The first inhabitants to settle in the area of Lexington were the Dakota and Ojibwe Tribes along local lakes and Rice Creek. The natives chose this area to settle because of it’s abundance in fish and rice. The first recorded white settler in the area was Phillip Laddy in 1862 in what became Blaine Township…. Read more »
Post by David Olson ● Sep 9, 2016
City of Lexington: A Brief History
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