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Our Rich History: The Buena Vista Historic District of Newport, itself the oldest of NKY’s river towns

April 13, 2020April 13, 20200

By Margo Warminski Special to NKyTribune Part 22 of our series, “Resilience and Renaissance: Newport, Kentucky, 1795-2020” “Newport’s social structure…

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Our Rich History: Newport’s Cote Brilliante (shining hill) Historic District thrives with new generation

April 6, 2020April 5, 20201

By Margo Warminski Special to NKyTribune Part 21 of our series, “Resilience and Renaissance: Newport, Kentucky, 1795-2020” The Cote Brilliante…

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Our Rich History: Epidemics in 19th Century Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky; we have persevered

March 30, 2020March 29, 20200

By Steve Preston Special to NKyTribune Part 20 of our series, “Resilience and Renaissance: Newport, Kentucky, 1795-2020” As we “hunker…

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Our Rich History: George Wiedemann, Northern Kentucky’s Beer Baron and his brewery

March 23, 2020March 22, 20204

Part 19 of our series, “Resilience and Renaissance: Newport, Kentucky, 1795-2020” By Don Heinrich Tolzmann Special to NKyTribune George Wiedemann…

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Our Rich History: Newport, a gateway to the South during Civil War; loyalties were divided, Newport Barracks was union

March 16, 2020March 15, 20200

Part 18 of our series, “Resilience and Renaissance: Newport, Kentucky, 1795-2020” By Steve Preston Special to NKyTribune The state of…

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Our Rich History: New era begins as St. Augustine builds new church, school for people of Peaselburg

March 9, 2020March 8, 20202

By Stephen Enzweiler Special to the NKyTribune This is the third part of a five-part series on the 150th anniversary…

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Our Rich History: Early St. Augustine Church struggled amid misfortune and hard times

March 2, 2020March 2, 20200

By Stephen Enzweiler Special to the Tribune This is the second part of a five-part series on the 150th anniversary…

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Missing historical puzzle pieces and more information on abolitionist William Shreve Bailey

February 24, 2020February 23, 20200

Part 17 of our series, “Resilience and Renaissance: Newport, Kentucky, 1795-2020” By Paul A. Tenkotte Special to NKyTribune This is…

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Our Rich History: William Shreve Bailey was a heroic abolitionist editor, provoked ire of pro-slavery groups

February 17, 2020February 16, 20201

Part 16 of our series, “Resilience and Renaissance: Newport, Kentucky, 1795-2020” By Paul Tenkotte Special to NKyTribune Nestled at the…

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Our Rich History: Abolitionism and the Ohio River Valley, intersection points between free, slave states

February 10, 2020February 9, 20200

By Paul Tenkotte Special to NKyTribune Part 15 of our series, “Resilience and Renaissance: Newport, Kentucky, 1795-2020” It’s difficult for…

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Our Rich History: Shaler family and antislavery in Newport; they believed it would meet ‘inevitable end’

February 3, 2020February 2, 20200

By Paul Tenkotte Special to NKyTribune Part 14 of our series, “Resilience and Renaissance: Newport, Kentucky, 1795-2020” Nathaniel Southgate Shaler,…

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Our Rich History: Cincinnati German beer baron in Civil War; Christian Moerlein and Siege of Cincinnati

January 27, 2020January 26, 20200

By Don Heinrich Tolzmann Special to NKyTribune In September 1862, the Siege of Cincinnati took place, and to help in…

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Our Rich History: St. Augustine’s capital campaign renovations make progress toward spring completion

January 20, 2020January 19, 20200

By Stephen Enzweiler Special to the NKyTribune This is the first part of a five-part series on the 150th anniversary…

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Our Rich History: Newport Barracks and Mexican-American War; housing soldiers ready to be deployed

January 13, 2020January 12, 20202

Part 13 of our series, “Resilience and Renaissance: Newport, Kentucky, 1795-2020” By Steve Preston Special to NKyTribune In 1845, President…

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Our Rich History: John T. Thompson of Newport was a firearms inventor of international acclaim

January 6, 2020January 6, 20202

Part 12 of our series, Resilience and Renaissance: Newport, Kentucky, 1795-2020′ By Jacob Koch Special to NKyTribune The Thompson Submachine…

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Our Rich History: First settler in Newport, Jacob Fowler was a surveyor, adventurer and deputy sheriff

December 30, 2019December 30, 20190

Part 11 of our series, “Resilience and Renaissance: Newport, Kentucky, 1795-2020′ By Steve Preston Special to NKyTribune Before the founding…

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Our Rich History: In the WWII Battle of Hürtgen Forest, troops were scattered ‘from hell to breakfast’

December 23, 2019May 10, 20200

By Stephen Enzweiler Special to the NKyTribune Part 5 in an ongoing series commemorating the 75th anniversary of the last…

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Our Rich History: Gen. Sherman, soldier, innovator, answers call from Newport for Texas independence

December 16, 2019December 16, 20190

Part 10 of our series, “Resilience and Renaissance: Newport, Kentucky, 1795-2020” By Steve Preston Special to NKyTribune General Sidney Sherman…

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Our Rich History: Leitch’s Station becomes first settlement in Campbell Co. after Revolutionary War

December 9, 2019December 8, 20190

Part 9 of our continuing series: Resilience and Renaissance: Newport, Kentucky, 1795-2020′ by Steve Preston Special to NKyTribune The earliest…

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Our Rich History: Political treason accusations are nothing new; conspiracy, bad blood, and dueling

December 2, 2019December 1, 20190

By Steve Preston Special to NKyTribune Imagine, if you will, a prominent political figure accused of treasonous actions involving foreign…

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Our Rich History: The Lumpkins Family of Newport, major contributors to betterment of their community

November 25, 2019November 24, 20192

By Shirlene Jensen
 Special to NKyTribune Part 8 of our series, “Resilience and Renaissance: Newport, Kentucky, 1795-2020” As many historians…

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Our Rich History: Newport and Covington Suspension Bridge was completed in 1853

November 18, 2019November 18, 20190

Part 7 of our series, “Resilience and Renaissance: Newport, Kentucky, 1795-2020” By Paul A. Tenkotte Special to NKyTribune More than…

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