Covington, c. 1830's
1838 Map of Covington, Kentucky
Market and Square, Covington
from Ballou's Pictorial Drawing-Room
Companion, circa 1860
"The market and square, Covington, from a point of
view
on Greenup Street. It has a lively and bustling appearance."
Covington Scene, c. 1977
looking northwest on West 7th
(know these people? email
me, please.)
Covington, c. 1900
Chautauqua in Covington
left, Temple of Israel,
Seventh Street
right, Temple of Israel, Scott
Street
Building on the left was town down to make way for the Post
Office at 7th and Scott
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“Mrs. Emma R. Coe announced a lecture on ”Woman’s Rights” in this city on Monday evening last. The subject was not attractive, only four or five persons being present at the appointed time. It is a fair inference that the women of Covington enjoy all the “rights” they care about, and have nothing more to ask for.” From the Covington Journal, April 19, 1856. |
Old Ladies Home, Covington
. . .a personal note, here.
Heard of the Covington, Flemingsburg, & Pound Gap Railway? Here.
Upland area above Covington, 1930
City Market House, Covington, KY,
1909
Now gone, the Market House was on the West
side of Madison, at 7th
Covington Industrial Club, 1922
left,
Covington Industrial Club and Richard Ernst
right,
Covington
Industrial Club
northwest corner of 8th & Madison
A brief biography of Ernst is
here
Boy Scouts at Dedication of Daniel Beard Historical Marker, 1950
Flood Wall at 17th Street
The Greatest Mother in the World,
from the Kenton County Red Cross Chapter Canteen
to Marten Petterson, Lowell Mich, October 18,
1918,
Der Frand, I that I wood tell you that I am well and hope you
are the sane. Rite as soon as you can I have not had no male yet.
So, good by. Priviet Spenor Johnson,
Co. C Peciruit Training Camp, Mulbery Island, Camp Eustus, Va
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| Houses built on alley lots | Garages in front of houses | Three poles instead of one |
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| Non-Uniform plantings (bad) | Uniform plantings (good) | Businesses in residential neighborhood |
| The above six pictures are all from the City of Covington's Strategic Plan from 1930 (covering Latonia, too). None are identified as to their location, and I couldn't find them. However, each was used to illustrate a particular issue the planers thought the city should address. Those reasons are cited above. | ||
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Collin's Historical Sketches of Kentucky mentions a Catfish taken on a Covington trot line in July of 1816 which was 5 and a half feet long, 4 feet in girth, 12 inches between the eyes and weighed 117 pounds. It was so powerful that the fishermen needed to shoot it before getting to shore. |
A cowardly murder in Covington? Here.
General Winfield Scott visits Covington in 1852, story here.
