Results for subject term "horse racing industry": 6
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James "Jimmy" Winkfield
Winkfield raced in the United States from 1899 to 1904. He won 161 races in 1901 alone. When Jim Crow injustice finally reached the racetracks, like many other African American jockeys, it eventually forced him off the tracks. Winkfield was the last…
503/505 East Third Street
In the early twentieth century, brick houses associated with two prominent East End residents - John Caulder and William Perkins - stood on this site.
Caulder, who lived at 505 East Third Street, was the principal of Constitution Elementary…
Edward Dudley Brown House
The Blue Grass Trust plaque property at 234 Eastern Ave (formerly 140 Vertner Ave) has a rich history associated with the horse-racing industry.This parcel once formed the eastern boundary of Gunntown, a settlement composed largely of formerly…
Dudley Allen
Dudley Allen (1845-1911) lived at 416 Kinkead Street in Kinkeadtown (now roughly Hummons Avenue).
Born into slavery in Lexington, Kentucky, Allen eventually served in the Army with Company M of the 5th U.S. Colored Cavalry, 1864-1866, as a…
African Cemetery No. 2
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…
Courtney Mathews House
Built around 1903 by J. T. Christian, a produce merchant and manager of the Lexington Cold Storage Company, this unusual house is composed of rough-hewn sandstone blocks. Subsequent owners included K. C. Kirtley, an occasional saloon keeper and…