FIRST - Burying Ground in Lexington, KY
N 38° 03.031 W 084° 30.086
16S E 719234 N 4214367
Lexington's first burial ground was on this site, part of "first hill" on route from fort toward Georgetown.
Waymark Code: WM21FQ
Location: Kentucky, United States
Date Posted: 08/19/2007
Views: 19
Marker reads:
Lexington's first burial ground was on this site, part of "first hill" on route from fort toward Georgetown. In 1781, this square was set aside by town trustees for house of worship and graveyard. The cemetery was used until end of cholera epidemic in 1833. Since 1788, there have been four Baptist churches here.
FIRST - Classification Variable: Place or Location
Date of FIRST: 01/01/1781
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