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Covington, Kentucky. / 39.03333°N 84.51667°W / 39.03333; -84.51667. 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.
In February 1815, the Kentucky General Assembly incorporated the land as the town of Covington. [1] At the time of its incorporation, Covington and all of today's Kenton County was a part of Campbell County. Shortly after its incorporation, the investors began selling lots in the new city for $385 a lot.
Designated NHL. May 15, 1975. The John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge (formerly the Cincinnati-Covington Bridge) is a suspension bridge that spans the Ohio River between Cincinnati, Ohio, and Covington, Kentucky. When opened on December 1, 1866, it was the longest suspension bridge in the world at 1,057 feet (322 m) main span, [3] which was ...
U.S. Route 25 US 25 highlighted in red Route information Maintained by KYTC Length 176.882 mi (284.664 km) Existed November 11, 1926 (November 11, 1926) –present Major junctions South end US 25E / US 25W in North Corbin Major intersections Hal Rogers Parkway in London I-75 near Mount Vernon I-75 in Mount Vernon I-75 in Richmond US 60 in Lexington US 68 in Lexington US 42 / US 127 in Florence ...
November 23, 1971. The Riverside Drive Historic District is a historic district located at the west bank of the confluence of the Licking River and the Ohio River in Covington, Kentucky, directly across from Cincinnati, Ohio . Prior to the city of Covington's founding, George Rogers Clark used the area as a mustering spot for incursions against ...
The Roman Catholic St. Mary's Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption in Covington, Kentucky, is a minor basilica in the United States. Construction of the cathedral began under the Diocese of Covington 's third bishop, Camillus Paul Maes, in 1895 to replace an 1834 frame church that was inadequate for the growing congregation.
Barren County and Warren County. John Allen (1771–1813), hero of the Battle of Frenchtown in the War of 1812. 21,788. 346 sq mi ( 896 km 2) Anderson County. 005. Lawrenceburg. 1827. Franklin County, Washington County and Mercer County.
August 18, 1980 (increase) The Mutter Gottes Historic District or Mother of God Historic District is a 15 acres (6.1 ha) area in Covington, Kentucky including the Mother of God Church which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. The historic district included 153 buildings. [1] [2]