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Ashland is the name of the plantation of the 19th-century Kentucky statesman Henry Clay, [2] located in Lexington, Kentucky, in the central Bluegrass region of the state. The buildings were built by slaves who also grew and harvested hemp, farmed livestock, and cooked and cleaned for the Clays.
Elmendorf Farm is a Kentucky Thoroughbred horse farm in Fayette County, Kentucky, involved with horse racing since the 19th century. Once the North Elkhorn Farm, many owners and tenants have occupied the area, even during the American Civil War.
Following Payne Whitney's death in 1927, his widow, Helen Hay Whitney, took over the operation. Her son John Hay Whitney was also involved in Thoroughbred racing especially so with his wife Liz Whitney. Daughter Joan Whitney Payson raced horses under the nom de course Manhasset Stable. On their mother's death, they continued to build on ...
Numerous auction companies and warehouses began to locate in south Lexington clustered along South Broadway. The first of these facilities was the Burley Loose Tobacco Warehouse Company in 1905. [1] The city's first tobacco redrying plant also opened in that year. By 1910, Lexington lay claim to being the "largest tobacco market in the world. [1]
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CAIRO (Reuters) -Two flash bombs were fired towards Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's home in the northern Israeli town of Caesarea on Saturday and fell into the garden, police said.
Meadow Vale is located in northeastern Jefferson County. It is bordered to the northwest by Rolling Hills, to the southwest by Meadowbrook Farm, and on all other sides by consolidated Louisville/Jefferson County. Downtown Louisville is 11 miles (18 km) to the southwest. E.P. "Tom" Sawyer Park is located to the east of the city's boundaries.