Covington

Images of America: Kentucky

by Kenton County Public Library

Covington, Kentucky, Northern Kentucky's largest city, is located at the confluence of the Ohio and Licking Rivers, directly across from Cincinnati. Within a few years of the city's founding in 1815, the steamboat had generated much prosperity in the region and attracted an influx of German immigrants who brought with them their religion and customs. By the mid-1800s these immigrants had made a permanent home in what was referred to as "America's Rhine Valley." For the next century, meatpackers and breweries, alongside the city's many churches, dominated much of the urban landscape of Covington.

128 pages, Paperback

First published August 11, 2003

Reviews

[Paul Lunger · Rating 5 out of 5]

With the assistance of the Kenton County Public Library, the city of Covington is featured in this entry in the "Images of America: Kentucky" series. Located across the Ohio River from Cincinnati this city in Northern Kentucky has a rich and vibrant history which is proven in this book from 2003. The book itself covers all aspects of the city as well as the disasters it would face along with the bigger city across the river. As someone who has yet to visit this city, I may need to make the chance to do so since it has a lot more to offer than I first thought.