Lexington KY
Panic Early in the 20th century if you watched an electrician wire a house, you would have seen that there were two wires entering the outlet box where you would eventually plug in your lamp. One wire was the “hot wire” and it brought power into the outlet. The other was the “neutral wire” and…
Lexington, Kentucky is situated in the center of the Kentucky Bluegrass region. The area is well known for the beautiful and strong horses that are raised there, thanks in no small part to the minerals that nourish the famous bluegrass. Horses are a source of great pride to the people of Kentucky. Horse lovers from…
On June 1, 1792, Kentucky became the 15th state admitted to the Union. It was also the first state admitted from what was then considered, “The West”. Kentucky ranks 26th in US population and 37th in acreage. Nicknamed “The Bluegrass State”, Kentucky citizens are proud of their long history of careful, yet highly productive land…
The University’s humble beginning was in Lexington, Kentucky as the Agricultural and Mechanical College in Kentucky, a part of Kentucky University. As a land-grant school the college separated from Kentucky University in 1878, officially becoming a university in 1908. The university underwent a name change in 1916, assuming the name “University of Kentucky”. While UK,…
A Traffic Light in Lexington Lexington KY is located in the midst of Kentucky’s Bluegrass country. The beginning, and the ending of the Revolutionary War bracket the founding of this beautiful city. In 1775, a small band from the Virginia Militia set up camp near Elkhorn Creek in Kentucky – just east of today’s Lexington.…