1860 – Lexington and Southern Kentucky Railroad begins operating. 1861 – August – Union cavalry arrive . 1863 – Lexington National Cemetery established.

Lexington was preparing for the war even before Lincoln's election. When Kentucky governor Beriah Magoffin established pro-Southern Home Guards in March 1860, the Lexington Rifles were the first to join. When Lincoln was elected president, the United States flag stopped being displayed in the city.

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Jun 19, 2017 · By 1860, Lexington was the terminal rail connection in central Kentucky. No railroad existed further east, and the only railroads that went further south ran much further west near Bowling...

Jun 21, 2024 · In 1830, there were 13 African American enslaved holders in Fayette County and 15 in Lexington. By 1860, the county population had increased to 12,585 [excluding the enslaved]; ten years later, after enslavement had ended in Kentucky, the Fayette County population was 26,736, according to the U.S. Federal Census.

Rural Directory of Fayette County containing a Business and Professional Directory of Lexington, KY., 1912 Lexington Public Library Not sure what to do next in your genealogy research? Get some new ideas by using our Ancestor Source Finder tool.

Title: Population of the United States in 1860: Kentucky Author: U.S. Census Bureau Created Date: 3/14/2000 1:48:45 PM

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 59th-most populous city in the United States.

Mar 30, 2025 · J. C. Elrod, late of Lexington, Kentucky, has purchased the photographic and daguerreotype gallery of T. M. Easterly, No. 71, corner Fourth and Olive streets. The public can be accommodated with pictures as fine as ever was made in …

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