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In 1913, R A Jones presented the Jones Memorial Ground to the school children of the town of Southend in memory of his wife. [7] It had cost him £9000. [8]Priory Park in Prittlewell was donated to the town by R A Jones: in 1917 he purchased Prittlewell Priory from the Scratton family, along with 22 acres of land.
As his children (22 by two wives) established families of their own the area called Sullivan's Hollow expanded. Today the unofficial boundaries of the "hollow" is a triangular area which runs from Mize (in Smith County) to Mount Olive and Hot Coffee in Covington County. The area was supposed by some historians to be an area of great lawlessness.
Jones County had mostly yeoman farmers and cattle herders, who were not slaveholders and had little use for a war over slavery. [citation needed] During the American Civil War, Jones County and neighboring counties, especially Covington County to its west, became a haven for Confederate deserters. [4] A number of factors prompted desertions.
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The company incorporated in 1918 and moved from an address on Madison Avenue to a Pike Street address. By 1922, the company had grown to 100 employees and $1.5 million in sales. That year, the company announced the construction of a new building on 11th Street, Covington, Kentucky. The building was completed in March 1923.
Carmelo's, 434 Madison Ave., Covington, 859-287-4700, eatatcarmelos.com. This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: First look inside Covington's fancy new Italian restaurant, Carmelo's.
Covington County was established on December 17, 1821. The Alabama state legislature changed the name to Jones County on August 6, 1868. Two months later on October 10, 1868, the original name was restored. [4] The county was declared a disaster area in September 1979 due to damage from Hurricane Frederic and again in October 1995 due to ...
Roughly bounded by Wheat, Collins and Lott Sts. and, to the north, the Covington Mills pond and Creek 33°36′19″N 83°50′50″W / 33.605278°N 83.847222°W / 33.605278; -83.847222 ( Covington Mills and Mill Village Historic