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McConnell Springs
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Timeline

Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
1775/06/00 William McConnell and fellow frontiersmen came from Pennsylvania to explore the Kentucky Country. In 1775 McConnell and his group were camped at the McConnell Springs when news of the first shots of the Revolutionary War reached them.
1850/00/00 Over the next 220 years McConnell Springs served as the location of a mill, distillery, gunpowder factory, and dairy farm. Sadly enough, as the city of Lexington grew, McConnell Springs was swallowed by industrial development.
1985/00/00 Citizens undertake efforts to reclaim the site in the late 1980s and funds were raised to turn the site into a park. Returning the site to its natural state required removing tons of trash and construction debris.

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Particulars for McConnell Springs:
Cultural Affiliation American,early
Historic Use Camp
Criteria Exemplar
Area of Significance Exploration-settlement
Area of Significance Historic and non-aboriginal
Criteria Information Potential
Owner Private
Sight Category Site



US National Registry of Historic Places Data »

Accurate at time of registration:

PLACE DETAILS
Registry Name:
Registry Address:
Registry Number: 76000874
Resource Type:
Owner: Private
CULTURAL DETAILS
Level of Significance: State
Area of Significance: Historic and non-aboriginal, Exploration-settlement
Applicable Criteria: Event, Information Potential
Cultural Affiliation: American,early
Period of Significance: 1750-1799
Significant Year: 1775
Historic Function: Domestic
Historic Sub-Function: Camp
Current Function: Agriculture, subsistence
Current Sub-Function:

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