University of Kentucky - Kentuckian Yearbook (Lexington, KY)

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SHAKERTOWN GUEST HOUSE Ongniallv called the Old Trustee House, this, building was erected b v the Shakers m 1839. This house u ' ltnessed the first woman suffrage movement in America, for the men and women of the Shal er colony had an equal voice in the government of the settieme?it.

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l( ' 6 • i .- ' :. i i uO i- ' • . THE LINCOLN CABIN The famous Lincoln Cabin originally stood ni Washington County, but was recently removed to the Pioneer Memorial Par]{ in Harrodsburg. T ancy Hanl{s lived in this cabin ivhile she was a child and was married to Thomas Lincoln, June 12, 1806. Rev. Jesse Head, a Methodist circuit rider, performed the ceremony.

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• » ' HOME OF DR. EPHRAIM MCDOWELL Dr. Ephraim McDowell, one of Kentuc y ' s most noted citizens, performed the first successful operation in the world in ovariotomy. He also performed the first Caesarean operation in the West hi his hospital, u ' iich still stands in Danville.