Cheapside Park

Cheapside Bar & Grill now resides near the historic site in downtown Lexington, KY

Cheapside Park is a block in downtown Lexington, Kentucky between Upper Street and Mill Street.

Origin of name

The block's history dates to 1813[1] and is originally borrowed from a history marketplace in London England. The name is a common English street name meaning "market place" from Old English ceapan 'to buy'. Cheapside was a common reference in England, and is frequently referenced in literature.[2]

History

Cheapside was a major marketplace and one of the largest markets in the South prior to the Civil War, chiefly because of it was so far from the Ohio River and became a major trading hub. One of the largest slave markets in the south existed at Cheapside.[3] President Abraham Lincoln once visited the market.

References

  1. ↑ Museum, Lexington History. "Cheapside: More than a Name". Retrieved 2016-02-29.
  2. ↑ "Victorian London - Directories - Dickens's Dictionary of London, by Charles Dickens, Jr., 1879 - "CHA-CHR"". www.victorianlondon.org. Retrieved 2016-02-29.
  3. ↑ "African American Heritage Trail: Lexington, KY". www.visitlex.com. Retrieved 2016-02-29.

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