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When European settlers
arrived on the scene,
the Bluegrass region
was being used as a
hunting ground for numerous
Native American tribes.
Daniel Boone was one
of the first Anglo-Saxons
to explore the area
and helped establish
Kentucky's first forts
in Harrodsburg and Boonesborough.
Lexington was founded
in 1775, 17 years before
Kentucky became a state.
By 1820, it was one
of the largest and wealthiest
towns west of the Allegheny
Mountains. So cultured
was its lifestyle, Lexington
gained the nickname
"Athens of the
West."
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