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Fayette COUNTY · urban

Pralltown

An urban Black neighborhood across South Limestone from the University of Kentucky.

1868–1877 subdivision; oral accounts cite 1865History documented

01

Lots on the town’s edge

John Prall divided and sold land along Nicholasville Road between 1868 and 1877 to people freed from slavery. KET’s resident interviews describe an 1865 beginning; the subdivision chronology and community recollection should be distinguished.

02

Shared life and pressure to redevelop

Residents interviewed by KET remember sharing food and support among neighbors. The neighborhood later faced university expansion and pressure for student housing. City planning staff document removal of much original development and a major shift toward student accommodation.

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Location note: Lou Johnson Park public reference landmark on Prall Street; urban Pralltown, not a rural hamlet boundary.

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