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Lexington is an independent city in Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, United States. At the 2020 census , the population was 7,320. [ 4 ] It is the county seat of Rockbridge County , although the two are separate jurisdictions, and is combined with it for statistical purposes by the Bureau of Economic Analysis . [ 5 ]
Added to NRHP. August 15, 2016. The Jordan's Point Historic District encompasses a collection of historic industrial resources at Jordan's Point Park in Lexington, Virginia. The area, long a major local crossing point of the Maury River, was developed about 1800 by John Jordan and John Moorhead, who established a sawmill on the site.
The Maury River has a history of destructive floods damaging nearby communities. Particularly notable were floods on October 12, 1870, on the death of Robert E. Lee, when the Maury River provided Lee a temporary coffin due to a dock washed away upriver; [7] and in 1936, 1969, 1985 and 1995. [4] The Flood of '69 was the result of rainfall from ...
Lexington Historic District (Lexington, Virginia) / 37.78583°N 79.44028°W / 37.78583; -79.44028. The Lexington Historic District is a national historic district located at Lexington, Virginia. It includes 11 contributing buildings on 600 acres (240 ha) and dates from 1823. It includes Greek Revival, Queen Anne, "Picturesque Cottage ...
The Virginia Military Institute Historic District is a 12-acre (4.9 ha) National Historic Landmark District encompassing the historic central core of the Virginia Military Institute campus in Lexington, Virginia. Developed beginning in 1839, the school grew into the premiere military academy in the Southern United States, providing trained ...
This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in the independent city of Lexington, Virginia, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in an online map.
Stonewall Jackson House. / 37.78472°N 79.44139°W / 37.78472; -79.44139. The Stonewall Jackson House, located at 8 East Washington Street in the Historic District of Lexington, Virginia, was the residence of Confederate general Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson from 1858 to 1861.
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