LEXINGTON, INDIANA

'Lexington, Indiana' is a town located in Scott County, about 10 miles west of the Ohio River and 28 miles north of Louisville, Kentucky. The town itself was founded before Indiana became the 19th state in 1816 and was located in Jefferson County at the time it was platted. It was the original county seat from 1820 to 1874 before local leaders decided on a more central location at nearby Scottsburg, Indiana which created animosity between the residents of the two towns for several decades afterwards.

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Geography

History

Famous Persons

Geography

Lexington is located at (38.652525,-85.62625).

History

Morgan's Raiders came through Lexington during the American Civil War on July 10-11, 1863, meeting little resistance upon entering the town.

Famous Persons

William Hayden English, one of the richest men in Indiana of the late 19th century and the unsuccessful Democratic Vice-Presidential candidate of the United States in 1880, was born in Lexington. Joseph H. Shea (1862-1928), who also was born in Lexington, served as U.S. Ambassador to Chile from 1916 to 1921 under Presidents Woodrow Wilson and Warren G. Harding.