Craig Street Burying Ground

Craig Street Burying Ground. .
Site of the Craig Street Burying Ground, a resting place for early settlers. In 1789, Thomas and Dinah Kennedy came from Pennsylvania and settled on 200 acres at the junction of the Ohio and Licking rivers. The Kennedys became prominent Ohio River ferry operators. Developers later purchased the Kennedy's land, and on 150 acres they laid out the Town of Covington. , Land west of the original town became a Burying Ground, first referenced in a deed book of 1823. Over the years it fell into neglect and was crowded by subdivisions. In 1872, Covington city council announced the closing of the Burying Ground, giving relatives two months to remove loved ones. , Remains not claimed would be moved to Highland Cemetery and placed in a lot dedicated to "Pioneers of Covington." The removal project was stopped by legal challenges. In 1879 the Kentucky Court of Appeals confirmed the city's right to continue. At least 1600 graves were moved to Highland Cemetery. Thomas and Dinah Kennedy and others were reinterred in Covington's Linden Grove Cemetery. , Sixth Street and the railroad now cross this former burying ground. When the tracks were elevated above street level in the late 1920's, more remains were said to have been uncovered.