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History Walk 2007

The Lexington Cemetery hosted a guided walk that was led by Kentucky Historian Ronald Bryant on Saturday September 8, 2007 at 10 a.m.  It. began at the Henry Clay Monument. 

Bryant traced the history of Lexington and its cemetery created by the 1848 act of the legislature.  Walkers learned the significance of statuary and about some of the interesting people who established and helped develop Lexington, once known as "The Athens of the West."

Video Highlights from 2007 History Walk

 TITLE OF VIDEO CLIP Cemetery History TITLE OF VIDEO CLIP Henry Clay 
 TITLE OF VIDEO CLIP William "King" Solomon TITLE OF VIDEO CLIP Breckinridge Family
 TITLE OF VIDEO CLIP Mary Todd Lincoln Family TITLE OF VIDEO CLIP David Austin Sayre
 TITLE OF VIDEO CLIP John Hunt Morgan Family TITLE OF VIDEO CLIP James Lane Allen


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