Lexington, Kentucky (1983: Doomsday)



Lexington, Kentucky is one of the largest cities in North America. With a metro-area population of 405,922 as of 2009, Lexington is an important economic, cultural and political hub not just for the Commonwealth of Kentucky but also for the various survivor states that comprise the eastern half of the former U.S.

History
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Government and politics
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Economy
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Education
The University of Kentucky is the preeminent institution of higher learning in the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Its main campus is located in Lexington (there also are auxiliary campuses in Elizabethtown, Murray, Manchester and Owensboro).

Transylvania University is a small college located in Lexington.

There are four public high schools - Bryan Station, Henry Clay, Lafayette and Tates Creek - along with six public middle schools and 10 elementary schools in the Lexington-Fayette County Public Schools system. Two K-12 private schools - Lexington Catholic and Sayre - also serve the region.

Culture
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Sports
The University of Kentucky's athletic teams are followed as enthusiastically in Lexington (and throughout the entire Commonwealth) as any college or professional team was pre-Doomsday. UK competes in the Southeastern Conference and in non-conference competition against schools from Virginia and Superior.

The American football team plays its home games in 57,000-seat Commonwealth Stadium. Men's basketball plays in 23,000-seat Rupp Arena, women's basketball and volleyball in 9,000-seat Memorial Coliseum, and baseball at 4,000-seat Cliff Hagan Stadium.

High school football and basketball are also very popular. Not only are the area high school games well-attended, but fans also pack Commonwealth Stadium for the Kentucky High School Athletic Association state finals each November and Rupp Arena for the KHSAA boys' and girls' Sweet 16 state basketball tournament each March.

Keeneland Race Course is one of two race tracks in North America that holds regular horse racing cards, from April through June and again from September through November. Beginning in 2011, Keeneland will host the Kentucky Derby horse race, which traditionally was held on the first Saturday of May in Louisville pre-Doomsday (the 2010 race was held at Ellis Park in Henderson).

Media
The Lexington Herald-Leader, established in 1985, is the city's newspaper of record. It publishes daily and has extensive readership throughout the Commonwealth and also in portions of Virginia.

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Transportation
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