Covington (Ky.)
Item
- Title
- Covington (Ky.)
- Description
- Located where the Licking River merges into the Ohio, it was originally known as The Point. The city was named for General Leonard Covington, who was killed in the War of 1812. It is one of the county seats of Kenton County.
- Has beginning
- 1815
- Identifier
- USGS GNIS ID: 490167
- U.S. Census code: 17848
- Parent division/institution
- Kenton County (Ky.)
- Related resource
- The official website of Covington, Kentucky
- Latitude
- 39.0836712
- Longitude
- -84.5085537
- Item sets
- Cities and towns--Kentucky
Linked resources
Title | Class |
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Covington News | Bibliographic Resource |
Title | Class |
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Riddle, Allie May | Person |
Title | Class |
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1846--Reward Ad For 2 Freedom Seekers | Event |
1849--Henry Young Escapes | Event |
1853--Enslaved Family Sold at Auction | Event |
1853--Five Slaves Escape B.W. Foley in Covington | Event |
1854--Six Slaves Escape to Ohio | Event |
1854--Sixteen Freedom Seekers Reach Canada | Event |
1854--Thirteen Escape From Covington | Event |
1856--Jane Wayne and Children Escape | Event |
1856--Nine Slaves Escape From Kenton County | Event |
1856--Two Freedom Seekers Chased | Event |
1859--Escape From Sinking Steamer | Event |
1865--Amanda Bishop assaulted | Event |
1865--Henry Bishop sues for family's freedom | Event |
1865--Tom Accused of Assisting a Freedom Seeker | Event |
Title | Class |
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Linden Grove Cemetery (Covington, Ky.) | Location |
Title | Class |
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Bishop, Amanda | Person |
Carson, Marion | Person |
Clarkson, Anselem | Person |
Finney, Benjamin | Person |
Graves, Susan B. | Person |
Gregg, Leonard | Person |
Grubbs, Ida | Person |
Sleet, Alice | Person |