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April 19, 1774, the site of Lexington first appears in a written record when Lord Dunmore, Virginia’s governor, signed a military warrant for 200 acres “near the head of the middle fork of Elkhorn” to Sergeant James Buford for services in the French and Indian War.
The Squire’s SKETCHES OF LEXINGTON by J. Winston Coleman, Jr.; pg: 15
April 19, 1775, the American Revolution begins.
April 19, 1952, Air Force 1LT William F. McMurry from Paducah died in the Korean War.
April 19, 1965, Army SP5 Charles F. Millay from Philpot in Daviess County died in the Vietnam War.
April 19, 1970, Army SFC Robert C. Trigg from Radcliff died in the Vietnam War.
April 19, 1994, Mill Springs Battlefield became a National Historic Landmark.