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Covington, Kentucky, directly across the Ohio River from downtown Cincinnati and considered part of Greater Cincinnati, has since 1979 held an Oktoberfest in its Mainstrasse Village. [19] [16] Newport, Kentucky, also directly across the river from Cincinnati, holds an annual Oktoberfest. [18] [16]
2. Kentucky Wool Festival. This is a juried craft festival with high-quality, unique items. You'll find live music on two stages, concessions, sheep shearing and sheep herding demonstrations, a ...
Location of Kenton County in Kentucky. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Kenton County, Kentucky, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in a map ...
By 1900, Covington was the second-largest city and industrial region in Kentucky. [9] At the time, its population of almost 43,000 was about 12% foreign-born and 5% Black . [ 9 ] By this time, it was connected to the Chesapeake & Ohio and Louisville & Nashville railways , and companies offered steamboat service to other ports on the Ohio River ...
The "Plan of Cincinnati" from the 1878 Encyclopaedia Britannica, showing the layout of downtown Covington and Newport to the south. In 1814, John Gano, Richard Gano, and Thomas Carneal purchased 150 acres (0.6 km 2) on the west side of the Licking River at its confluence with the Ohio River, referred to as "the Point," from Thomas Kennedy for $50,000.
Riverside Drive was a popular place to build the finest houses in Covington, with many still standing from the early 19th century. Over thirty of the buildings in the district are considered exceptional samples of their architectural style.
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]
As of 2022, the law was unique to Kentucky among US states. [ 5 ] Because Kentucky distillers historically included bourbon in employee compensation packages and Kentucky is part of the Bible Belt , an area of the United States where the temperance movement retains some adherents, it is not uncommon for some households to have unopened bottles ...