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There are 120 countiesin the U.S. Commonwealthof Kentucky. Despite ranking 37th in size by area, Kentucky has 120 counties, fourth among states (including Virginia's independent cities).[1] The original motivation for having so many counties was to ensure that residents in the days of poor roads and horseback travel could make a round trip from ...
The Lyric Theatre and Cultural Arts Center is a nonprofit, city-owned, multi-use arts and performance venue located at the corner of Third Street and Elm Tree Lane in Lexington, Kentucky, United States. Opened in 1948 as a cultural hub of Lexington's segregated African-American community, the Lyric closed in 1963 and remained in disrepair for ...
21-46027. Website. www .lexingtonky .gov. Lexington is a consolidated city coterminous with, and the county seat of, Fayette County, Kentucky, United States. As of the 2020 census the city's population was 322,570, making it the second-most populous city in Kentucky (after Louisville ), the 14th-most populous city in the Southeast, and the 60th ...
Ashland (Henry Clay estate) / 38.02861°N 84.48000°W / 38.02861; -84.48000. Ashland is the name of the plantation of the 19th-century Kentucky statesman Henry Clay, [ 2] located in Lexington, Kentucky, in the central Bluegrass region of the state. The buildings were built by enslaved African Americans, and enslaved people grew and ...
Mount Horeb Earthworks Complex. / 38.15889°N 84.46556°W / 38.15889; -84.46556. The Mount Horeb Earthworks Complex is an Adena culture group of earthworks in Lexington, Kentucky. It consists of two major components, the Mount Horeb Site 1 and the Peter Village enclosure, and several smaller features including the Grimes Village site ...
Gratz Park is a neighborhood and historic district located just north of downtown Lexington, Kentucky. It was named after early Lexington businessman Benjamin Gratz whose home stands on the corner of Mill and New streets at the edge of Gratz Park. The Gratz Park Historic District consists of 16 contributing buildings including the Hunt-Morgan ...
November 1, 1979 [1] Originally opened on November 1, 1979, as Center for the Arts, the Singletary Center for the Arts is a fine arts complex located on the campus of the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky. [3] Nearly eight years after its opening, on April 16, 1987, Center for the Arts was dedicated to and renamed after the eighth ...
Workers with Whittaker Enterprises take down signage at the Arby’s restaurant at 3261 Nicholasville Rd. Monday, Aug. 5, 2024 in Lexington, Ky. The fast-food restaurant opened at the high-profile ...