St. Paul AME
7. St. Paul AME Church 251-253 North Upper Street This most important landmark was an outgrowth of…
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Posts From: June 2020
Selected References
African American Heritage Trail in Downtown Lexington by Doris Wilkinson Selected References…
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Polk Dalton Infirmary
9. Historic African American Health Center Polk-Dalton Infirmary 148 Deweese In the center of…
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Pleasant Green
4.Historic Pleasant Green Baptist Church 540 West Maxwell Referred to as the "oldest Baptist church…
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Old First Baptist Site
8. Site of the Old First Baptist Church Corner of Short and Deweese For decades, First Baptist--a…
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Main Street Baptist Church
1. Main Street Baptist Church. 582 West Main Street Originally the Independent Baptist church…
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Isaac Murphy
6. Isaac Murphy (1861-1896) Born on a horse farm in Lexington, Isaac (Burns) Murphy is well known…
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East Second St. Christian Church
10. East Second Street Christian Church 146 Constitution The East Second Street Christian Church…
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African American Doctors: Lexington, KY
2. Forgotten Pioneers: African American doctors in Lexington 118 North Broadway In the early part of…
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Baptism Scene
5. Baptism Scene Around the beginning of the 20th century, Historic Pleasant Green Baptist Church…
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