Danville, Kentucky

Danville is a city located in Boyle County, Kentucky. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 15,477. It is the county seat of Boyle County{{GR|6}}. It was the original home of Transylvania University, which soon after its founding moved to Lexington. Later, Centre College opened in Danville, and remains there today. Danville is also home to the Great American Brass Band Festival and to the Pioneer Playhouse, an important part of theater in Kentucky.

History

Danville was established on December 4, 1787, by the Virginia Legislature. Danville became a part of the Commonwealth when Kentucky became a state in 1792. Danville was the capital of Kentucky when it was a district of Virginia. The city is called the "Birthplace of the Bluegrass" since the state's Constitutional Convention was held at Constitution Square in 1792, when Kentucky's first Constitution was signed. Danville is also called the "City of Firsts".

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December 4 - 1787 - 1792

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Danville housed the first Courthouse in Kentucky, the first U.S. Post Office west of the Alleghenies, the first state-supported School for the Deaf, and in 1809, Danville?s own Dr. Ephraim McDowell became the first physician in the world to successfully remove an ovarian tumor.

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