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Ashland The Henry Clay Estate, KY (Images of America)
Ashland The Henry Clay Estate KY - Images of America Author:Eric Brooks On September 13, 1804, Henry Clay entered into an agreement to purchase 125 acres on Todd�s Road just outside the city limits of Lexington, Kentucky. With this transaction, Clay began the creation of one of Lexington�s most important sites. Over the next two centuries, Ashland would be home to five generations of one of Kentucky�s first families... more ». Ashland would also be the source of some of Kentucky�s finest horses; the location of a small but important Civil War skirmish; the birthplace of the state�s flagship university; the home to one of the state�s first museums; one of Lexington�s first subdivisions; and finally a National Historic Landmark. Many books have been written about Henry Clay, Ashland�s creator and most important resident, but this is the first to tell the story of his beloved farm and personal retreat.« less