Independence and Covington are both the county seat for Kenton County
Ludlow is in Kenton County
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On Forest Avenue east of Butler Street, on the left when traveling east.
Thomas D. and Sally Carneal built this classical villa from 1818-20, facing the Ohio River on a 968+ acre farm. In 1827, Wm. Bullock of London purchased the estate and planned a garden-town called Hygeia. It failed. In 1831-36, Israel Ludlow, Jr. . . . — — Map (db m174599) HM
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
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
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
(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
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
