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47-635: Though now located in Louisville, it was founded in 1853 in Danville, Kentucky (the site is now Centre College ) and was known as the Danville Theological Seminary . Though it thrived in its early years, the Civil War took a great toll and by 1870 there were only six students enrolled, and as few as one professor at times, requiring classes to be taught by the faculty of Centre College. The seminary

94-470: A humid subtropical climate ( Köppen Cfa ), with warm summers and moderately cold winters. Precipitation is abundant and well-spread, with an average of 47.85 inches (1,220 mm). As of the census of 2010, there were 16,218 people, 6,405 households, and 3,903 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,020.0/sq mi (393.8/km ). There were 7,180 housing units at an average density of 451.6/sq mi (174.4/km ). The racial makeup of

141-535: A Revolutionary War veteran. Craddock deeded a log house in Danville to Russell. He moved to the town after Craddock's death and started a school for children. The house on Walnut Street no longer stands, though what was once believed to be his house is now the Willis Russell Memorial Cabin. Russell's house stood across the street, opposite St. James African American Methodist Church. In 1842, Boyle County

188-438: A female householder with no spouse present, and 31.4% were male householders with no spouse present. About 25.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.8% had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.16, and the average family size was 3.16. In 2021, the city's age distribution was 20.6% under 18, 9.2% from 18 to 24, 7.7%% from 25 to 29, and 25.9% who were 60 or older. The median age

235-644: A lending library, the Boyle County Public Library. On March 2, 2010, Danville voted to go "wet" (to permit sale of packaged alcohol and sale of alcohol by the drink without restriction by size of premises). Five venues for theatrical productions live in Danville. The Advocate-Messenger , a twice-weekly (Tuesday and Friday) newspaper, serves Danville and surrounding counties. Local radio stations include three AM stations: WDFB-AM (1170), WHBN (1420), WHIR (1230), and three FM stations: WDFB-FM (88.1), WLAI (107.1), and WRNZ (105.1). WDKY-TV

282-473: A more complete list, see List of people from Danville, Kentucky . Danville is hometown of Johnny Joestar , the protagonist from the manga JoJo's Bizarre Adventure : S teel Ball Run . Harrodsburg, Kentucky Harrodsburg is a home rule-class city in Mercer County, Kentucky , United States. It is the seat of its county. The population was 9,064 at the 2020 census . Although Harrodsburg

329-803: A student building. The Gardencourt Mansion and its adjacent carriage house are contained within the Seminary. The Seminary offers multiple degree programs including Doctor of Ministry, Masters of Arts in Marriage and Family Therapy, Masters of Arts in Religion, and Masters of Divinity. In 1893, a seminary opened in Louisville, operating out of Sunday School rooms in Second Presbyterian Church at Second and Broadway, with 31 students and six professors initially, and an endowment of $ 104,000. Longtime treasurer W.T. Grant died in 1901 and left his entire $ 300,000 estate to

376-696: Is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges , the Commission on Accreditation for Marriage and Family Therapy Education (COAMFTE), and the Association of Theological Schools . The seminary is located on land adjacent to the Cherokee-Seneca Parks.The central quad includes Nelson Hall (which houses the Counseling Center), Caldwell Chapel, the library, and

423-675: Is a home rule-class city and county seat of Boyle County, Kentucky , United States. The population was 17,236 at the 2020 Census. Danville is the principal city of the Danville Micropolitan Statistical Area , which includes all of the Boyle and Lincoln counties. In 2001, Danville received a Great American Main Street Award from the National Trust for Historic Preservation . In 2011, Money magazine placed Danville as

470-758: Is located in eastern Boyle County. According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 15.9 square miles (41.2 km ), of which 15.8 square miles (41.0 km ) is land and 0.077 square miles (0.2 km ), or 0.58%, is water. Blue Grass Community Action Partnership provides DanTran bus service inside Danville. BGCAP also connects Danville with Lexington , Stanford , Junction City , and Lancaster . Stuart Powell Field (DVK), 3 miles (5 km) from downtown, serves as Danville's general aviation airport. Blue Grass Airport (LEX) in Lexington, 35 miles (56 km) away, provides

517-497: The Civil War on October 8, 1862, it appropriated many Danville buildings, including the courthouse, for use as hospitals. On October 11, a Union force drove Confederate forces from the county fairgrounds through Danville. In May 1864, the group of 250 – mostly enslaved males but including some freedmen – marched from Danville to nearby Camp Nelson in Jessamine County , where Colonel Andrew Clark allowed them to enlist In

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564-499: The Danville Political Club was organized. It met each Saturday night at Grayson's Tavern to discuss the political, economic, and social concerns of the day. After a state constitution was adopted and separation was confirmed in 1792, the town ceased to be of statewide importance. Its leading citizens moved elsewhere. Transylvania University was founded in Danville in 1783. It moved to Lexington in 1789. Centre College

611-611: The Fifteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, Sam voted in the 1870 election . Their daughter, Frances Harriet Williams , organized for the NAACP , the YMCA , and served as a presidential advisor. Danville has one sister city, as designated by Sister Cities International : Danville Sister Cities won the 2019 Innovation Award for Arts and Culture from Sister Cities International. The following are highly noted people from Danville. For

658-602: The Lewis and Clark Expedition , visited Danville while traveling the Wilderness Road to Washington, D.C. , to report on the expedition, which had returned from the Pacific Coast. In December 1806, William Clark visited his nephews in school in Danville before following Lewis to Washington. The first school in Danville for African-American children was founded around 1840 by Willis Russell, an emancipated slave of Robert Craddock,

705-463: The Union Army after some initial hesitation. Arriving with wounds inflicted upon them in route, this group was the first to enlist at this site, where 10,000 United States Colored Troops trained. In 1775, Archibald McNeill planted Kentucky's first recorded hemp crop at Clark's Run Creek near Danville. By 1889 Boyle County was one of the ten Kentucky counties which together produced more than 90% of

752-551: The Civil War, were reunited in 1983. In the 1950s, Interstate 65 was planned to be constructed within a few feet of the seminary building. This led to a move in 1963 to a new campus off of Alta Vista Road, in the Cherokee-Seneca neighborhood. The old Gothic-style buildings eventually became the campus of Jefferson Community College, which is now a part of Jefferson Community and Technical College . The seminary eventually acquired

799-641: The Deaf provides education to Kentucky's deaf and hard-of-hearing children from elementary through high school. A portion of Danville is in the Boyle County Schools district. Two private schools operate in Danville: Centre College , a nationally recognized liberal arts college, is located in Danville. Six other colleges and universities have (or had) campuses in Danville: Danville has

846-617: The Gardencourt Mansion, and integrated it into the adjacent campus. This article about a university or college in Kentucky is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article related to a building or structure in Louisville, Kentucky is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This seminary -related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Danville, Kentucky Danville

893-622: The Mercer County Schools in 2006. These schools located are within the Mercer County district: Harrodsburg's Beaumont Inn (1917–present) was known as the Christian Baptist School (1830–1833), Greeneville Institute (1841–1856), Daughters' College (1856–1893), Young Ladies College (1893–1894), Beaumont College (1895–1915), and Daughters' College (1916), prior to becoming Beaumont Inn. Campbellsville University established

940-468: The US yield. It was the state's largest cash crop until 1915, when it lost its market to imported jute . From the turn of the 20th century through the 1960s, Danville was home to a thriving African-American business sector located on and around 2nd Street on the western edge of what is now Constitution Square Historic Site . The city demolished this business sector under urban renewal in the 1970s to provide for

987-442: The city limits. It operates Mary G. Hogsett Primary School, Edna L. Toliver Intermediate School, John W. Bate Middle School, and Danville High School for the city of Danville. Boyle County Schools operates Woodlawn Elementary School, Junction City Elementary School, Perryville Elementary School, Boyle County Middle School, and Boyle County High School for portions of Danville and the remainder of Boyle County. Kentucky School for

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1034-520: The city was 83.2% White , 10.9% African American , 0.2% Native American , 1.0% Asian , 1.8% from other races , and 2.8% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 3.9% of the population. Of the 6,405 households, 25.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.1% were married couples living together, 14.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.8% were non-families. 33.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.8% had someone living alone who

1081-441: The city was 87.0% White , 6.5% African American , 0.6% Native American , 1.6% Asian , and 4.2% of two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos were 3.7% of the population. The population density was 1,309.6/sq mi (505.6/km ) with 4,128 housing units. had an average density of 699.1/sq mi (269.9/km ). Of the 4,088 households, 27.1% had children under 18 living with them, 31% were married couples living together, 33.1% had

1128-571: The city, but U.S. 68 turns onto U.S. 127 some of the time in Harrodsburg. KY 152 also runs east–west through the area. Harrodsburg is in the humid subtropical climate zone, although verging on a humid continental climate . Summers are hot and humid, and winters are cool with mild periods. Average high is 87 °F in July and August, the warmest months, with the average lows of 26 °F in January,

1175-438: The closest commercial service. More extensive commercial service is available from Louisville International Airport (SDF), 82 miles (132 km) away, and Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG), 127 miles (204 km) away. Norfolk Southern Railway operates a freight rail yard in Danville. Its Louisville-Chattanooga line intersects with its Cincinnati-Chattanooga line just north of Danville. Danville has

1222-452: The construction.) Despite the railroad not being completed to Danville, the county still owed the company $ 150,000. It completed payment on time in 1884. In 1860, a fire devastated the city, destroying 64 buildings and causing more than $ 300,000 in damages. Boyle County's courthouse was destroyed; its replacement was completed in 1862. After the Union Army won the Battle of Perryville in

1269-461: The coolest month. The highest recorded temperature was 105 °F in September 1954. The lowest recorded temperature was −18 °F in January 1985. Average annual precipitation is 45.73 inches (1,162 mm), with the wettest month being May, averaging 4.68 inches (119 mm). As of the 2020 United States Census , 9,064 people and 4,088 households were residing in the city. The racial makeup of

1316-593: The expansion of Constitution Square Park. On October 5, 2000, Dick Cheney and Senator Joe Lieberman , candidates for Vice President of the United States , debated at Centre College during the 2000 presidential election . On October 11, 2012, Centre College again hosted the Vice-Presidential debate, this time between Vice President Joe Biden and Wisconsin Representative Paul Ryan . Danville

1363-483: The fourth-best place to retire in the United States. Centre College in Danville was selected to host U.S. vice-presidential debates in 2000 and 2012. Within Kentucky, Danville is called the "City of Firsts": Danville was part of the Great Settlement Area around Fort Harrod (present-day Harrodsburg ), which was first settled in 1774. The site was originally known as Crow's Station for settler John Crow, but

1410-441: The median income for a family was $ 40,528. Males had a median income of $ 35,327 versus $ 24,542 for females. The per capita income was $ 18,906. About 9.4% of families and 12.4% of the population were below the poverty line , including 17.6% of those under age 18 and 10.5% of those age 65 or over. FBI crime statistics for 2009 list the crime rate (per 100,000 population) for Danville as follows: Danville Schools includes most of

1457-428: The organization two Union regiments, the 19th Regiment Kentucky Volunteer Infantry and the 11th Regiment Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry . The 19th Infantry as organized at nearby Camp Harwood for a three-year enlistment commencing January 2, 1862, under the command of Colonel William J. Landram . Companies A, C, D, and F of the 11th Kentucky Cavalry were organized at Harrodsburg, Kentucky, in July 1862. The remainder of

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1504-553: The pioneers remained for a few weeks until a man was killed by the natives, when the settlement was abandoned and resettled the following year by March. It was one of three settlements in present-day Kentucky at the time the Thirteen Colonies declared independence in 1776, along with Logan's Fort and Boonesborough . Also known as Oldtown, Harrodstown was the first seat of Virginia's Kentucky (1776), Lincoln (1780), and Mercer (1785) Counties upon their formations. It remains

1551-466: The regiment was organized in Louisville, Kentucky, and mustered in on September 26, 1862, for three years service under the command of Colonel Alexander W. Holeman. Following the Battle of Perryville , much of the city was converted into makeshift hospitals; 1600 sick and wounded Confederate soldiers were captured during a raid by the 9th Kentucky Cavalry under Lieutenant Colonel John Boyle on October 10, 1862. The city then remained under martial law for

1598-651: The remainder of the war. The Louisville Southern Railroad network reached the city in 1888. Its construction commenced in 1884 and ran from Louisville through Shelbyville and Lawrenceburg to Harrodsburg, which was reached in 1888. A spur was constructed to Burgin , where the Louisville Southern joined the Cincinnati Southern 's Cincinnati, New Orleans and Texas Pacific Railway CNO&TP mainline. Now all run and are operated by Norfolk Southern Railway . Pioneer Memorial Park (now Old Fort Harrod State Park)

1645-753: The seat of Mercer County in Kentucky. A census taken between Dec. 16, 1777, and Oct. 16, 1778, lists 52 residents, several of whom were well-known pioneers and frontiersmen, including Daniel Boone's younger brother, Squire Boone , Silas Harlan , the Kentucky county 's namesake, James Harrod, Hugh McGary , Isaac Hite and his cousins, Isaac and John Bowman , and David Glenn , who later travelled further west and settled in Yellow Banks (present Daviess County ). David Glenn, along with his brother Thomas , and Silas Harlan, with his brother James, had accompanied Harrod on his initial expedition in 1774. The settlement

1692-581: The seminary, which helped finance the construction of a new Gothic-style Campus. Daniel S. Bentley had studied at the Presbyterian Theological Seminary in Danville. In 1901, the still-struggling Danville seminary merged with the Louisville one. Because of the merger, it was the only institution supported simultaneously by the northern and southern branches of the modern Presbyterian Church (USA). Faculty and students have been drawn from both denominations. The two branches, which split during

1739-545: The spring of 1774 at Fort Redstone in Pennsylvania down the Monongahela and Ohio Rivers in canoes and through a series of other rivers and creeks to the town's present-day location. Later that same year, amid Dunmore's War , Lord Dunmore sent two men to warn the surveyors of imminent Shawnee attacks, Daniel Boone and Michael Stoner, who are said to have completed the round trip of 800 miles in 61 days. Regardless,

1786-494: The town was surveyed and platted by Walker Daniel, Kentucky's first district attorney, who bought 76 acres (31 ha) near the Wilderness Road from Crow in 1783. The city was 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

1833-572: Was 39.5 years. Female persons comprised 48.7 percent of residents in 2020. The median income for a household in the city was US $ 41,839 (in 2021). The per capita income for the city was $ 24,242. About 15.5% of the population was below the poverty line , including 20.8% of those under age 18 and 21.6% of those age 65 or over. Public education is provided by the Mercer County School District . The Harrodsburg Independent Schools , which operated Harrodsburg High School , merged into

1880-403: Was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.25 and the average family size was 2.83. 20.8% of the population was under the age of 18, 61.8% from 18 to 64, and 18.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39.4 years. Females made up 54.4% and males made up 45.6% of the population aged 18 or older. As of 2000, the median income for a household was US $ 32,938, and

1927-526: Was born enslaved in 1808. Nancy's daughter, Susan Davis, organized the Danville Domestic Economy Club for black women which encouraged voter participation and education. Susan and her husband, Sam, were both born enslaved. Fighting in the Civil War for the Union , Sam became emancipated upon his 1864 enlistment in the 114th United States Colored Troops at nearby Camp Nelson . After the passage of

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1974-574: Was formally established by the Virginia General Assembly in 1785 as Harrodsburg. Four years later, it was named the location for the newly created United States District Court for the District of Kentucky by the Judiciary Act of 1789 . The Kentucky General Assembly incorporated Harrodsburg in 1836. During the Civil War , the town was pro- Confederate , but Union control permitted

2021-556: Was formally established by the Virginia House of Burgesses after Boonesborough and was not incorporated by the Kentucky legislature until 1836, it was honored by President Franklin D. Roosevelt as the oldest permanent American settlement west of the Appalachians . Harrodstown (sometimes Harrod's Town) was laid out and founded by James Harrod on June 16, 1774. Harrod led a company of adventurers totaling 31 men, beginning in

2068-509: Was formed from southern Mercer County and northern Lincoln County . Danville became its county seat. In 1850, Danville and Boyle County backed construction of the Lexington and Danville Railroad . Money ran out when the railroad reached Nicholasville . John A. Roebling had already built towers for a railroad suspension bridge over the Kentucky River . (Roebling lived in Danville during

2115-505: Was founded in 1819. Danville Theological Seminary was founded in 1853; in 1901 it became part of the Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary . The Caldwell Institute for Young Ladies was founded in 1860. It became Caldwell Female College in 1876, Caldwell College in 1904, Kentucky College for Women in 1913, and merged into Centre College in 1926. In November 1806, Meriwether Lewis , co-leader of

2162-553: Was licensed to Danville but its facilities are located in Lexington. Danville and Boyle County Black history is the subject of a 2022 book published by Arcadia Press, as "African Americans in Boyle County." Martha S. Jones opens her book Vanguard: How Black Women Broke Barriers, Won the Vote, and Insisted on Equality for All, with her family story of three generations who resided in Danville. Great-great-great-grandmother Nancy Belle Graves

2209-635: Was opened on June 16, 1927. In 1936, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt honored the city with a monument honoring the "first permanent settlement west of the Appalachians". Company D of the 192nd Tank Battalion in the Battle of Bataan was from Harrodsburg. According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 5.3 sq mi (13.7 km ), all land. U.S. 127 runs north–south through Harrodsburg. U.S. 127 Bypass goes around Harrodsburg. U.S. 68 runs east–west through

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