Lexington, Virginia, United States

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Lexington, Virginia, United States is a small historic city in the Shenandoah Valley known for its preserved 19th-century architecture and as the home of Washington and Lee University and the Virginia Military Institute.

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instanceOf college town
county seat
independent city
areaCode 540
areaLandKm2 6.5
areaTotalKm2 6.5
climateClassification humid subtropical climate
country United States of America
surface form: United States
elevationMeters 322
FIPSCode 51-45256
foundedInYear 1778
GNISFeatureID 1498502
governingBody Lexington City Council
governmentType council–manager government
hasHistoricCemetery Oak Grove Cemetery
Stonewall Jackson Memorial Cemetery, Lexington, Virginia
surface form: Stonewall Jackson Memorial Cemetery
hasHistoricDistrict Lexington Historic District
hasLandmark Lee Chapel
Stonewall Jackson’s Headquarters Museum
surface form: Stonewall Jackson House

Virginia Horse Center
Virginia Military Institute
surface form: Virginia Military Institute campus

Washington and Lee University Historic District
surface form: Washington and Lee University campus
hasRiver Maury River
incorporatedAsCityInYear 1966
incorporatedAsTownInYear 1841
isCountySeatOf Rockbridge County, Virginia
isHomeTo Virginia Military Institute
Washington and Lee University
isTouristDestinationFor Civil War tourism
heritage tourism
knownFor Civil War history
collegiate institutions
preserved 19th-century architecture
locatedIn Shenandoah Valley
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone
namedAfter Lexington, Massachusetts
namedForEvent Battles of Lexington and Concord
surface form: Battle of Lexington
nearMountainRange Appalachian Mountains
Blue Ridge Mountains
partOfMetropolitanArea Rockbridge County, Virginia
surface form: Rockbridge County area
populationCensus2020 7157
postalCode 24450
region western Virginia
surface form: Western Virginia
servedByHighway Interstate 64
Interstate 81
servedByU.S.Route U.S. Route 11 NERFINISHED
U.S. Route 60 NERFINISHED
state Virginia
usesTimeZone UTC−05:00
usesTimeZoneDST UTC−04:00

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Alben W. Barkley deathPlace Lexington, Virginia, United States
Robert E. Lee placeOfDeath Lexington, Virginia, United States
this entity surface form: Lexington, Virginia
Virginia Military Institute locatedIn Lexington, Virginia, United States
this entity surface form: Lexington, Virginia
Shenandoah Valley majorCity Lexington, Virginia, United States
this entity surface form: Lexington, Virginia
Mary Anna Custis Lee deathPlace Lexington, Virginia, United States
this entity surface form: Lexington, Virginia
Mary Anna Custis Lee residence Lexington, Virginia, United States
this entity surface form: Lexington, Virginia
Mary Anna Custis Lee burialPlace Lexington, Virginia, United States
this entity surface form: Lexington, Virginia
Lee Chapel, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Virginia locatedIn Lexington, Virginia, United States
this entity surface form: Lexington, Virginia
Stonewall Jackson Memorial Cemetery, Lexington, Virginia locatedIn Lexington, Virginia, United States
this entity surface form: Lexington, Virginia
Stonewall Jackson Memorial Cemetery, Lexington, Virginia city Lexington, Virginia, United States
this entity surface form: Lexington, Virginia
Stonewall Jackson Memorial Cemetery, Lexington, Virginia touristAttraction Lexington, Virginia, United States
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VMI locatedIn Lexington, Virginia, United States
subject surface form: Virginia Military Institute
this entity surface form: Lexington, Virginia
VMI cityServed Lexington, Virginia, United States
subject surface form: Virginia Military Institute
this entity surface form: Lexington, Virginia
Board of Visitors meetsAt Lexington, Virginia, United States
subject surface form: Board of Visitors (Virginia Military Institute)
this entity surface form: Lexington, Virginia
Virginia Military Institute Parade Ground locatedIn Lexington, Virginia, United States
this entity surface form: Lexington, Virginia
West Point of the South locatedIn Lexington, Virginia, United States
this entity surface form: Lexington, Virginia
VMI Keydets locatedIn Lexington, Virginia, United States
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Thomas buriedAt Lexington, Virginia, United States
subject surface form: Thomas Jonathan Jackson
this entity surface form: Lexington, Virginia
Washington and Lee University locatedIn Lexington, Virginia, United States
this entity surface form: Lexington, Virginia
Rockbridge County, Virginia hasCountySeat Lexington, Virginia, United States
this entity surface form: Lexington, Virginia
Rockbridge County, Virginia contains Lexington, Virginia, United States
this entity surface form: Lexington, Virginia
Rockbridge County, Virginia hasHistoricTown Lexington, Virginia, United States
this entity surface form: Lexington, Virginia
Natural Bridge near Lexington, Virginia, United States
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western Virginia hasMajorCity Lexington, Virginia, United States
subject surface form: Western Virginia
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Lee Chapel locatedIn Lexington, Virginia, United States
this entity surface form: Lexington, Virginia
Lee Chapel city Lexington, Virginia, United States
this entity surface form: Lexington, Virginia
William Henry Fitzhugh Lee burialPlace Lexington, Virginia, United States
this entity surface form: Lexington, Virginia
Robert E. Lee Jr. burialPlace Lexington, Virginia, United States
this entity surface form: Lexington, Virginia
Washington and Lee University Historic District locatedIn Lexington, Virginia, United States
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Lee family crypt locatedIn Lexington, Virginia, United States
this entity surface form: Lexington, Virginia
Elinor Junkin placeOfDeath Lexington, Virginia, United States
this entity surface form: Lexington, Virginia
Elinor Junkin associatedWithPlace Lexington, Virginia, United States
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Pat Robertson placeOfBirth Lexington, Virginia, United States
Eleanor Agnes Lee placeOfDeath Lexington, Virginia, United States
this entity surface form: Lexington, Virginia
Eleanor Agnes Lee residence Lexington, Virginia, United States
this entity surface form: Lexington, Virginia
Death of Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson hasBurialPlace Lexington, Virginia, United States
this entity surface form: Lexington, Virginia
Sally Mann placeOfBirth Lexington, Virginia, United States
Sally Mann workLocation Lexington, Virginia, United States
Sally Mann residence Lexington, Virginia, United States
Matthew Fontaine Maury deathPlace Lexington, Virginia, United States
this entity surface form: Lexington, Virginia
Cy Twombly placeOfBirth Lexington, Virginia, United States
Lexington Law School locatedIn Lexington, Virginia, United States
this entity surface form: Lexington, Virginia
Lexington Law School historicalLocation Lexington, Virginia, United States
this entity surface form: Lexington, Virginia
Lexington Historic District locatedIn Lexington, Virginia, United States
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Lexington Historic District governingBody Lexington, Virginia, United States
this entity surface form: City of Lexington, Virginia
Virginia Horse Center location Lexington, Virginia, United States
this entity surface form: Lexington, Virginia
Lexington City Council governs Lexington, Virginia, United States
this entity surface form: Lexington, Virginia
Lexington City Council locatedIn Lexington, Virginia, United States
this entity surface form: Lexington, Virginia
Lexington City Council hasJurisdictionOver Lexington, Virginia, United States
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Lexington City Council legislativeBodyOf Lexington, Virginia, United States
this entity surface form: Lexington, Virginia