Grants Lick Baptist Church
Yelton's Store in Grants Lick
left, Edwin Yelton, left, and Frank
Florence
center, the Store
right, Mark Yelton in front of the
store
Grants Lick First Grade, 1955
Mrs. J. B. Smith's History of Grant's Lick is here. (pdf)
Margaret Strebel Hartman's History of Grant and His Salt Works is here. (pdf)
William Lee "Smokey" Hobbs, born in
Grants Lick,
played major league baseball. His record is
here.
| "To Blacksmiths: A good blacksmith is wanted and would receive great encouragement in the neighborhood of Grant's Lick. An applicant may call upon Jesse Yelton, or indeed, any one of the vicinity who will give any information required." from the North Kentuckian, January 26, 1837. |
| Newport, Ky. Jan. 31 [1905] - There was intense excitement in the farming community between Grants Lick and Claryville, Campbell County, owing to a rich oil strike on the farm of Henry Higginbotham." from the Warsaw Independent, February 4, 1905. |
In 1890, “The entire business of
Cincinnati, Newport and Covington was
nothing compared with the salt business at Grant’s Lick.” More
here.
Campbell County Recreation Area, 1965
Gosney's Saloon, Grants Lick
Oakland School
Clay Ridge Road
| "Mr. F. M. Gosney, of Newport, Ky., is running a daily omnibus from this place [Grant's Lick] to Newport which is a great accommodation to this part of the country. Bus leaves Grant's Lick at 5:45 a.m., and arrives in Newport at 9:30 a.m., leaves Newport at 3 o'clock p.m., arrives at Grant's Lick 7:30 p.m. daily except Sundays." - The Kentucky State Journal, from Newport, May 26, 1887 |
