Highland Stock Farm (Boone County, Ky.)

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Title
Highland Stock Farm (Boone County, Ky.)
Description
The farm was situated on a 550-acre site where thoroughbred race horses were bred and trained, including the 1909 Kentucky Derby winner, Wintergreen, and his world record-setting sire, Dick Welles.
Has site
Northern Kentucky Industrial Park (Boone County, Ky.)
Geographic location
A clipped portion of the map of Boone County showing the Florence Precinct from 'An Atlas of Boone, Kenton and Campbell Counties, Kentucky', 1883Florence Precinct (Boone County, Ky.)
Began
Late 1800s
Ended
1939
Head
Respess, Jerome B., Sr.
Related resource
Respess family
"Highland Stock Farm" by Hillary Delaney
Wikipedia: "Wintergreen (horse)"
Item sets
Business enterprises--Kentucky--Boone County