Lexington

Lexington. (1) A village, eleven miles N.W. of Boston, where, on April 10, 1775, the skirmish took place which begun the American Revolution. There is a monument to commemorate those who fell. (2) A town in Kentucky, a few miles S.E. of Frankfort, is the capital of Fayette county. It is the junction for four railways, and contains the State University, Agricultural College, and lunatic asylums. It was founded in the first year of the Revolution: hence its name. (3) A village in Virginia, the capital of Rockbridge county, where is the Washington and Lee University, founded in 1749, and the Virginia Military Institute. "Stonewall" Jackson and Robert Lee were buried here. (4) The capital of Lafayette county, Missouri.