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Our Rich History: Newport Barracks and the American Civil War — with Kentucky in a conundrum

May 19, 2025May 19, 20250

We’re celebrating ten years of Our Rich History. You can browse and read any of the past columns, from the…

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NKU’s Dr. Brian Hackett gives lesson in history, focused on Newport Barracks

April 20, 2025April 19, 20250

By Andy Furman NKyTribune reporter It was billed as a lesson in our history – Northern Kentucky, to be exact….

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BCM’s March 11 NKY History hour to preview new documentary on history of Newport Barracks

March 7, 2025March 5, 20250

Once a key military post at the junction of the Licking and Ohio Rivers, the Newport Barracks played a pivotal…

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NKU students on brink of learning more about the history beneath the surface of Newport Barracks site

December 1, 2023November 30, 20230

Northern Kentucky University students are on the brink of learning more about the rich history just beneath the surface at…

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Our Rich History: 200+ years of Southgate/Thompson House in Newport, last 44 as entertainment venue

November 16, 2020November 16, 20200

Part 52 of our series, “Resilience and Renaissance: Newport, Kentucky, 1795-2020.” By Jacob Koch Special to NKyTribune For the last…

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Our Rich History: The Floods of 1913 in Newport caused terrific suffering and economic hardship

May 4, 2020May 3, 20200

By Deborah Pitel Special to NKyTribune Part 25 of our series, “Resilience and Renaissance: Newport, Kentucky, 1795-2020” By 1913, the…

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Our Rich History: The floods of 1883 and 1884 in Newport — the ‘beautiful water’ escapes its banks

April 27, 2020April 26, 20200

By Deborah Pitel Special to NKyTribune Part 24 of our series, “Resilience and Renaissance: Newport, Kentucky, 1795-2020” The Ohio River…

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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: 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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History preserved at Newport History Museum Southgate Street School connects us to our past

January 26, 2020January 26, 20200

By Maridith Yahl NKyTribune reporter History is intertwined with today and that history needs to be preserved. “The point of…

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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: 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: An open invitation to help us celebrate Newport’s 225th anniversary

September 23, 2019September 22, 20191

By Paul A. Tenkotte Special to NKyTribune Part 1 of a series, “Resilience and Renaissance: Newport, Kentucky, 1795-2020” What does…

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