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This page serves as a holding spot for things I cut from articles I'm working on that I want to keep in case I need them later.

Dennis Mulligan
Dennis Mulligan immigrated to the United States from Ireland in 1833. He then moved to Lexington and opened a grocery store at the corner of Vine and Limestone. His business prospered and became a gathering spot for the local Democratic Party; as a result of this success, Mulligan became a local party leader. Mulligan's allies also controlled the Lexington Daily Press, the oldest of several newspapers that would merge to become the Lexington Herald-Leader. Dennis acquired the aforementioned tract of land in 1870 with the goal of constructing a house for his son James Hillary.