Slavery in Fayette Co. / Cheapside Slave Auction Block
N 38° 02.872 W 084° 29.838
16S E 719604 N 4214083
Fayette County was a large slave-holding county.
Waymark Code: WM10VX
Location: Kentucky, United States
Date Posted: 12/06/2006
Views: 43
(Obverse)
SLAVERY IN FAYETTE CO.
On the N.E. corner of the Fayette County Courthouse lawn stood the whipping post established in 1847 to punish slaves for such offenses as being on the streets after 7 p.m. Fayette Co. was one of the largest slave-holding counties in Kentucky. By 1860, one in four residents of the city of Lexington were slaves.
Presented by the Lexington Alumni, Chapter Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity
(Reverse)
Cheapside Slave Auction Block
African Americans were sold as slaves at Cheapside Auction Block on the public square in the 19th century. Lexington was the center of slave trading in Ky. by the late 1840s and served as a market for selling slaves farther south. Thousands of slaves were sold at Cheapside, including children who were separated from their parents.
Marker Name: Slavery in Fayette Co. / Cheapside Slave Auction Block
Marker Location: City
Type of Marker: Other
Marker Number (for official markers): 2122
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker:
Presented by the Lexington Alumni Chapter Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity.
Kentucky Historical Society &
Kentucky Department of Highways
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