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George Washington Ranck
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The History of Lexington begins in the mist of prehistory. It is
believed that it was originally "an ancient walled city of vast
extent and population," complete with stone mounds and mummies in
subterranean cemeteries. The Indians later entered this region and
called it "Kantuckee," meaning "dark and bloody ground." They
regarded with "suspicious awe" the land once occupied by a "strange
race which their ancestor had long ago exterminated." With the
arrival of the White Man, the Red Man faced a similar fate.
Although Daniel Boone first gazed across Kentucky in 1769, and
several hunting and surveying expeditions crossed the area in
subsequent years, the first permanent white settlement in Lexington
was not made until 1775; the new community was named in honor of
the Massachusetts town where the opening battle of the
Revolutionary War had been fought just a few months earlier. This
history begins with the ancient inhabitants of the area and
continues down to the Civil War era. It covers all manner of topics
such as Transylvania University, the siege of Bryant's Station, the
battle of Blue Licks, the Lexington Racing Association, native and
resident artists, the Lexington Light Infantry, the first session
of the Legislature, the founding of The Observer and Reporter in
1807, and much more. The text is laced with the names of early
settlers which are now made readily accessible by the addition of a
new full-name index.
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone!
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone!
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