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Term: Lexington

Major center in Kentucky Bluegrass region & famous for American Thoroughbred horse breeding; was important cultural center in early Midwest; has long been famed for horse racing, which was banned from town commmon in 1788, but moved to suburbs.

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Lexington, Kentucky, 1849 - 1925, New York
Lexington, Kentucky, 1851 - 1945, New York