Florence Deposit Bank, 1930
History of the bank is here.
Tollgate at the Kenton County Line
left,
The Toll
House on Burlington Pike near Florence
right, The Toll House on Tanners
Lane in Florence
left,
272 Main Street, Florence
right, Arnold's Soda Fountain and Candy
Store, circa 1914
Ernie's Market
6718 Dixie
Florence School, c. 1910
Florence School District #8, and
Professor A. M. Yealey, Principal
Courtesy Kentucky Historical Society
Visit history.ky.gov regarding rights and
reproduction
Pleasant Ridge School
NW corner of US 42 & Hopeful Road
Old Stringtown School
southwest corner of Main Street & Dortha
left, Florence Mall, 1976
right, Aerial of Turfway Park Area, c. 1980's
Stringtown on the Pike, circa 1905
Highland Stock Farm
Where 84 Lumber is today
Aerial View, looking south, just south of Florence
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Boone County Fair, at Florence, 1907. The Florence Fair Grounds were in a triangle roughly defined by US 25, US 42, and Circle Drive (hence the name Fair Court in that section). There was a large open arena with covered grandstands and a large 2 story bandstand in the center. |
Latonia Race Track, Florence Kentucky, 1962
later named Turfway Park
Florence, 1883
Fire! in Florence, 1870. Read about it, here.
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"Florence, Boone county, has a population of three hundred and forty souls. Samuel Lindsey is the oldest inhabitant, having resided there since 1834." from Covington's The Ticket, 4-8-1876 |
The four oldest houses in Florence identified here.
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Florence was never actually named Stringtown - that's John Uri Lloyd's fictional name. Before it was named Florence, various names used included Polecat, PowWow, Maddentown, Connersville. It's been Florence since April 27, 1830. You can read that it's named after Jacob Connor's wife, Florence, except his wife's name was Suzannah. The desire was to name it Connersville, but the name had already been taken by another town, elsewhere in Kentucky. There is a real Stringtown in Boone County, see here. |
A site with additional Florence history is here.
The City of Florence web site is here.
