McConnell Springs Park
McConnell Springs is a twenty-six acre natural park located at the historic springs where the city of Lexington, Kentucky was named. The park is a non-profit organization in partnership with the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government Division of Parks and Recreation.Photo: Jackland, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Liggett and Myers Harpring Tobacco Storage Warehouse and Ladies’ Confederate Memorial.
Liggett and Myers Harpring Tobacco Storage Warehouse
Building
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Liggett and Myers Harpring Tobacco Storage Warehouse is a building located in Lexington, Kentucky. The building is significant for its association with the burley tobacco industry in Lexington, Kentucky between 1930 and 1980 and is currently listed on the National Register of Historic Places listings in Fayette County, Kentucky. Liggett and Myers Harpring Tobacco Storage Warehouse is situated 3,000 feet northeast of McConnell Springs Park.
Ladies’ Confederate Memorial
Memorial
Photo: Bedford, Public domain.
The Ladies' Confederate Memorial is an American Civil War monument erected in 1874 in Lexington Cemetery in Lexington, Kentucky. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 17, 1997, as part of the Civil War Monuments of Kentucky MPS. Ladies’ Confederate Memorial is situated 1 mile east of McConnell Springs Park.
John Hunt Morgan Memorial
Memorial
Photo: Daderot, Public domain.
The John Hunt Morgan Memorial in Lexington, Kentucky, is a monument created during the Jim Crow era, as a tribute to Confederate General John Hunt Morgan, who was from Lexington and is buried in Lexington Cemetery. John Hunt Morgan Memorial is situated 1 mile east of McConnell Springs Park.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cardinal Valley and Speigle Heights.
Cardinal Valley
Neighborhood
Cardinal Valley is a neighborhood in northwestern Lexington, Kentucky, United States. Its boundaries are Versailles Road to the south, Norfolk Southern railroad tracks to the north, Forbes Road to the east, and Cambridge Drive/Oxford Circle to the west.
Speigle Heights
Neighborhood
Speigle Heights is a neighborhood just northwest of downtown Lexington, Kentucky, United States. It is sometimes referred to as Irishtown. Its boundaries are Manchester Street to the north, Pine Street to the east, High Street/Versailles Road to the south, and Forbes Road to the west.
Golf View Estates
Neighborhood
Golf View Estates is a neighborhood in southwestern Lexington, Kentucky, United States. Its name is derived from its location next to the Campbell House golf course.
McConnell Springs Park
- Type: Park
- Also known as: “McConnell Springs”
- Categories: geographical feature and recreation area
- Location: Fayette, Kentucky, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.0542° or 38° 3′ 15″ northLongitude
-84.5302° or 84° 31′ 49″ westOpen location code
86CQ3F39+MWOpenStreetMap ID
way 144791301OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=parkWikidata ID
Q6800505
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