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2404138 [1] Website. covingtonky.gov. Covington is a home rule-class city in Kenton County, Kentucky, United States. Located at the confluence of the Ohio and Licking rivers, it lies south of Cincinnati, Ohio, across the Ohio and west of Newport, Kentucky, across the Licking.
The independent city of West Covington, formerly known as Economy and now known as Botany Hills, is located along the Ohio River on the hills west of downtown Covington. This city was platted in 1846 and St. Ann's Church was constructed in the area in 1862 and served this primarily German-Catholic community. After an unsuccessful attempt to ...
Devou Park is a city park in Covington, Kentucky. Encompassing 700 acres (280 ha), it is the city's largest park. [1] The hilltop park's overlooks offer panoramic views of the Cincinnati skyline and the Ohio River valley below. [2]
Counties of Kentucky. There are 120 counties in the U.S. Commonwealth of Kentucky. Despite ranking 37th in size by area, Kentucky has 120 counties, fourth among states (including Virginia's independent cities). [1] The original motivation for having so many counties was to ensure that residents in the days of poor roads and horseback travel ...
November 28, 1984. ( #84000526) Roughly bounded by Glenwood, Church, Adela, and Carneal Sts. 39°05′34″N 84°33′00″W. / 39.092778°N 84.55°W / 39.092778; -84.55 ( Central Ludlow Historic District) Ludlow. 8. Covington and Cincinnati Suspension Bridge. Covington and Cincinnati Suspension Bridge.
St. Augustine was the fifth Catholic parish established in Covington and the original St. Augustine church was built in 1870. The Reverend Father Joseph Goebbels led the church in the 1870s and organized a wire nail factory to pay back the debt incurred in constructing the church. The enterprise was not successful, in part because of the Panic ...
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Added to NRHP. August 11, 1980. The Odd Fellows Hall in Covington, Kentucky is located at the northeast corner of Fifth Street and Madison Avenue. It was constructed in 1856 by the Independent Order of Odd Fellows Lodge, and was the center of Covington's civic and political life for most of the Victorian era. When the American Civil War ended ...