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Located in western Missouri, Lexington lies approximately 40 miles (64 km) east of Kansas City and is part of the Kansas City metropolitan area. It is the home of the Battle of Lexington State Historic Site, and of the former Wentworth Military Academy and College, which operated from 1880 to 2017. [5] Geography. [edit]
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Lexington, city, seat (1823) of Lafayette county, west-central Missouri, U.S., on the Missouri River (there bridged to Henrietta), 35 miles (56 km) east of Kansas City. The site, around William Jack’s Ferry, was settled after 1819. The town was laid out in 1822 and named for Lexington, Ky.
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Offbeat & Original. but not off the beaten path. Refreshingly easy to get to, Lexington offers endless ways to find yourself.
Bird's Eye view of Lexington, Missouri 1869. By University of Central Missouri History Program, Paul Atwood. Lexington Missouri was founded in 1822 and in 1823 became the county seat of Lafayette county. Gilead Rupe, founder of Lexington, established a ferry on the Missouri River in 1822.
Lexington is a city in, and the county seat of, Lafayette County, Missouri, United States. The population was 4,726 at the 2010 census. Located in western Missouri, Lexington lies approximately 40 miles (64 km) east of Kansas City and is part of the Kansas City metropolitan area.
