Our Rich History: The Flood of 1937 and flood control in Newport; a controversy over 79.99 ft. measurement
By Deborah Pitel Special to NKyTribune Part 28 of our series, “Resilience and Renaissance: Newport, Kentucky, 1795-2020” In 1937, the…
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Our Rich History: The spirit of our German Heritage lives on through Newport’s Turnverein, closed in 1936
By Don Heinrich Tolzmann Special to NKyTribune Part 27 of our series: Resilience and Renaissance: Newport, Kentucky Today the building…
Our Rich History: The floods of 1883 and 1884 in Newport — the ‘beautiful water’ escapes its banks
By Deborah Pitel Special to NKyTribune Part 24 of our series, “Resilience and Renaissance: Newport, Kentucky, 1795-2020” The Ohio River…
Our Rich History: Southgate Street School educated generations of African-Americans in Newport
By Shirlene Jensen Special to NKyTribune Part 23 of our series, “Resilience and Renaissance: Newport, Kentucky, 1795-2020” Historically, African Americans…
Our Rich History: Newport’s Cote Brilliante (shining hill) Historic District thrives with new generation
By Margo Warminski Special to NKyTribune Part 21 of our series, “Resilience and Renaissance: Newport, Kentucky, 1795-2020” The Cote Brilliante…
Our Rich History: Epidemics in 19th Century Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky; we have persevered
By Steve Preston Special to NKyTribune Part 20 of our series, “Resilience and Renaissance: Newport, Kentucky, 1795-2020” As we “hunker…
Our Rich History: George Wiedemann, Northern Kentucky’s Beer Baron and his brewery
Part 19 of our series, “Resilience and Renaissance: Newport, Kentucky, 1795-2020” By Don Heinrich Tolzmann Special to NKyTribune George Wiedemann…
Our Rich History: Early St. Augustine Church struggled amid misfortune and hard times
By Stephen Enzweiler Special to the Tribune This is the second part of a five-part series on the 150th anniversary…
Our Rich History: Abolitionism and the Ohio River Valley, intersection points between free, slave states
By Paul Tenkotte Special to NKyTribune Part 15 of our series, “Resilience and Renaissance: Newport, Kentucky, 1795-2020” It’s difficult for…
Our Rich History: Shaler family and antislavery in Newport; they believed it would meet ‘inevitable end’
By Paul Tenkotte Special to NKyTribune Part 14 of our series, “Resilience and Renaissance: Newport, Kentucky, 1795-2020” Nathaniel Southgate Shaler,…
Our Rich History: Newport Barracks and Mexican-American War; housing soldiers ready to be deployed
Part 13 of our series, “Resilience and Renaissance: Newport, Kentucky, 1795-2020” By Steve Preston Special to NKyTribune In 1845, President…
Our Rich History: John T. Thompson of Newport was a firearms inventor of international acclaim
Part 12 of our series, Resilience and Renaissance: Newport, Kentucky, 1795-2020′ By Jacob Koch Special to NKyTribune The Thompson Submachine…
Our Rich History: First settler in Newport, Jacob Fowler was a surveyor, adventurer and deputy sheriff
Part 11 of our series, “Resilience and Renaissance: Newport, Kentucky, 1795-2020′ By Steve Preston Special to NKyTribune Before the founding…
Our Rich History: Gen. Sherman, soldier, innovator, answers call from Newport for Texas independence
Part 10 of our series, “Resilience and Renaissance: Newport, Kentucky, 1795-2020” By Steve Preston Special to NKyTribune General Sidney Sherman…
Our Rich History: Newport and Covington Suspension Bridge was completed in 1853
Part 7 of our series, “Resilience and Renaissance: Newport, Kentucky, 1795-2020” By Paul A. Tenkotte Special to NKyTribune More than…
Our Rich History: Belle Vue, the beautiful hilltop mansion of James Taylor V, still inspires today
By Russ Thomas Special to NKyTribune Part 6 of our series, “Resilience and Renaissance: Newport, Kentucky, 1795-2020” I wonder how…
Our Rich History: Newport’s Gen. James Taylor Park was site of bustling Newport Barracks supply link
Part 5 of our series, “Resilience and Renaissance: Newport, Kentucky, 1795-2020” By Steve Preston What do Meriwether Lewis (of Lewis…
Our Rich History: Amid great trials, Bishop Maes built a great Covington cathedral ‘to speak for centuries’
By Stephen Enzweiler Special to the NKyTribune (Part two of a series on the legacy of Bishop Camillus P. Maes….
Our Rich History: Virginia, the Taylor Family, and Newport; settling into ‘certain to prosper’ river town
Part 3 of our series, Resilience and Renaissance: Newport, Kentucky, 1795-2020 By Paul A. Tenkotte Special to NKyTribune The Taylor…
Our Rich History: The Ohio River Valley was the epicenter of a major global war
Part 2 of our series, “Resilience and Renaissance: Newport, Kentucky, 1795-2020” By Paul A. Tenkotte Special to NKyTribune Mountains, the…
Our Rich History: From the beginning, Camillus Maes seemed destined to become Covington bishop
By Stephen Enzweiler Special to NKyTribune Part one of a two-part series on the legacy of Bishop Camillus P. Maes…
Our Rich History: An open invitation to help us celebrate Newport’s 225th anniversary
By Paul A. Tenkotte Special to NKyTribune Part 1 of a series, “Resilience and Renaissance: Newport, Kentucky, 1795-2020” What does…