Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. There was nowhere left to bury the dead. The 1833 cholera outbreak left Lexington in ruins, taking 500 lives — about 7% of the ...

Located just off of Main Street, the Lexington Cemetery is rich in Kentucky history. This year, the private cemetery celebrates 175 years of operation. With 170 acres of land, the cemetery currently ...

Lexington Cemetery sign in front of the main entrance of the Lexington Cemetery, in Lexington, Ky on May 9, 2024. Tasha Poullard tpoullard@herald-leader.com Editor’s Note: As Lexington celebrates the ...

An actor, portraying Gen. Robert E. Lee, spoke at Lexington Cemetery this spring to Abraham Lincoln and Mary Todd Lincoln presenters during the Association of Lincoln Presenters annual convention.

LEXINGTON, Ky (LEX 18) Susan Straub, from the Lexington Mayor’s office, released a statement saying that the statues of John Hunt Morgan and John Breckinridge have been moved to the Lexington Cemetery ...

The city of Lexington moved the statues of Confederates John Hunt Morgan and John Breckinridge to the Lexington Cemetery Tuesday after the pair sat in storage for months. “Today we are doing exactly ...

LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) — Signs of spring color central Kentucky, and nature lovers have taken advantage of sunny skies to enjoy the outdoors. Some visit parks, others take walks through downtown ...

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WDRB) -- A small cemetery in Lexington is helping to preserve the legacy of African Americans in Kentucky's horse racing industry. It is called simply the African American Cemetery #2, ...

There was nowhere left to bury the dead. The 1833 cholera outbreak left Lexington in ruins, taking 500 lives — about 7% of the population — in a mere two months. People were laid to rest in church ...