A brief history of Northern Kentucky / Robert D. Webster ; foreword by Paul A. Tenkotte.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Webster, Robert D., 1958- author.

Contributor:

Tenkotte, Paul A., writer of foreword.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Kentucky--History.

Kentucky.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (345 pages)

Place of Publication:

Lexington, Kentucky : South Limestone, [2019]

Summary:

"From the arrival of the first European settlers in the late 1700s to the building of the Ark Encounter at Williamstown in 2016, Northern Kentucky's overall landscape and population has changed in dramatic fashion. Once a sparsely-populated and rugged wilderness with beautiful creeks, broad rivers, and fertile valleys, the region has been transposed into a sprawling urban metropolis. Early settlers, such as James Taylor Jr., Jacob Fowler, William Cave, and Thomas Kennedy knew well the potential of the incredibly beautiful territory they had discovered at the mouth of the Licking River. With the incredible success of Newport on the Levee, recent rehabilitation projects in Covington's inner-core, and the explosion in residential construction and industrial expansion in the outlying cities, Northern Kentucky has developed into one of the most desirable places in the country for both new business and home ownership. Robert D. Webster's A History of Northern Kentucky provides a long-overdue, comprehensive history of the region. Concentrating on Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Carroll, Fleming, Gallatin, Grant, Kenton, Mason, Owen, Pendleton, and Robertson counties, Webster chronicles the region from its first appearance above sea level to the growing suburbs of today. Making his way through time, Webster locates key moments in history, such as the Battle of Blue Licks, the building of the Roebling Bridge, and the Beverly Hills Supper Club fire of 1977, and discusses how each shaped Northern Kentucky. This region, Webster argues, has been underrepresented and often forgotten by historians of the commonwealth state"-- Provided by publisher

Contents:

1. Northern Kentucky's Prehistory

2. Ancient Civilizations and Historic Peoples

3. Early Northern Kentucky Explorers

4. Christopher Gist: Separating Fact from Fiction

5. The French and Indian War, and Daniel Boone Visits Kentucky

6. James Harrod, Richard Henderson, and the Revolutionary War

7. Kentucky under Siege

8. The Battle of Blue Licks

9. Permanent Northern Kentucky Settlers

10. Northwest Territory and Fort Washington

11. Kentucky Becomes a State

12. Newport Established

13. Northern Kentucky in the Early 1800s

14. Earthquakes and the War of 1812

15. Covington Is Established, and Roads Become Turnpikes

16. Northern Kentucky Welcomes Industry

17. German and Irish Immigration, and Another War

18. Northern Kentucky in the Mid-1800s

19. Slavery and the Underground Railroad

20. The American Civil War in Northern Kentucky

21. Northern Kentucky after the Civil War

22. Northern Kentucky in the Late 1800s

23. Lagoon Amusement Park and the Start of the Twentieth Century

24. The Basilica, World War I, and Prohibition

25. Northern Kentucky in the 1920s and 1930s

26. The 1937 Flood and World War II

27. The Gourmet Strip, Civil Rights, and Urban Flight

28. Interstates and Higher Education

29. Inner-City Decay, Poverty, and the Region's Worst Disaster

30. Local Sports Figures, and Hollywood Comes to the Midwest

31. Revitalization Explodes in Covington and Newport

32. Some River-Town Charm Remains.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780813177885

081317788X