Editing Lexington, Missouri (section)

===Founding===
[[File:Lexington-madonna.jpg|thumb|upright|The ''[[Madonna of the Trail]]'' monument is on the edge of downtown Lexington, and was dedicated by [[Harry S. Truman]] in 1928.]]
Lexington is located on the bluffs of the [[Missouri River]]. It was platted in 1822<ref>{{cite web|url=http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_lafayette.html |title=Lafayette County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived) |publisher=The State Historical Society of Missouri |access-date=October 24, 2016 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624070827/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_lafayette.html |archive-date=June 24, 2016 }}</ref> near William Jack's Ferry, which had been established three years earlier on the south bank of the river. It was named in commemoration of the [[Battles of Lexington and Concord|Battle of Lexington]].<ref>{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_RfAuAAAAYAAJ | title=How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named | publisher=The State Historical Society of Missouri | author=Eaton, David Wolfe | year=1916 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_RfAuAAAAYAAJ/page/n80 183]}}</ref> The first ferry was established in 1819 by Lexington's founder, Gilead Rupe. In 1823, Lexington became the county seat of Lafayette County and grew rapidly.