COVINGTON, a city and county-seat
of Kenton co., Ky.; on the Ohio river,
opposite Cincinnati, whichwith which it is
connected by a handsome suspension
bridge, 2,250 feet long, and costing
$2,000,000. It is on the Louisville and
Nashville and the Chesapeake and Ohio
railroads. Electric lines connect it with
near-by towns. It is a residence town for
Cincinnati business men and is the see
of a Catholic bishop. Covington is the
farming and live-stock producing and
trade center of central Kentucky, and
has steamer connections with all river
ports. The principal manufactories are
cotton and woolen mills, rolling mills,
tobacco factories, etc. Previous to the
enactment of prohibition there were
many distilleries. In 1919 there were 3
National banks, with $1,150,000 capital,
and several daily and weekly
newspapers. Covington is built on a beautiful
plain, and has an area of over 5
square miles. The most notable buildings
are the combined City Hall and
Court House; the United States Government
building, including the Postoffice
and Federal Court rooms; the Public
Library, the Roman Catholic Cathedral,
and the Hospital of St. Elizabeth.
Covington was settled in 1812; laid out in
1815, and incorporated as a city in 1834.
Pop. (1910) 53,270; (1920) 57,121.
