Timeline of Lexington, Kentucky Flower

photo src: www.michlers.com

The following is a timeline of the history of Lexington, Kentucky, United States.

photo src: www.pinterest.com

Maps, Directions, and Place Reviews

18th century

• 1775 - Lexington founded in the Colony of Virginia.
• 1776 - Lexington becomes part of the new state of Virginia.
• 1782
  • May - Town of Lexington established.
  • August - Siege of Bryan Station.
• 1787 - Kentucky Gazette newspaper begins publication.
• 1789
  • Lexington Light Infantry organized.
  • Transylvania Seminary opens.
• 1784 - Mount Zion Church founded.
• 1790
  • Population: 2,000.
  • First African Baptist Church founded (approximate date).
• 1792
  • Lexington becomes part of the new state of Kentucky.
  • Kentucky legislature begins meeting.
• 1796
  • Episcopal church established.
  • Lexington Library founded.
• 1797 - Postlethwait's Tavern built.

photo src: www.michlers.com

19th century

• 1801 - Walnut Hill Presbyterian Church built.
• 1806
  • Court House built.
  • Sign of the Green Tree tavern in business (approximate date).
• 1808 - The Reporter newspaper begins publication.
• 1809 - Lexington Jockey Club formed.
• 1810 - Population: 4,326.
• 1811 - Giron confectionery in business.
• 1812 - Juvenile Library organized.
• 1814 - Hunt House (residence) built.
• 1816 - Usher's Theater built (approximate date).
• 1818 - Athenaeum founded.
• 1820 - Population: 5,279.
• 1821 - Lafayette Seminary established.
• 1823 - St. Catherine's Academy for girls established.
• 1824 - Eastern Lunatic Asylum established.
• 1826
  • Kentucky Association formed.
  • Masonic Hall dedicated.
• 1830
  • Lexington and Ohio Railroad established.
  • Population: 6,026.
• 1831 - Lexington Observer newspaper begins publication.
• 1832 - Episcopal Burying Ground established.
• 1833 - Cholera epidemic.
• 1835 - Frankfort-Lexington railway begins operating.
• 1840 - Population: 6,997.
• 1844 - Market-house built.
• 1845
  • Christ Church Episcopal built.
  • True American anti-slavery newspaper begins publication.
• 1847 - Licking and Lexington Railroad begins operating.
• 1848 - Lexington and Frankfort Railroad takes over the former Lexington & Ohio.
• 1849
  • Lexington Cemetery established.
  • Covington and Lexington Railroad begins operating.
• 1850
  • Lexington and Danville Railroad begins operating.
  • Maysville and Lexington Railroad begins operating.
  • Population: 8,159.
• 1854 - Sayre School established.
• 1856 - First African Baptist Church built.
• 1859 - Kentucky Central railroad begins operating trains to Cincinnati.
• 1860 - Lexington and Southern Kentucky Railroad begins operating.
• 1861 - August - Union cavalry arrive.
• 1863 - Lexington National Cemetery established.
• 1865
  • College of the Bible of Transylvania University established.
  • Kentucky Agricultural and Mechanical College established.
• 1867 - Cincinnati, Lexington and East Tennessee Railroad begins operating.
• 1869
  • Louisville, Cincinnati and Lexington Railroad merges the Lexington & Frankfort with the Louisville & Frankfort.
  • Elizabethtown, Lexington and Big Sandy Railroad begins operating.
  • Hamilton College of Transylvania University established.
  • Cemetery of the Union Benevolent Society No. 2 in use.
• 1870
  • Lexington Daily Press begins publication.
  • Odd Fellows Temple built.
• 1872 - First Presbyterian Church built.
• 1873
  • Smith Business College established.
  • Trotting Track constructed by Kentucky Trotting Horse Breeders Association.
• 1874 - Lexington Railway Company streetcars in operation.
• 1876 - Gordon School for boys established.
• 1877 - Saint Joseph Hospital founded.
• 1882 - Floral Hall built.
• 1887 - Opera House opens.
• 1888 - Kentucky Leader newspaper begins publication.
• 1892 - Lexington Standard newspaper begins publication.
• 1894
  • Woman's Club of Central Kentucky organized.
  • Central Christian Church built.
• 1900 - Population: 26,369.

photo src: www.michlers.com

20th century

• 1905 - Lexington Public Library opens.
• 1907 - Union Station opens.
• 1908 - College of Law, State University of Kentucky established.
• 1910 - Population: 35,099.
• 1916 - Stoll Field/McLean Stadium opens.
• 1920 - Population: 41,534.
• 1922 - Kentucky Theater opens.
• 1925 - Sesquicentennial.
• 1926 - Church of the Good Shepherd dedicated.
• 1930 - Population: 45,736.
• 1931 - Lexington Veterans Affairs Medical Center established.
• 1934
  • WLAP radio begins broadcasting.
  • United States Post Office and Court House built.
• 1935 - United States Narcotic Farm in operation.
• 1936 - Keeneland Race Course opens; Ashland Stakes begin.
• 1938 - Lexington Children's Theatre founded.
• 1946 - F. W. Woolworth Building constructed.
• 1949 - Youth Symphony Orchestra active.
• 1950
  • Ashland (Henry Clay estate) museum opens.
  • Memorial Coliseum (University of Kentucky) opens.
  • Population: 55,534.
• 1951 - John C. Watts becomes U.S. representative for Kentucky's 6th congressional district.
• 1955
  • WLEX-TV (television) begins broadcasting.
  • Blue Grass Trust for Historic Preservation organized.
• 1957
  • WKYT (television) begins broadcasting.
  • Waveland museum opens.
• 1958 - Urban growth boundary enacted.
• 1960 - Population: 62,810.
• 1961 - Central Kentucky Philharmonic Society formed.
• 1969 - Cliff Hagan Stadium opens.
• 1970 - Population: 108,137.
• 1972
  • Blackburn Correctional Complex built.
  • Lexington Council of the Arts organized.
  • Transit Authority of the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government established.
  • H. Foster Pettit, former state representative, becomes mayor of Lexington.
• 1973
  • Commonwealth Stadium (Kentucky) opens.
• 1974
  • City and Fayette County governments consolidated; Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government formed.
  • Regional Lexington Area Metropolitan Planning Organization established.
  • U.S. Federal Medical Center prison in operation.
  • Lexington Ballet Company founded.

• • Festival of the Bluegrass begins.
• 1975 - Lexington Mall built.
• 1976 - Lexington Center and Rupp Arena open.
• 1978 - Kentucky Horse Park opens.
• 1979 - Kincaid Towers built.
• 1980 - Population: 204,165.
• 1983 - Lexington Herald-Leader in publication.
• 1986 - High Security Unit, U.S. Federal Bureau of Prisons, in operation.
• 1987 - Lexington Financial Center built.
• 1990
  • Lexington Children's Museum opens.
  • Population: 225,366.
• 1991 - Arboretum established.
• 1995 - Aviation Museum of Kentucky incorporated.
• 1996
  • City website online.
  • UK Soccer Complex opens.
• 1997 - The first shops open in Hamburg Pavilion.
• 2000 - Population: 260,512.

photo src: naturessplendorflorist.com

21st century

• 2001 - Whitaker Bank Ballpark opens.
• 2003
  • The Dame music hall opens.
  • Lexington History Museum opens.
• 2004 - Kentucky Horse Park Arboretum established.
• 2005 - Bluegrass Community and Technical College established.
• 2009
  • Boomslang (music festival) begins.
  • The Alltech Arena opens.
  • Lexington Film League formed.
• 2010
  • Population: 295,803.
  • Lexington becomes the first city outside of Europe to host the World Equestrian Games.
• 2011 - Jim Gray becomes mayor.
  • The first Harry Dean Stanton film festival held
• 2012 - The Town Branch Distillery opens.
• 2013
  • Andy Barr becomes U.S. representative for Kentucky's 6th congressional district.
  • Construction of CentrePointe begins.
• 2014 - Redevelopment of the Fayette National Bank Building begins.
• 2015 - Keeneland will host the Breeders' Cup for the first time.

Source of the article : Wikipedia