Lexington was first settled circa 1642 as part of Cambridge, Massachusetts.
What is now Lexington was then incorporated as a parish, called Cambridge
Farms, in 1691. This allowed them to have a separate church and minister, but
was still under jurisdiction of the Town of Cambridge. Lexington was
incorporated as a separate town in 1713. It was then that it got the name
Lexington. How it received its name is the subject of some controversy. Some
people believe that it was named in honor of Lord Lexington, an English peer.
Some, on the other hand, believe that it was named after Lexington (which was
pronounced and
