Lexington, KY, United States
Lexington Named. In early June of 1775, a party of frontiersmen, led by William McConnell, camped near here on a branch of Elkhorn Creek. Upon hearing of the colonists' victory at Lexington, Mass., on April 19, 1775, they named their campsite Lexington to commemorate the first battle of the American
Revolution. Impressed with the area, they hoped to see a town here some day. (Reverse)Lexington Settled - Due to danger of Indian attacks, permanent settlement was delayed for four years. In 1779 Col
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