Lexington's 250th Anniversary - The Founding of Lexington (1775 -2025)
Lexington's 250th Anniversary: The Founding of Lexington (1775 - 2025)
Monday, June 9, 2025 | 1 - 2:30 PM | Free, No Registration Required | Limit: 128
Celebrate the Founding of Lexington at this Historical Event!
For the 250th anniversary of Lexington’s founding, we will discuss the actual founding and naming of Lexington in 1775 and the subsequent settlement of Lexington four years later.
Our city was named after the first battle of the American Revolution and Lexingtonians were involved in the last conflicts of the war.
“Lexington was founded in the midst of a mighty revolution.”
(History of Lexington, Kentucky by G.W. Ranck).
We will put the events that were important to the founding of Lexington into context with the Revolution.
We will also discuss the people who were important to the early development of our city – people like Daniel Boone, George Rogers Clark, the Todd brothers (John, Levi and Robert), the McConnell brothers, Robert Patterson and others.
Farish Theater Parking Information
(from lexpublib.org/parking)
The Central Library's Parking Garage is available to our customers or anyone needing a parking space. There are 428 parking spots in the garage, 10 of which are handicapped or van accessible. The height clearance for garage entry is 13'1". The height clearance for parking access is 6'4". Two hours of free parking is provided with a ticket validated inside the Central Library.
Directions
From Main Street: Our parking garage is located between the Police Department and the Lexington Public Library at 140 East Main Street. As you are traveling west down Main Street, the entrance to the parking garage will be on your left. If you reach Limestone Street, you have gone too far.
From Vine Street: After you cross (or turn from) Limestone Street, take a left onto Quality Street. Almost immediately, turn left onto Water Street. The garage entrance will be on your right before you reach the end of Water Street.
Click here for a visual map for both parking garage entrances
Farish Theater
Lexington Public Libary - Central Branch
140 E Main St, Lexington, KY 40507
