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The Downtown Paris Historic District, in Paris, Kentucky, in Bourbon County, Kentucky, is a historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. It was deemed significant as: the largest, richest, most varied and best-preserved concentration of historic architecture in Bourbon County from the period c. 1788 to ...
The first time Dr. Robert Copelan, who lives in Paris, met Secretariat, was 50 years ago, about 10 days before the 1973 Kentucky Derby. Big Red had just taken third place in the Wood Memorial ...
Here are eight names you may not know that have their roots in the Bluegrass State: Billy Ray Cyrus A two-time Grammy Award winner, Cyrus is the father of Miley Cyrus, with whom he starred in the ...
The culture of Kentucky is firmly Southern, it is also influenced by Southern Appalachia, blending with the native upper Southern culture in certain areas of the state. The state is known for bourbon and whiskey distilling, tobacco , horse racing , college basketball , and quilts .
61st Governor of Kentucky; 49th Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky and Attorney General of Kentucky Born in Dawson Springs: Louis Brandeis (1856–1941) US Supreme Court Justice [40] Born and reared in Louisville [40] John C. Breckinridge (1821–1875) Vice President of the United States [41] Born just outside Lexington [41] John Y. Brown Jr ...
In our Uniquely Kentucky stories, Herald-Leader journalists bring you the quirky and cool, historic and infamous, beloved and unforgettable, and everything-in-between stories of what makes our ...
Paris is a home rule-class city in Bourbon County, Kentucky, and the county seat. [8] It lies 18 miles (29 km) northeast of Lexington on the Stoner Fork of the Licking River . It is part of the Lexington–Fayette Metropolitan Statistical Area .
Paris’ Caliborne Farm served as Secretariat’s post-racing home for 16 years, so now the town is planning a park to honor the Triple Crown champion’s legacy — and draw tourists.