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Guide To Lexington Kentucky
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Author : George Washington Ranck
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1883
Guide To Lexington Kentucky written by George Washington Ranck and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1883 with Lexington (Ky.) categories.
History Of Lexington Kentucky
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Author : George W. Ranck
language : en
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
Release Date : 2023-03-08
History Of Lexington Kentucky written by George W. Ranck and has been published by BoD – Books on Demand this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-03-08 with Fiction categories.
Reprint of the original, first published in 1872. The publishing house Anatiposi publishes historical books as reprints. Due to their age, these books may have missing pages or inferior quality. Our aim is to preserve these books and make them available to the public so that they do not get lost.
History Of Lexington Kentucky
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Author : George Washington Ranck
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1872
History Of Lexington Kentucky written by George Washington Ranck and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1872 with History categories.
Guide To Lexington Kentucky With Notices Historical And Descriptive Of Places And Objects Of Interest And A Summary Of The Advantages And Resources Of The City And Vicinity
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Author : George Washington Ranck
language : en
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
Release Date : 2024-01-19
Guide To Lexington Kentucky With Notices Historical And Descriptive Of Places And Objects Of Interest And A Summary Of The Advantages And Resources Of The City And Vicinity written by George Washington Ranck and has been published by BoD – Books on Demand this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-01-19 with Fiction categories.
Reprint of the original, first published in 1883.
A New History Of Lexington Kentucky
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Author : Foster Ockerman Jr.
language : en
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Release Date : 2021-10-11
A New History Of Lexington Kentucky written by Foster Ockerman Jr. and has been published by Arcadia Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-10-11 with History categories.
Lexington is known as the "Horse Capital of the World," but the city's history runs much deeper. Learn about the mayor who refused the Ku Klux Klan permission to march and organize in the city. Meet one of the nation's foremost advocates for voting rights for women who was a native of the city. Visit the many small hamlets around Lexington that were settlements for the formerly enslaved. Lexington was the state's first capital and the nation's first community to establish an urban service boundary to regulate growth and preserve horse farms. Seventh-generation Kentuckian and Lexington native Foster Ockerman Jr. offers an updated history.
History Of Lexington Kentucky
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Author : George W. Ranch
language : en
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
Release Date : 2023-03-07
History Of Lexington Kentucky written by George W. Ranch and has been published by BoD – Books on Demand this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-03-07 with Fiction categories.
Reprint of the original, first published in 1872.
History Lover S Guide To Lexington Central Kentucky A
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Author : Foster Ockerman Jr. & Peter Brackney
language : en
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Release Date : 2020
History Lover S Guide To Lexington Central Kentucky A written by Foster Ockerman Jr. & Peter Brackney and has been published by Arcadia Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020 with History categories.
"The Athens of the West. The Horse Capital of the World. The Home to the Greatest Tradition in College Basketball. Heart of the Bluegrass. Lexington has a lot of names and an even richer history. The region played an oversized role in America's educational, political, religious, and cultural development. Visit a historic AMC church in downtown Lexington that was a stop on the Underground Railroad for escaping slaves. Walk through fifteen local historic districts. Explore an equine cemetery. Join historians Foster Ockerman, Jr. and Peter Brackney on a tour through historic sites and buildings in Lexington and central Kentucky."--Provided by publisher
Guide To Lexington Kentucky
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Author : George Washington Ranck
language : en
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Release Date : 2017-12-16
Guide To Lexington Kentucky written by George Washington Ranck and has been published by Forgotten Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-12-16 with Reference categories.
Excerpt from Guide to Lexington, Kentucky: With Notices Historical and Descriptive of Places and Objects of Interest, and a Summary of the Advantages and Resources of the City and Vicinity No American city of its age can more justly claim the attention of the tourist than Lexington. It is rich in historic associations, is a complete epitome of Old Kentucky life and manners, and is surrounded by all the attractions of a region which, for pastoral beauty and fertility, is unsurpassed upon the face of the globe. Almost in its suburbs is the site of Bryant's Station, so celebrated for the siege it sustained at the hands of the British and the Indians a hundred years ago; noted old Boonsborough, and the tragic battle field of Blue Licks arc not far distant, and within half an hour's ride from the city stands the highest pier bridge in the world in the midst of the wild and magnificent scenery of that wonderfully picturesque river - the battlemented Kentucky. Lexington, the seat of justice of Fayette County, and the social and commercial capital of the famous "Blue Grass Region," is situated in what Bancroft styles, "the unrivaled valley of Elkhorn creek," and is, by rail, ninety-four miles east of Louisville and eighty miles south of Cincinnati. Her population is about twenty thousand. The streets, which are laid off at right angles, are adorned with handsome business houses and private residences, and the splendid macadamized roads, which radiate from the city in every direction, lead the tourist to landscapes strikingly English in appearance, dotted with veritable "Old Kentucky Homes." and with extensive stock-breeding establishments, where herds of thoroughbred cattle graze, and from whence have gone forth most of the noted blood horses of America. The annual sales of horses and cattle Held here are the most extensive of their kind in the world. Lexington has ten newspapers, four of which are daily; twenty-two churches, and twenty-three educational institutions, including one university, a new State College, a Commercial College, three large female seminaries, and flourishing public and private schools. Her railroad facilities have lately been greatly increased, and the outlook of the city is exceedingly encouraging. Trade which has heretofore been heaviest in grain, groceries, dry goods, whisky, hemp and live stock is opening new channels and extending and taking on a far more enterprising phase. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Progress To Some Devastation To Others
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Author : Rico Thompson
language : en
Publisher: Afrakan World Books and Moor, LLV
Release Date : 2023-10-12
Progress To Some Devastation To Others written by Rico Thompson and has been published by Afrakan World Books and Moor, LLV this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-10-12 with History categories.
Growing up in a predominantly black community in Lexington, Kentucky, I was astonished that I didn't know much about the other black communities within the city. To some degree, I didn't know much about my neighborhood. Once I sought information and began learning about the various communities, I realized there are just not many books dedicated to the black communities of Lexington. You will find a blurb here and there in some books but that's really it. Since I noticed the need, I decided I should be the one to do it, and the idea for this book was born. This book is eighteen chapters of research into black Lexington. In this text, you will discover whom these communities were named after, various characters who resided in the community, the origin story of the various churches in these communities, and much more. Neighborhoods like Pralltown, Brucetown, Maddoxtown, Davis Bottom, Speigle Hill, Charlotte Court, and Bluegrass Aspendale are covered. There are also chapters on lesser-known communities such as Frogtown, Adamstown, and Chicago Bottoms. It is also semi-biographical in nature. Many of my ancestors lived in these communities, and some of my genealogy research into their lives was shared within. There isn't a book quite like this in the city of Lexington, Kentucky. Until Now!
Bossism And Reform In A Southern City
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Author : James Duane Bolin
language : en
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Release Date : 2021-12-14
Bossism And Reform In A Southern City written by James Duane Bolin and has been published by University Press of Kentucky this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-12-14 with History categories.
William Frederick "Billy" Klair (1875-1937) was the undisputed czar of Lexington, Kentucky, for decades. As political boss in a mid-sized, southern city, he faced problems strikingly similar to those of large cities in the North. As he watched the city grow from a sleepy market town of 16,000 residents to a bustling, active urban center of over 50,000, Klair saw changes that altered not just Lexington but the nation and the world: urbanization, industrialization, and immigration. But Klair did not merely watch these changes; like other political bosses and social reformers, he actively participated in the transformation of his city. As a political boss and a practitioner of what George Washington Plunkitt of Tammany Hall referred to as "honest graft," Klair applied lessons of organization, innovation, manipulation, power, and control from the machine age to bring together diverse groups of Lexingtonians and Kentuckians as supporters of a powerful political machine. James Duane Bolin also examines the underside of the city, once known as the Athens of the West. He balances the postcard view of Bluegrass mansions and horse farms with the city's well-known vice district, housing problems, racial tensions, and corrupt politics. With the reality of life in Lexington as a backdrop, the career of Billy Klair provides as a valuable and engaging case study of the inner workings of a southern political machine.