of Newtown Pike (Kentucky Route 922), on the right when traveling west.
49 Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington — Create An Agri-culture — Crops, livestock, labor...and a place to rest
On Old Frankfort Pike, on the left when traveling east.
50 Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington — Daniel Swigert — 1833 - 1912
Near East Main Street (U.S. 60) at Midland Avenue (U.S. 60) when traveling west.
51 Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington — Descendants in Man o' War's Memorial Gravesite
Near Iron Works Parkway at Iron Works Pike.
52 Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington — 2022 — Desegregation of UK / Lyman T. Johnson — / 1906- 1997
On Hilltop Avenue north of University Drive, on the left when traveling north.
53 Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington — Dr. Elisha Warfield — 1781 - 1859
Near East Main Street (U.S. 60) at Midland Avenue (U.S. 60), on the right when traveling west.
54 Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington — 1466 — Dr. Luke P. Blackburn Correctional Complex / Blackburn Correctional Complex
Near Spurr Road (Kentucky Route 1977).
55 Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington — 1480 — Dr. Robert Peter
On Newtown Pike (Kentucky Route 922) 1 mile north of Iron Works Pike (Kentucky Route 1973), on the right when traveling north.
56 Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington — E. P. Taylor — 1901 - 1989
Near East Main Street (U.S. 60) at Midland Avenue (U.S. 60), on the right when traveling west.
57 Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington — 1558 — Early Land Grant
On Coronado Ridge, 0.1 miles south of Sprinters Trail, on the right when traveling south.
58 Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington — Elizabeth Arden Graham — 1884 - 1966
Near East Main Street (U.S. 60) at Midland Avenue (U.S. 60), on the right when traveling west.
59 Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington — 1001 — Ellerslie
On Richmond Road (U.S. 25, 421) south of Lake Park Road, on the right when traveling south.
60 Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington — 1447 — Fairlawn, ca. 1845 / Dr. Benjamin Dudley
On North Broadway (U.S. 27/68) north of Kenyon Road, on the right when traveling north.
61 Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington — 2444 — Family & Consumer Sciences Extension in Kentucky / Myrtle Weldon (1890-1971)
On Farm Road at University Drive, on the left when traveling west on Farm Road.
62 Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington — Farriers
Near East 7th Street.
63 Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington — Fayette National Bank Building
On West Main Street (Business U.S. 25) at North Upper Street, on the right when traveling west on West Main Street.
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64 Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington — 1551 — First Inauguration
On W. Main Street (U.S. 60, 421) east of N. Broadway Road (U.S. 68), on the right when traveling east.
65 Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington — 6 — First Race Course
On South Broadway (U.S. 68), on the right when traveling south.
66 Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington — Floral Hall
Near Tattersalls Way at Red Mile Road, on the left when traveling north.
67 Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington — Frances Jewell McVey / Jewell Hall — 1889-1943 / 1939-2014
On Avenue of Champions (Kentucky Route 1974) north of South Martin Luther King Boulevard, on the right when traveling north.
68 Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington — Gentlemen Farmers and Burley Tobacco
On Old Frankfort Pike at Alexandria Drive, on the right when traveling east on Old Frankfort Pike.
69 Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington — Geology And The Land
On Old Frankfort Pike (Route 1681) at Alexandria Drive, on the right when traveling east on Old Frankfort Pike.
70 Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington — George D. Widener — 1889 - 1971
Near East Main Street (U.S. 60) at Midland Avenue (U.S. 60), on the right when traveling west.
71 Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington — George M. Humphrey — 1890 - 1970
Near East Main street (U.S. 60) at Midland Avenue (U.S. 60), on the right when traveling west.
72 Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington — George Washington — 1732 - 1799
Near East Main Street (U.S. 60) at Midland Avenue (U.S. 60), on the right when traveling west.
73 Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington — Getting Ready
Near Iron Works Parkway at Iron Works Pike.
74 Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington — 2012 — Gillis Building 1889
On Administration Drive north of South Limestone (U.S. 27), on the right when traveling north.
75 Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington — 2439 — Glengarry Field-Cool Meadow / Fasig-Tipton Since 1898
On Newtown Pike (Kentucky Route 922), on the right when traveling north.
76 Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington — Groomsman
Near East 7th Street.
77 Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington — Haggin Hall
On Huguelet Drive north of University Drive, on the right when traveling north.
78 Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington — Hal Price Headley — 1888 - 1962
Near East Main Street (U.S. 60) at Midland Avenue (U.S. 60), on the right when traveling west.
79 Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington — Harry Payne Whitney — 1872 - 1930
Near East Main Street (U.S. 60) at Midland Avenue (U.S. 60), on the right when traveling west.
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80 Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington — Henry Clay — 1777 - 1852
Near East Main Street (U.S. 60) at Midland Avenue (U.S. 60), on the right when traveling west.
81 Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington — Henry Clay
Near West Main Street (U.S. 421) 0.1 miles north of Newtown Pike / Oliver Lewis Highway (Kentucky Route 922).
82 Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington — Herman L. Donovan / Donovan Hall — 1887-1964 / 1955-2014
On Huguelet Drive south of Rose Street, on the right when traveling north.
83 Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington — Hostlers
Near East 7th Street.
84 Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington — HRM Queen Elizabeth II — 1926 -
Near East Main Street (U.S. 60) at Midland Avenue (U.S. 60), on the right when traveling west.
85 Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington — Idle Hour Farm
On Old Frankfort Pike (Kentucky Route 1681) at Alexandria Drive, on the right when traveling east on Old Frankfort Pike.
86 Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington — Isaac Burns Murphy
On East Third Street north of Midland Avenue (U.S. 60), on the left when traveling east.
87 Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington — Isaac Burns Murphy
Near Iron Works Parkway at Iron Works Pike.
88 Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington — Isaac Murphy Memorial Art Garden
On Midland Place north of Midland Avenue (U.S. 60), on the right when traveling south.
89 Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington — Isaac Murphy Memorial Art Garden Trailhead
On Nelson Avenue south of Midland Place, on the right when traveling north.
90 Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington — Isabel Dodge Sloane — 1897 - 1962
Near East Main Street (U.S. 60) at Midland Avenue (U.S. 60), on the right when traveling west.
91 Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington — James Ben Ali Haggin — 1821 - 1914
Near East Main Street (U.S. 60) near Midland Avenue (U.S. 60), on the right when traveling west.
92 Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington — James R. Keene — 1838 - 1913
Near East Main Street (U.S. 60) at Midland Avenue (U.S. 60), on the right when traveling west.
93 Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington — James 'Soup' Perkins
Near East 7th Street.
94 Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington — Joe B. Hall
On College View Avenue north of Rose Street, on the left when traveling north.
95 Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington — John Cabell Breckinridge
On West Main Street (U.S. 60) at Cheapside, on the right when traveling north on West Main Street. Reported permanently removed.
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96 Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington — John D. Hertz — 1879-1961
Near East Main Street (U.S. 60) at Midland Avenue (U.S. 60), on the right when traveling west.
97 Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington — John E. Madden — 1856 - 1929
Near East Main Street (U.S. 60) at Midland Avenue (U.S. 60), on the right when traveling west.
98 Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington — John Hay Whitney — 1904 - 1982
Near East Main Street (U.S. 60) at Midland Avenue (U.S. 60), on the right when traveling west.
99 Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington — 1809 — John Hunt Morgan (1825-1864)
On North Upper Street near West Main Street (Route 25 / 60), on the right when traveling south. Reported permanently removed.
100 Kentucky, Fayette County, Lexington — John S. Knight — 1894 - 1981
Near East Main Street (U.S. 60) at Midland Avenue (U.S. 60), on the right when traveling west.

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