37º42N 84º46W, pop (2000e) 15 500. Town in Boyle Co, Kentucky, USA; founded in 1782 by John Crow as Crow's Station; renamed Danville by Walker Daniel (1783); site of Kentucky's first post office (1792); a series of conventions held here (178492) produced the first constitution for the Commonwealth of Kentucky; birthplace of James Gillespie Birney; Constitution Square State Historic Site covers 3 acres in Boyle Co.
Danville is the name of several places throughout the world:
In South Africa: Danville, Pretoria is a suburb of Pretoria, South Africa. In Canada: Danville, Quebec In the United States of America: Danville, Alabama Danville, California Danville, Georgia Danville, Idaho Danville, Illinois Danville, Indiana Danville, Iowa Danville, Kentucky Danville, North Carolina Danville, New Hampshire Danville, Ohio Danville, Pennsylvania Danville, Vermont Danville, Virginia Danville, West Virginia| This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title. |
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