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Only one modern SEC college town existed as a named American settlement in 1776
Posted on 7/4/26 at 5:04 pm
Posted on 7/4/26 at 5:04 pm
Lexington, Kentucky.
The most American of all SEC schools.
The most American of all SEC schools.
This post was edited on 7/5/26 at 12:11 am
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Posted on 7/4/26 at 5:08 pm to FAT SEXY
That was actually the South in 1776.
Posted on 7/4/26 at 5:14 pm to FAT SEXY
Print the cups???
Posted on 7/4/26 at 5:20 pm to FAT SEXY
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Lexington, Kentucky.
No, not Kentucky. Virginia. It was part of Virginia
Posted on 7/4/26 at 5:26 pm to FAT SEXY
Baton Rouge was named by d'Iberville in 1699. Was settled in 1721 (which seems to be the OP's premise).
Wasn't part of the US then, and didn't become a city until 1817...
but that's not a criteria for the OP
Wasn't part of the US then, and didn't become a city until 1817...
but that's not a criteria for the OP
Posted on 7/4/26 at 5:41 pm to jonnyanony
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That was actually the South in 1776.
Really it was the western frontier.
Posted on 7/4/26 at 5:57 pm to FAT SEXY
And to think... I was flipping through the channels and watched a little bit of a Daniel Boone episode today.
Posted on 7/4/26 at 6:35 pm to FAT SEXY
Baton Rouge?
Posted on 7/4/26 at 6:47 pm to FAT SEXY
Yep, standardbearer for the SEC
Posted on 7/4/26 at 7:12 pm to kywildcatfanone
UK itself was founded in 1865, but yes the city was already there.
Posted on 7/4/26 at 7:48 pm to kywildcatfanone
quote:We're pretty fricking great.
Yep, standardbearer for the SEC
Founded in 1775. You can check the springs out where they camped and settled here, it's off Old Frankfort Pike behind a quarry and scrapyard and other such illustrious sites. It's a little peace of scenic respite surrounded by a lot of industrial mess. Odd, but worth checking out if you visit.
We are home of famous historical figures such as:
John C Breckenridge - USA Vice President and CSA General
Henry Clay - Secretary of State
Marry Todd Lincoln - First Lady
The first college football game played South of the Mason Dixon line was played at.....you guessed it....the University of Kentucky.
YOURE ALL WELCOME
This post was edited on 7/4/26 at 7:50 pm
Posted on 7/4/26 at 8:11 pm to UKWildcats
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The first college football game played South of the Mason Dixon line was played at.....you guessed it....the University of Kentucky.
It makes sense that yall would still celebrate the peak of your college football history.
Posted on 7/4/26 at 8:34 pm to Sus-Scrofa
That's big talk coming from one of the few SEC schools who have a losing record to us in football.
Know your place bitch.
Know your place bitch.
Posted on 7/4/26 at 8:43 pm to UKWildcats
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We are home of famous historical figures such as:
John C Breckenridge - USA Vice President and CSA General
Henry Clay - Secretary of State
Marry Todd Lincoln - First Lady
Was born in Lexington, lived there all of 5 months. We moved to a county named after one of these people
Posted on 7/4/26 at 8:48 pm to OleVaught14
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No, not Kentucky. Virginia. It was part of Virginia
Talk about getting your arse kicked from there though lol.
Posted on 7/4/26 at 8:51 pm to FAT SEXY
That’s at least one thing you can be proud about in Kentucky.
Posted on 7/4/26 at 9:54 pm to FAT SEXY
Still couldn’t win a national championship
Posted on 7/4/26 at 11:40 pm to OleVaught14
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No, not Kentucky. Virginia. It was part of Virginia
"modern SEC college town"
Should I have called them Lexington, Virginia in the OP?
This post was edited on 7/4/26 at 11:50 pm
Posted on 7/4/26 at 11:56 pm to Scoob
Ya, I made the OP too quickly and left my flank open
Baton Rouge doesn't count because it wasn't an American settlement in the 1700s (France & Spain mostly)
It also had like 4 different names during this time
Baton Rouge doesn't count because it wasn't an American settlement in the 1700s (France & Spain mostly)
It also had like 4 different names during this time
This post was edited on 7/4/26 at 11:58 pm
Posted on 7/5/26 at 8:31 am to FAT SEXY
Cumberland Gap is a devil of a gap.
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