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

 

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.

"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.

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.

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