On Old Kentucky Route 17 at Madison Pike ( Route 17), on the right when traveling north on Kentucky Route 17.
The route was tagged as the 3-L Highway in 1921, before state or federal roads were in Ky. To help tourism by car, white signs with blue Ls were placed along roads connecting Louisville, Lexington, & Latonia. Travelers could reach Churchill Downs, . . . — — Map (db m201105) HM
On Madison Pike (Kentucky Route 17) south of McCullum Pike (Route 2045), on the right when traveling north.
County named, 1840, for Gen. Simon Kenton, 1755–1836. Pioneer of area. Born in Virginia. At 16, thinking he had killed a man, fled beyond Alleghenies becoming companion of Daniel Boone and other early pioneers of Kentucky. Scout for Gov. . . . — — Map (db m136086) HM
Near Riverboat Row, on the right when traveling south.
A wide variety of flood control projects followed the disastrous flood of 1937. These included the flood walls begun in 1948 in Covington, Newport, Dayton and Bellevue.
The Newport flood wall was completed in 1951 at a cost of $7.8 million. . . . — — Map (db m174859) HM
Near Alexandria Pike (U.S. 27) at the Evergreen Cemetery entrance, on the right when traveling north.
(right side)
Sacred to the memory of Major David Leitch, who was born at Glasgow in Scotland, Sept. 11th A.D. 1753. At an early age he emigrated to America with an elder brother and settled at Richmond, Virginia. A brave and . . . — — Map (db m281054) HM
In 1792 James Taylor sent his two sons, James and Hubbard, to Kentucky to assess 2,500 acres of land awarded him for service in the Revolutionary War. In 1793 the younger James was sent again with instructions to develop and expand those holdings. . . . — — Map (db m174741) HM
On Court Place at York Street (U.S. 27), on the right when traveling east on Court Place.
Northern Kentucky's first doctor. Born in Oxfordshire, England on July 10, 1737. Graduate of Royal College of Physicians. Served at Quebec with Gen. James Wolfe. In 1765 settled in Virginia; personal physician to Patrick Henry. Chief Surgeon, 1775, . . . — — Map (db m175075) HM
Near Riverboat Row, on the right when traveling south.
Covington and Newport sit at the confluence of the Ohio and the Licking. Over the years the rivers have brought many benefits — natural beauty, trade, jobs. But they also have brought floods.
For generations citizens have accepted as . . . — — Map (db m174907) HM
Near Madison Pike north of Mary Laidley Road, on the left when traveling north.
Native tribes settled in Northern Kentucky over 12,000 years ago. Banklick Creek and nearby hills were home to deer, bears, and other animals for hunting. The people gathered wild plants & lived in family groups. By the 12th century, tribes lived in . . . — — Map (db m217742) HM
On Riverside Drive at Kennedy Street, on the left when traveling east on Riverside Drive.
The life of this one man summarizes the experiences of millions of Afro-Americans. Born in Africa in the early Nineteenth Century, slave traders brought Bradley to America as an infant. By the time he was 18 years old, Bradley managed his . . . — — Map (db m135910) HM
On Greenup Street (Kentucky Route 17) at East 9th Street, on the right when traveling north on Greenup Street.
William L. Grant
Wm. Grant (1820-82), Covington city clerk, councilman, and state rep., supported public education for black children. He deeded land on Seventh Street for elementary school, which opened 1880; renamed Lincoln School 1909. A . . . — — Map (db m174668) HM
Near Alexandria Pike (U.S. 27) at the Evergreen Cemetery entrance, on the right when traveling south.
David Leitch was born in Glasgow, Scotland, immigrated to America at an early age,
and served in the Colonial militia during the Revolutionary War where he attained
the rank of major. After the war he purchased 33,000 acres in the Campbell
County . . . — — Map (db m281051) HM
Thin black lines indicate changes in relevance. Between each pair of lines entries are ordered geographically but all have the same relevance.
* Inflectional forms of words are their plurals, singulars, and possessives as well as gramatical tenses and similar variations.
