Looking forward to Lexington’s 250^th anniversary next year, KET is producing Lexington: 250 Years, a documentary that will chronicle the city’s history as well as its founding in 1775 — 17 years before Kentucky was granted statehood.

Narrated by actor and Lexington native Josh Hopkins, the film will tell the story of the settlers who mapped the territory and built an encampment at McConnell Springs as well as the historical figures such as Henry Clay, Mary Todd Lincoln and John Wesley Hunt instrumental in the community’s early growth and development. The film is produced by Tom Bickel.

Education and curriculum-based resources that complement the film and explore its topics will be created and made available for use in classrooms around the state.

The documentary is scheduled to premiere in early 2025. A public screening is being planned. The program is funded in part by the Endowment for Kentucky Productions.

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