Further reading

Gelbert, Doug. A Walking Tour of Lexington, Kentucky (2011) excerpt and text search Leet, Karen M. et al. Civil War Lexington, KY: Bluegrass Breeding Ground of Power (2011) excerpt and text search Smith, Gerald L. Lexington Kentucky (KY) (Black America) (2002) Wright, John D., Jr. Lexington: Heart of the Bluegrass (1994); 244pp; a history Jillson, Willard Rouse (October 1929). "The Founding of Lexington, Kentucky". Filson Club Historical Quarterly 3 (5). Retrieved 2011-11-29.  Hollingsworth, Randolph (2004). Lexington: Queen of the Bluegrass. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Press. ISBN 9780738524665.  Klotter, James C.; Daniel Rowland, eds. (2012). Bluegrass Renaissance: The History and Culture of Central Kentucky, 1792-1852. Lexington, KY: University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 9780813136073.  (emphasis on the architect Benjamin Henry Latrobe and "neoclassical" Lexington) Wilson, Samuel M. (January 1930). "Date of the First Settlement of Lexington, Kentucky". Filson Club Historical Quarterly 4 (1). Retrieved 2011-11-29.