Peanut Charlie's, Independence
Peanut Charlie's story is
here.
Private Residence, Independence, Kentucky
Kenton County Jail, Independence
The F. G. Oxley House, Independence
(you can locate it on the map below)
Thanks to Liz Alosi for sending the image.
If you have any more info on the home, you can email her here.
Kenton County Court House, Independence
The origin of the name "3L Highway"? Try here.
"Kentucky's largest meteorite was found
in Kenton County in August, 1889, on a farm
eight miles from Independence by George Cornelius. It weighed 360
pounds"
Louisville Courier Journal, September 1, 1940
Independence V.F.D., 1941
A list of men in the picture is here.
Kenton County Court House, Independence
Pleasure Isle
Independence - Nicholson Bus Line
Taken in front of the old Court House in Covington
J. D. Patton Area Vocational Education Center
3234 Turkeyfoot Road
Map of Independence, 1883
from An Atlas of Boone, Kenton and Campbell
Counties, Kentucky, published by D. J. Lake & Co.
from the Cover of the L&N Employees Magazine, July, 1957
This L&N train is coming out of Tunnel #6 onto Bridge #40, over
Bank Lick Creek.
The train here is coming north. The tunnel #6 would be "daylighted" in
1962:
Scenes from the 1962 daylighting of tunnel #6.
| There is a nice collection of discussion forums on Independence and Simon Kenton Schools at this site. |
The pics below were all sent to me by Bill Schmiade. Thanks! Bill.
At the corner of Independence Station Road
(before and after the station was built!)
left, Joe Schmiade, Kenton County
Police Officer
right, Kenton Co Police Department, 1971
Early View of Independence
The Kenton Co Fire Department in the 1950's. The
truck had earlier belonged to Elsmere; and was formerly
a US Army vehicle.
John Folmer at his garage with Chevrolet Busses
Early railroad workers on the L&N near Independence
A *very* early train through Independence Station
Scenes from the Folmer farm near Independence
Scenes from the Bach farm, Independence
(where the Kenton Co. Garage is now)
The naming of Independence, here.
The City of Independence has its community website here.
Timetable for the L&N at Independence Station, 1879, here.
A Civil War incident in Independence, here.
