Danville is called the "City of Firsts".
It housed the first courthouse in Kentucky.
It had the first U.S. Post Office west of the Allegheny Mountains.
It hosts the first state-supported school for the deaf.
In it, Ephraim McDowell became the first physician in the world to successfully remove an ovarian tumor.
It is home to the oldest college administration building and campus west of the Allegheny Mountains at Centre College.
On October 5, 2000, Dick Cheney and Senator Joe Lieberman, candidates for Vice President of the United States, debated at Centre College during the 2000 presidential election.
On October 11, 2012, Centre College will again host Vice-Presidential debates.
