The Kentucky Gazette, the state's first newspaper, had two editors involved in deadly fights. Read about the paper's early ...

Editor’s Note: As Lexington celebrates the 250th anniversary of its founding, the Herald-Leader and kentucky.com each day throughout 2025 will share interesting facts about our hometown.

Old Fort Harrod State Park in Harrodsburg, Kentucky, features a full-scale ... the first permanent English settlement west of the Allegheny Mountains, was originally built in 1774 by pioneer ...

When the Basilica of St. Joseph Proto-Cathedral in Bardstown, Kentucky, was consecrated in 1819, it became the first Catholic cathedral west of the Allegheny Mountains. (photo: David Asher photos ...