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Lexington is a city in, and the county seat of, Lafayette County, Missouri, United States. [4] The population was 4,726 at the 2010 census. Located in western Missouri, Lexington lies approximately 40 miles (64 km) east of Kansas City and is part of the Kansas City metropolitan area.
The Battle of Lexington (also known as the Battle of the Hemp Bales) (Sept. 18–20, 1861) resulted in a bloody victory for Confederate troops under Major General Sterling Price over the Union forces of Colonel James A. Mulligan.
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- Sandra N. 12 contributions. Learned alot about Missouri! Well maintained site and museum, and very friendly, engaging docent. We learned alot about the Battle of Lexington and some of the conditions in Missouri, Kansas, and the Union leading up to it.
- Shelly P. Lee's Summit, MO81 contributions. Beautiful Setting. Gorgeous view outside on the spacious patio. Other couples we're around but we were all still far enough apart to feel private.
- jbwhitehouse. Dallas, TX1,861 contributions. See Easily from the Road. The area around the court house was not busy when we were there. You can very easily see the canon shot on the left side of the entrance.
- Landon W. 1 contribution. really fun. this ranch is really fun i even fell asleep on one of the horses, Eddy.For the paranormal round up for the kids they had a play of Scooby - Do and a western type of town thing.At night we did a horse ride and saw a tomb.I am definitely heading back plus i liked it so much every other weekend im going there to help out the ranch.
Lexington is a city in, and the county seat of, Lafayette County, Missouri, United States. The population was 4,726 at the 2010 census. Located in western Missouri, Lexington lies approximately 40 miles (64 km) east of Kansas City and is part of the Kansas City metropolitan area.
Lexington is a city in Lafayette County, Missouri, United States. The population was 4,652 at the 2020 census. [3] It is the county seat of Lafayette County. [5]
By the time of the American Civil War, Lexington was a bustling and important city along the Missouri River in western Missouri. Because of the this, the United States Government wanted to control this strategic location and sent troops to occupy and hold the town.
Lexington Missouri has been a crossroads throughout our history. Our past includes a Civil War battle, a stop point on the Santa Fe trail and a thriving stop for river commerce.
