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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM28QP_skullers-clock_Lexington-KY.html
Skuller's clock has kept time on Main Street since its installation in the early twentieth century. As a sentinel along the city's main commercial thoroughfare, its iconic face has witnessed many decades of change in Lexington's central business d…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM28QO_st-paul-catholic-church_Lexington-KY.html
(side one)
The cornerstone was laid on Nov. 12,1865 and church consecrated by the Rt. Rev. G.A. Carroll, Bishop of Covington, on Oct. 18, 1868.
The remains of the first pastor, Fr. Bekkers, are interred in a vault in the narthex of the church. …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM28QK_phoenix-park_Lexington-KY.html
Most famous of all hostelries in Lexington was Postlethwait's, which was located on this site. Started in 1797, the inn was known for its fine beverages, bountiful table and attentive services.
In 1820, a fire destroyed 38 rooms of the inn and a…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM28QJ_rotary-club-of-lexington-phoenix-hotel_Lexington-KY.html
(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 "Service Above …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM28PU_john-cabell-breckinridge_Lexington-KY.html
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 after Civ…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM28F1_breckinridges-last-home_Lexington-KY.html
Built circa 1866, this house was occupied by John C. Breckinridge in 1874-1875. The former U.S. senator and youngest U.S. vice-president was also a Confederate general and secretary of war. After exile, he returned to Lexington in 1869 and resumed…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1T5J_samuel-brown-m-d-1769-1830-historical_Lexington-KY.html
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 Lexington, 1801. His scientific knowledge …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1C2K_lexington_Lexington-KY.html
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 …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1BZO_methodism-in-lexington-first-united-methodist-church_Lexington-KY.html
(obverse)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 Church. It was t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1AHO_first-inauguration_Lexington-KY.html
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 ses…