Lexington, Administrative center in Lexington County, South Carolina.
Lexington extends across the central region of South Carolina with residential neighborhoods, commercial districts, and municipal buildings near Lake Murray Dam.
Founded in 1820 as the county seat of Lexington County, the town developed from a courthouse village into a commercial and administrative center.
The Lexington County Museum complex preserves 36 historic structures and artifacts that demonstrate daily life from colonial times through the Civil War period.
The intersection of Interstate 20 and U.S. Route 1 provides direct access to Columbia, while Lake Murray offers recreational opportunities throughout the year.
The Peach Festival, held annually since 1959, celebrates local agriculture with a parade, contests, and distribution of fresh peaches to festival attendees.
Location: Lexington County
Inception: 1820
Elevation above the sea: 120 m
Website: http://www.lexsc.com
Website: http://lexsc.com
GPS coordinates: 33.98111,-81.23083
Latest update: May 26, 2025 21:31
Lake Murray
13.1 km
Riverbanks Zoo
15 km
Frankie's Fun Park
13.3 km
Riverbanks Botanical Garden
14.2 km
Columbia Canal
16.2 km
Harbison State Forest
15.8 km
Hudson's Smokehouse BBQ
5 km
W. Q. M. Berly House
1.2 km
New Brookland Tavern
16.2 km
Lexington County Courthouse
515 m
Still Hopes
15.6 km
New Brookland Historic District
16.3 km
Fox House
1.1 km
Jacob Wingard Dreher House
10 km
Home National Bank
458 m
Lemuel Boozer House
1.1 km
John Jacob Calhoun Koon Farmstead
15 km
Lexington County Museum
1.1 km
C.E. Corley House
1.6 km
Charlton Rauch House
965 m
Bank of Western Carolina
543 m
David Rawl House
803 m
Pine Grove Rosenwald School
13.4 km
Gunter-Summers House
15.2 km
John Solomon Hendrix House
5.7 km
Mount Hebron Temperance Hall
10 km
William Berly House
1.2 km
Ernest L. Hazelius House
1.1 kmReviews
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