# 24 THE HISTORY OF LEXINGTON
| Author : | Foster Ockerman LEXINGTON, KY |
| Artist : | Henry Clay High School History Club LEXINGTON, KY |
| Sponsor : | Lexington History Museum |
Foster Ockerman, Jr. (1952): Historic Lexington
Lexington, Ky., native Foster Ockerman, Jr. is a local historian, essayist, and poet, as well as a practicing attorney. He has authored numerous local histories and one book of poetry. He is best known for his First United Methodist Church Bicentennial History (1989), Poems of Law: A Forty Year Collection of Poetry (2011), and Historic Lexington: The Heart of the Bluegrass (2013). Historic Lexington recounts, through narrative and photography, Lexington’s rich history. It features the first exploration by the William McConnell party in 1775 and subsequent events that occurred into the 2000s. Several prominent figures are featured, including Abraham Lincoln, Mary Todd Lincoln, Jefferson Davis, and Henry Clay.
Henry Clay High School:
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In collaboration with another student, I painted this bench to represent the history of Lexington. For the front of this bench, we’ve recreated selections from Foster Ockerman Jr.’s book, The History of Lexington. They chronicle the development of Lexington as a point of trade and our city’s growth by sector. The portraits included are of Henry Clay and Mary Todd Lincoln. Nicole Loy and Dani Fauzi are juniors at Henry Clay High School.