106 entries match your criteria. Entries 101 through 106 are listed.
⊲ Previous 100 Historical Markers and War Memorials in Kenton County, Kentucky
Independence and Covington are both the county seat for Kenton County
101 ► Kentucky, Kenton County, Ludlow — 2 — Ludlow Blooms — Ludlow Station — |
On Elm Street (Kentucky Route 8) east of Locust Street, on the left when traveling west. |
(By Dave Schroeder.) The construction of the railroad and the addition of extensive repair shops and a roundhouse brought many other industries to Ludlow. These new establishments needed workers and, as a result, Ludlow’s population boomed. In 1870 . . . — — Map (db m180725) HM |
102 ► Kentucky, Kenton County, Ludlow — 2422 — Somerset Hall — |
On Somerset Street at Ringgold Street, on the right when traveling east on Somerset Street. |
Built ca. 1845, this Greek Revival home served as summer residence for Louisiana plantation owner Wm. Butler Kenner. He brought slaves with him, some of whom escaped to Ohio. During the periods when the house was vacant, it is said to have been a . . . — — Map (db m187397) HM |
103 ► Kentucky, Kenton County, Ludlow — 3 — The 1894 Strike — Ludlow Station — |
On Elm Street (Kentucky Route 8) east of Locust Street when traveling west. |
(By Dave Schroeder.) Ludlow became a railroad town and grew prosperous. The economic depression of 1893, however, brought much if this prosperity to a halt. Two of Ludlow’s biggest employers were the Southern Railroad and the Pullman Car Repair . . . — — Map (db m180727) HM |
104 ► Kentucky, Kenton County, Ludlow — 4 — The Decline — Ludlow Station — |
(By Dave Schroeder.) In the years following World War II, railroads across the nation were in transition. Mechanization was reducing the number of workers needed on the job. The expansion of the long-haul trucking business also had a negative effect . . . — — Map (db m180730) HM |
105 ► Kentucky, Kenton County, Ludlow — 1 — The Development of the Railroad in Ludlow — Ludlow Station — |
On Elm Street (Kentucky Route 8) east of Locust Street, on the left when traveling west. |
(By Dave Schroeder.) The first plat of Ludlow was developed in 1846 by the Ludlow family. The area soon boasted the Ludlow Christian Church (1841), First Baptist Church (1849) and the Ludlow Presbyterian Church (1867). As the little village grew, . . . — — Map (db m180719) HM |
106 ► Kentucky, Kenton County, Villa Hills — 2046 — Sgt. Ronald L. Niewahner — |
On Niewahner Drive at Valley Trails Drive, on the right when traveling south on Niewahner Drive. |
Born in Covington, SGT Niewahner (1948-1968) distinguished himself by heroic actions in Vietnam. As squad leader in Co. B, 1st Bn., 5th Inf.. 25th Inf. Div., U.S. Army, he evacuated his fallen comrade in bullet-swept area. Fatally wounded returning . . . — — Map (db m174581) HM |
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