Purchased in 1832 by Christ Church, the Old Episcopal Burying Grounds (OEBG) is Lexington’s oldest surviving cemetery. The old graveyard has been called “Lexington’s Westminster Abbey” due to the many famous citizens buried here. No one has been…

The African Cemetery No. 2 was originally established in a rural setting and was known as the old Union Benevolent Society No. 2 Cemetery. 159 African Americans critical to the horse industry are buried in this cemetery, as well as 121 Civil War…