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Danville, Kentucky



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Gusts: 11 mph W
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  • City Description

    Danville is a city in and the county seat of Boyle County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 15,477 at the 2000 census. Danville is the principal city of the Danville Micropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Boyle and Lincoln counties. It is called the "City of Firsts". In 2001, Danville received a Great American Main Street Award from the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Danville was part of the Great Settlement Area around Harrod's Fort (now Harrodsburg), which was first settled in 1774. Walker Daniel, Kentucky's first District Attorney, bought 76 acres (310,000 m) from settler John Crow on the Wilderness Road and had it surveyed for a town in 1783-1784. The city was probably named for Daniel. The Virginia Legislature officially established Danville on December 4, 1787. Between 1784 and 1792, ten conventions were held in Danville to petition for better governance and ultimately to secure independence from Virginia. In 1786 the Danville Political Club was organized. It met each Saturday night at Grayson’s Tavern to discuss the political, economic, and social concerns. After a state constitution was adopted and separation was confirmed in 1792, the

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    City Contained By:

    • Boyle County
    • Kentucky

    City Contains:

    • Centre College

    Timezones:

    • North American Eastern Time Zone

    Size:

    • 40.9218121433 km squared

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