View of the Barracks, c 1830's
Newport Barracks, 1872
(across the Ohio River)
Newport Barracks, looking north, late 1800's
Mouth of the Licking, circa 1885
Looking North on the Licking River
That's Newport Barracks on the right
Layout and Description of the Barracks
The steamer headed south down the Licking is the
Golden Rule, that's the Barracks in the background
Newport Barracks, 1883 Flood
The Newport Barracks in the 1884 Flood
Cincinnati, Ohio from the Newport Barracks
from a stereoview card, circa 1885
Mouth of the Licking, with Newport Barracks
Newport Barracks
In 1782, five explorers, before going their separate ways, agreed to
meet in 50 years on the same spot in Newport. They did. Read it
here.
Woman defends her name at the barracks, 1892, here.
In 1861, the New York Times ran a story from a
correspondent
who toured the Newport Barracks one Sunday morning. It's
here.
In 1853 there was a disturbance between the town and the folks at
the barracks, reported in the NY Times,
here (pdf - scroll down)
The Kentucky Post ran a story on the Barracks in 1894, here.
Daniel Carter Beard's autobiography has a recollection
of an incident at Newport Barracks, here.
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"A novel sight was witnessed in the Barracks yard yesterday afternoon. It was a wedding on the water. The contracting parties were Mr. Frank Hoffman and Miss Ella G. Clephane. They procured a license, and then hunted up a boat, in which they embarked with a preacher. The craft was headed toward the Barracks Belvedere, which is now buried in twenty feet of water. Then they arrived at the center of it the bridal craft was held by the oars while the minister tied the silken cord. The happy couple then took for their bridal tour a trip through the submerged districts." From the Cincinnati Enquirer, February 14, 1884. |
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"A military gentleman said to the Enquirer yesterday ‘that the people of Newport may as well give up the idea of retaining the Barracks here. The Government officials had enough with three floods, and did not propose to risk the fourth.’ The boys at the Barracks, however, have been out with two boats delivering relief ever since the flood started.” Cincinnati Enquirer, February 17, 1884. |
