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    Ashland is the name of the plantation of the 19th-century Kentucky statesman Henry Clay, located in Lexington, Kentucky, in the central Bluegrass region...
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  • Ashland may refer to: Ashland, New Brunswick Simpson and Ashland, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire Ashland (Henry Clay estate), a historic site in Lexington...
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    Born on his family's estate of Ashland, in Lexington, Henry Jr. was the older brother of James Brown Clay and John Morrison Clay, the only sons surviving...
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  • portion of the large estate, Ashland. To distinguish John Clay's land from the mansion and lands that went to his brother, James Brown Clay, John's holdings...
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    Henry Clay Court in The Landings on Skidaway Island, Georgia Ashland, Missouri, was named after Clay's Lexington, Kentucky estate, as was Ashland, Massachusetts...
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    construction of a courthouse. In 1871 Ashland was incorporated and named for 19th century statesman Henry Clay's Kentucky estate home. During the early years,...
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    225 at the 2010 census. Ashland is named after the Lexington, Kentucky estate of Hanover County native and statesman Henry Clay. It is the only incorporated...
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    Ashland Home web site Henry Clay: A Resource Guide from the Library of Congress Works by Henry Clay at Project Gutenberg Works by or about Henry Clay...
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  • Ashland, Kentucky, usually refers to the present-day city in Boyd County. It may also refer to: Ashland (estate), the home of Henry Clay in Lexington,...
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    named after Henry Clay — a slaveowner and American Colonization Society co-founder who favored gradual emancipation — and his estate Ashland in Lexington...
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    name of Ashland was selected by supporters of the Kentucky congressman Henry Clay, from Ashland, his estate near Lexington. Later, "Henry Clay High School"...
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    office is now owned by the First Presbyterian Church. Ashland (Henry Clay estate) Dr. Henry Clay House National Register of Historic Places listings in...
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    after the famous statesman Henry Clay, the county seat itself was named after his estate in Lexington, Kentucky called "Ashland". The county was covered...
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    Creek at Ashland made it an excellent fording site. Ashland was established in 1870 and named after Ashland, the estate of Henry Clay. Today, Ashland benefits...
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  • Henry Clay's youngest son, a bachelor. John had inherited a portion of his father's estate, Ashland. To distinguish John's lands from Ashland proper...
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    eastern Pennsylvania. Settled in 1850, Ashland was incorporated in 1857, and was named for Henry Clay's estate near Lexington, Kentucky. The population...
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  • Lexington Jockey Club formed. 1810 - Population: 4,326. 1811 Ashland (Henry Clay estate) established. Giron confectionery in business. 1812 – Juvenile...
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    Previously known as "Unionville", Ashland was incorporated in 1846, bearing the name of statesman Henry Clay's Kentucky estate. It is considerably younger than...
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    Indians. Ashland County was named in honor of the Lexington estate of Kentucky statesman Henry Clay, as one of the founders of the city of Ashland was an...
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    Brown Clay's official Congressional biography The Filson Historical Society Clay Family Papers at the Library of Congress Ashland, the Henry Clay Estate Allen...
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    mid-19th century. In 1854, the city name was changed to Ashland, after Henry Clay's Lexington estate and to reflect the city's growing industrial base. The...
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    near Shamokin, and with the naming of the borough of Ashland, which is the name of Clay's estate in Kentucky. When he died, [citizens of the county] felt...
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    established in 1837 when the community was called Ashland, for Henry Clay's Lexington estate. It was renamed Clay in 1854. The city incorporated as "Claysville"...
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    Scienceville became a separate community in 1848, it was renamed Ashland after the estate of Henry Clay. The presence of hemlock forests led to a tanning industry...
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    as Ashland, named for Ashland, the Kentucky estate of Henry Clay. The last textile mill, the L.W. Packard Company, would close in 2002, and Ashland is...
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  • November 8, the suffragists gathered for an afternoon reception at Ashland (Henry Clay estate). That evening at the Old Opera House on North Broadway, the Lexington...
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    under various owners until 1904. The city was either named after Henry Clay's estate Ashland or by an act of the General Assembly of Tennessee in 1859, when...
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    2020 census. Ashland was founded in 1853. It was named for the Ashland estate of Kentucky Congressman Henry Clay in Lexington, Kentucky. Clay was instrumental...
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  • of Thomas Clay McDowell's Ashland estate at Lexington, the original homestead and breeding farm of his great-grandfather, statesman Henry Clay. In addition...
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    the original on August 24, 2008. Retrieved February 27, 2013. Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print...
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