Independence and Covington are both the county seat for Kenton County
Fort Wright is in Kenton County
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On Old Kentucky Route 17 at Madison Pike (Kentucky Route 17), on the right when traveling north on State 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 Dixie Highway (U.S. 42) south of Rivard Road, on the right when traveling north.
Near here stood old Ft. Mitchel, erected Oct., 1861. Scene of several skirmishes between CSA forces under Gen. Henry Heth and USA troops under Gen. Lew Wallace
Sept., 1862. Major anchor in a line of seven forts defending Cincinnati. They ran along . . . — — Map (db m78030) HM
On Highland Paike (Kentucky Route 1072) at Kyles Lane (Kentucky Route 3187), on the right when traveling south on Highland Paike.
Near here stood Fort Wright, built in Sept. 1862 by Union troops to help defend Cincinnati area from advancing Confederate armies. Fort named for Maj. Gen. Horatio G. Wright, USA, who later was chief engineer for completion of the Washington . . . — — Map (db m171492) HM
