Ellerslie, Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky
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krsmith2
N 38° 00.827 W 084° 27.601
16S E 722979 N 4210389
Home of Mary Todd Lincoln's Grandfather
Waymark Code: WMJMRJ
Location: Kentucky, United States
Date Posted: 12/05/2013
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Ellerslie
The home which stood on this site from 1787 to 1947 was built by Levi Todd (1756-1807), who named it for his ancestral village in Scotland. He was one of a party of hunters who named Lexington in 1775; first Fayette County clerk; aide to George Rogers Clark, 1779, Kaskaskia Expedition; Maj., Battle Blue Licks; trustee, Transylvania; grandfather of Mary Todd Lincoln.
Marker Name: Ellerslie
Marker Location: City
Type of Marker: Building
Marker Number (for official markers): 1001
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker:
Kentucky Historical Society & Kentucky Department of Highways
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