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Danville is a home rule-class city [6] in Boyle County, Kentucky, United States.It is the seat of its county. [7] The population was 17,236 at the 2020 Census. [8] Danville is the principal city of the Danville Micropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of the Boyle and Lincoln counties.
Danville, "The City of Firsts," was the location of the first Courthouse in Kentucky (1785), the first U.S. Post Office west of the Alleghenies (1792), the first Capital of Kentucky (1785), and the first Political Club in the West (1786).
Danville, city, seat of Boyle county, central Kentucky, U.S., in the Bluegrass region, 36 miles (58 km) southwest of Lexington. Located along the Old Wilderness Road, it was settled in about 1775 and named for Walker Daniel, who purchased the deed for the site (1784). It was capital of the Kentucky
A history of Danville and Boyle County, Kentucky, 1774-1992 FamilySearch Library Early days in Danville FamilySearch Library The Political Club, Danville, Kentucky, 1786-1790.
The Local History Digital Archive is a collection of thousands of pictures uploaded by the Boyle County Public Library that can be viewed electronically. In the collection you'll find historic photos of Danville-Boyle County, as well as photos of artwork on display throughout the Library.
The history of Danville. Danville was part of the Great Settlement Area around Harrod's Fort (present-day Harrodsburg), which was first settled in 1774.
A history of Danville and Boyle County, Kentucky, 1774-1992 by Richard Carl Brown, 1992, Bicentennial Books edition, in English - 1st ed.
Danville has six historic districts listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Annually, the city offers its Front Porch Tour during Historic Preservation Week, showcasing a different neighborhood each year.
Danville is recognized as the “Birthplace of the Bluegrass” because the first constitutional convention in the west was held at Constitution Square in 1792. It was here that Kentucky’s first constitution was signed! You will also find Danville a town of arts, history and entertainment.
Danville, the seat of Boyle county, began in 1782 as Crow's Station, founded by John Crow. The town of Danville was formed by Walker Daniel in 1783. Danville was incorporated in 1836. Kentucky's first post office opened in Danville in 1792. The population in 2020 was 17,236.