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  2. John Hunt Morgan Memorial - Wikipedia

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    The John Hunt Morgan Memorial in Lexington, Kentucky, is a monument created during the Jim Crow era, as a tribute to Confederate General John Hunt Morgan, who was from Lexington and is buried in Lexington Cemetery. The monument was originally situated on the Courthouse Lawn at the junction of North Upper and East Main Street, [2] but was moved ...

  3. John C. Breckinridge Memorial - Wikipedia

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    The John C. Breckinridge Memorial, originally on the courthouse lawn of Lexington, Kentucky, was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 17, 1997, as part of the Civil War Monuments of Kentucky MPS. It commemorates John C. Breckinridge, who was born and died in Lexington.

  4. Confederate Soldier Monument in Lexington - Wikipedia

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    Close to the Monument is the Ladies' Confederate Memorial, also part of the Civil War Monuments of Kentucky MPS. Four residents of Lexington with means funded the construction of the monuments, buying a statue built in Carrara, Italy from a catalog, and in 1893 was erected by the Muldoon Monument Company. The names of 160 veterans of the ...

  5. ‘Everybody’s here.’ Kentucky history lives on inside the ...

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    Headstones at Lexington Cemetery in Lexington, Ky on May 9, 2024. The cemetery is privately owned and operated by a board of directors and is not maintained by the city.

  6. Among the thousands: Here’s who you should know is ... - AOL

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    Headstone markers of Breckinridge family members next to John Cabell Breckinridge monument at the Lexington Cemetery in Lexington, Ky on May 9, 2024. ... 1863 at the Lexington Cemetery in ...

  7. Lexington Cemetery - Wikipedia

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    Lexington Cemetery is a private, non-profit 170-acre (69 ha) rural cemetery and arboretum located at 833 W. Main Street, Lexington, Kentucky.. The Lexington Cemetery was established in 1848 as a place of beauty and a public cemetery, in part to deal with burials from the cholera epidemic in the area.

  8. It’s been five years since the Confederate statues moved ...

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    OpEd: A new documentary will commemorate that historic event and look at stories of Black excellence in Lexington history.

  9. Ladies' Confederate Memorial - Wikipedia

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    The Ladies' Confederate Memorial is an American Civil War monument erected in 1874 in Lexington Cemetery in Lexington, Kentucky. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 17, 1997, as part of the Civil War Monuments of Kentucky MPS. Unlike most Confederate monuments in Kentucky, it represents grief rather than Southern ...