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Lexington is a consolidated city coterminous with, and the county seat of, Fayette County, Kentucky, United States.As of the 2020 census the city's population was 322,570, making it the second-most populous city in Kentucky (after Louisville), the 14th-most populous city in the Southeast, and the 60th-most populous city in the United States.
The county is located in western Kentucky on the Ohio River across from Evansville, Indiana.. As of the 2020 census, the population was 44,793. [1] Its county seat is Henderson.
The Kentucky State Penitentiary in Frankfort was an American prison. It was the first prison built west of the Allegheny Mountains and completed on June 22, 1800 when [1] Kentucky was still virtually a wilderness.
Boyd County was the 107th of 120 counties formed in Kentucky and was established in 1860 from parts of surrounding Greenup, Carter, and Lawrence Counties. [3] It was named for Linn Boyd of Paducah, former U.S. congressman, speaker of the United States House of Representatives, who died in 1859 soon after being elected lieutenant governor of Kentucky.
Clemson (/ ˈ k l ɛ m p s ən, ˈ k l ɛ m z ən / [6] [7]) is a city in Pickens and Anderson counties in the U.S. state of South Carolina.Clemson is adjacent to Clemson University, [8] and is identified with it; in 2015, the Princeton Review cited the town of Clemson as ranking #1 in the United States for "town-and-gown" relations with its resident university. [9]
Fleming County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 15,082. [1] Its county seat is Flemingsburg. [2] The county was formed in 1798 and named for Colonel John Fleming, an Indian fighter and early settler. [3] [4] It is a moist county.
Fulton County is the westernmost county in the U.S. state of Kentucky, with the Mississippi River forming its western boundary. As of the 2020 census , the population was 6,515. [ 1 ] Its county seat is Hickman and its largest city is Fulton . [ 2 ]
Today, Old Stoney is used as City Hall. In addition to Old Stoney, the Christian Ridge Historic District, Clinton County Courthouse, Charles H. and Emma Condon House, Frankfort Commercial Historic District, and South Frankfort Historic District are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. [7]