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22 unusual facts about Lexington, Kentucky


Babydaddy

Born in Houston, Texas to a Jewish family, Hoffman lived most of his childhood in Lexington, Kentucky, attending Henry Clay High School.

Bernard Thomas Moynahan Jr.

Moynahan served in that capacity until his death, in 1999, in Lexington, Kentucky.

Bufotenin

In 1956, Dr. Harris S. Isbell at the Public Health Service Hospital in Lexington, Kentucky experimented with bufotenine as a snuff.

Caroline County, Virginia

Peter Durrett (c. 1733-1823), founder with his wife of the First African Baptist Church of Lexington, Kentucky, the oldest black Baptist church in the state and the third oldest in the US.

Darley Stud

In the United States, Darley is based at the historic Jonabell Farm in Lexington, Kentucky.

Fifth on the Floor

Fifth on the Floor is an American alternative country, southern rock band formed in Lexington, Kentucky in 2006, and consists of Kevin Hogle (drums), Jason Parsons (bass/vocals), and Justin Wells (vocals/guitars).

H. Eugene Leigh

He acquired property at Yarnallton, Kentucky where he established La Belle Stud farm but sold it in 1897 to Col. Milton Young for $101 an acre then bought it back in 1899 for $24 an acre.

Haras de Fresnay-le-Buffard

For breeding purposes, Marcel Boussac purchased the United States Triple Crown winner Whirlaway and sold the mare La Troienne to Edward R. Bradley's Idle Hour Stock Farm in Lexington, Kentucky who became one of the most influential mares to be imported into the U.S. in the 20th century.

Her Friend the Bandit

From the Lexington Herald in Lexington, Kentucky (June 7, 1914): "'Her Friend, the Bandit', Keystone. One of the funniest and most hilarious comedies in a decade, with a conglomeration of mirth-provoking scenes."

Hill 'n' Dale Stakes

The event currently offers a purse of $100,000 plus her owners receive a choice of three stallion services, courtesy of Hill 'n' Dale Farms in Lexington, Kentucky owned by Canadian, John G. Sikura.

Jennifer B. Coffman

She was in private practice in Lexington, Kentucky from 1977 to 1993, also teaching as an adjunct instructor at the University of Kentucky College of Law from 1979 to 1981.

Jerry's Restaurants

Beginning in Lexington, Kentucky, the Jerrico Corporation established its own line of family-style restaurants with the Jerry’s chain.

Jesse Witten

He also reached two other finals at USTA Pro Circuit events in Peoria, Illinois and Lexington, Kentucky.

Joyce Hamilton Berry

Unlike her hometown of Lexington, Kentucky, the buses were segregated with Blacks having to pay at the front, then walk to the back to enter.

On one occasion while seeking to join a civil rights protest against segregation of public places in downtown Lexington, Kentucky, her father asked her why she wanted to go into a place and spend her money where she was not welcomed.

Lexington, California

In 1860 John P. Hennings bought some of the property and changed the name to Lexington, after his home town of Lexington, Kentucky.

Lucy Harth Smith

She taught in the Roanoke city school system from 1908 until 1910 when she moved to Lexington, Kentucky.

Model M keyboard

These keyboards were produced by IBM in their plants in Lexington, Greenock and Guadalajara.

Rancho Cabeza de Santa Rosa

John Hendley (1820–1875) was born in Lexington, Kentucky, had been assistant surgeon in a Missouri volunteer regiment, and came to California in 1850, settling in the following year on his farm, where he died.

Sisters Family Cookbook

The authors are Martha Hale, Becky Ott-Carden, Ellen Hubbard, all of Hogansville, Shirley Williamson of Newnan, Bobbie Williams of Statesboro, Joyce Harlin of Chattanooga, Tennessee, and Willie Todd of Lexington, Kentucky.

Sophie Wells

At the 2010 World Equestrian Games held in Lexington, Kentucky, United States, she won gold medals in both the individual and freestyle grade IV events.

The Red Mile

The Red Mile is a horse racing track located in Lexington, Kentucky, United States.


Air Kentucky

The airline was mentioned in the film The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou; one of the main characters, Ned Plimpton, is a pilot for Air Kentucky.

Alexander Keith Marshall

Marshall was a member of the Kentucky constitutional convention held in Frankfort, Kentucky in 1849.

Angel Cordero, Jr.

The Kentucky Derby is held annually in Louisville, Kentucky and is considered by many as the most important race in American thoroughbred racing.

Anna Mac Clarke

While at Kentucky State, Clarke was a very active student, participating in sports, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, and the school's newspaper, The Kentucky Thorobred.

Appalachian Stakes

First held in 1989, the Appalachian Stakes was named for the Appalachian Mountains which extend into Eastern Kentucky.

Battle of Camp Wildcat

Brig. Gen. Felix Zollicoffer's Confederates moved from Tennessee in an effort to push from Cumberland Gap into central Kentucky and gain control of the important border state.

Belle Meade Plantation

The bloodlines of Belle Meade Plantation, primarily due to the success of "Bonnie Scotland, a Belle Meade foundation stud, include famous descendants such as Secretariat, Funny Cide, Seabiscuit, Giacamo, Mine That Bird, Smarty Jones, and Barbaro, Since the 1990s, every horse that has run the Kentucky Derby is a blood descendent of Belle Meade Plantation foundations.

Cumberland Presbytery

History of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Kentucky to 1988, by Matthew H. Gore, Joint Heritage Committee of Covenant and Cumberland Presbyteries.

Dom Flora

Dominick A. "Dom" Flora (born June 12, 1935) is a former American college basketball standout at Washington & Lee University (W&L), located in Lexington, Virginia.

Edward H. Hobson

He was married to Katie Adair, a niece of Kentucky Governor John Adair.

Elna

Elna, Kentucky, an unincorporated community in Johnson County, Kentucky, USA

Georgetown Tigers

The Georgetown College Tigers are the sports teams of Georgetown College located in Georgetown, Kentucky.

Gunther Behnke

He was recruited by head coach Joe B. Hall to play for the University of Kentucky but became homesick and never appeared in a game for Kentucky.

Heath High School

Heath High School (Kentucky) in West Paducah, Kentucky, a now-closed school also known as the site of a notable shooting in 1997 in which three students were killed and five wounded

J. Edward Anderson

The Sky Loop plan was submitted to the Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Regional Council of Governments (OKI), but the proposal was ultimately rejected by OKI's Central Area Loop Study Committee.

J. Madison Wright Morris

Once graduating from university in summer 2006, Madison planned to begin a job teaching English to tenth grade children at George Rogers Clark High School, located in Winchester, Kentucky.

Jamal Mashburn

He owns 34 Outback Steakhouse franchises, 37 Papa John's franchises, and a number of car dealerships across the state of Kentucky.

James Harrod

A contemporary of better known explorers like Daniel Boone, George Rogers Clark, Benjamin Logan, and Simon Kenton, Harrod led many expeditions into the regions that now form Kentucky and Illinois.

Joe Dean

He coined the phrase "String Music" and is also known for other phrases such as, "Stufferino" and "Lexington, K-Y." During his run, he worked with NBC, TBS, ESPN, TVS and Jefferson Pilot.

John Minton

John D. Minton, Jr. (born 1952), Chief Justice of the Kentucky Supreme Court

Kenneth McPeek

Kenny currently races primarily at Keeneland, Churchill Downs, Gulfstream Park and Saratoga, as well as keeping a division at his Magdalena Farm in Lexington.

Kenneth W. Rendell

Another of Rendell's interests is the American West, and in 2004–5 the Museum of Our National Heritage in Lexington, Massachusetts, mounted an exhibition of letters, diaries, artifacts and art from his collection, acquired over decades.

Kenny Rogers Roasters

It was founded in 1991 by country musician Kenny Rogers and John Y. Brown, Jr., who was former governor of the U.S. state of Kentucky.

Kentucky Route 15

It is a major route, connecting the coalfields of the Cumberland Plateau with Lexington and other cities in the Bluegrass region.

Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers

The Kentucky Wesleyan College Panthers are the athletic teams of Kentucky Wesleyan College, which compete in the NCAA Division II and the Great Midwest Athletic Conference.

Knob Lick

Knob Lick, Metcalfe County, Kentucky, an unincorporated community in Metcalfe County, Kentucky

Levi Todd

Two of his daughters married politicians, Jane Briggs marrying congressman Daniel Breck and Elizabeth Todd marrying Charles Carr, the son of Kentucky statesman Walter Carr.

Lexington Legends

They are located in Lexington, Kentucky, and play their home games at Whitaker Bank Ballpark, located in an industrial area on the northeast side of the city just inside New Circle Road (the city's inner beltway).

Man o' War Boulevard

Scotty Baesler, who was mayor of Lexington during most of the construction phase, argued in a 2007 interview with the city's daily newspaper, the Lexington Herald-Leader, that much of this criticism was either unfair or the result of misconceptions.

Mark Romanchuk

Romanchuk represents the 124,475 residents of Richland County, including Mansfield, Shelby, Ontario, Lexington and Bellville, Ohio.

Moundville Archaeological Site

The culture was expressed in villages and chiefdoms throughout the central Mississippi River Valley, the lower Ohio River Valley, and most of the Mid-South area, including Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, and Mississippi as the core of the classic Mississippian culture area.

Ole Miss Rebels

The younger Insell had spent the previous five seasons as an assistant under Matthew Mitchell at Kentucky.

Overmountain Men

Other influential Overmountain Men included John Crockett (father of Davy Crockett), William Lenoir, Joseph Dickson, Daniel Smith, William Russell, and John Rhea, all of whom were at Kings Mountain, and Anthony Bledsoe, who commanded the homeguard for the Holston settlement while the main force was away.

Rank Strangers

The Rank Strangers were also headliners at the Station Inn in Nashville, and the Louisville, Kentucky, music festival, supporting guitar legend Tony Rice's bluegrass band.

Scott May

With May's injury keeping him to 7 minutes of play, the No. 1 Hoosiers lost to Kentucky 92-90 in the Mideast Regional.

Sigma Nu

Sigma Nu (ΣΝ) is an undergraduate college fraternity that was founded by James Frank Hopkins, Greenfield Quarles and James McIlvaine Riley at the Virginia Military Institute in Lexington, Virginia shortly after Hopkins witnessed what he considered a hazing ritual by upperclassmen at the Virginia Military Institute.

Teresa Isaac

In 2006, Isaac ran for reelection but lost to political newcomer and Lexington corporate attorney Jim Newberry.

Theatre Row Hollywood

Theatre Row Hollywood is a popular name for an area of Hollywood, California bounded roughly by La Brea and El Centro Ave and Lexington and Melrose avenues, consisting of approximately 15 theatres.

Thomas Clyde Bowling Jr.

In 2004 Bowling sued the Kentucky State Department of Corrections along with fellow inmate Ralph Baze on the grounds that execution by lethal injection constitutes cruel and unusual punishment in violation of the Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution.

Tri-state area

Three other prominent areas that have been labeled tri-state areas are the Cincinnati tri-state area, including Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana; the Pittsburgh tri-state area, covering parts of Pennsylvania, Ohio, and West Virginia; and the Chicago tri-state area, also known as Chicagoland, which includes Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin.

Volvo Penta

The company has a number of manufacturing bases for diesel engines at Vara, Sweden, Wuxi, China; and Lexington, Tennessee, United States, for all gasoline engines and sterndrives.

Waterfront Development Corporation

An agreement to provide equal funding between the governments of Louisville, Jefferson County, and the Commonwealth of Kentucky led to the creation of the Waterfront Development Corporation.

WBLN

WQQR, a radio station (94.7 FM) licensed to Clinton, Kentucky, United States, which used the call sign WBLN from March 1997 to March 1998

WDFB

WDFB-FM, a radio station at 88.1 FM licensed to Danville, Kentucky

Wesley Phelps

He was educated in the Ohio County, Kentucky, elementary schools and graduated from Horse Branch High School in 1942.

Wildcat Mountain

Battle of Camp Wildcat (Battle of Wildcat Mountain), an American Civil War battle in Laurel County, Kentucky

William Thorne

William P. Thorne (1845–1928) Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky (1903–1907)

Williamson, West Virginia

South Williamson is an unincorporated area of Pike County and is associated with the adjacent Kentucky neighborhoods of Goody and Belfry.

WKDZ

WKDZ-FM, a radio station (106.5 FM) located in Cadiz, Kentucky, United States

WLKT

WLKT, also known as 104.5 The Cat, is a Mainstream Top 40 station broadcasting in Lexington, Kentucky.