House Envy: Licking Riverside Historic District

Licking Riverside Historic District, Covington, Kenton County

The Carneal House, c. 1815

Covington's Riverwalk

Looking east down the Ohio River from the Riverwalk in Covington, Kenton County

Taylor Southgate Bridge and B & B Riverboat Landing

Looking west from the Riverwalk.  The Roebling Suspension Bridge crossing the Ohio River
from Covington, Kentucky to Cincinnati, Ohio, with Paul Brown Stadium in the background.

Looking north from the Riverwalk is Great American Ball Park and downtown Cincinnati

James Bradley statue on the Riverwalk

Brought to America by slave traders when he was an infant, James Bradley worked as a slave on an
Arkansas plantation until he saved enough money to buy his freedom.  Bradley crossed the Ohio River
here in Covington, moving from slavery in the south to freedom in the north.  He attended Lane
Seminary in Cincinnati.

Confederate troops retreated after meeting fierce resistance here from
Union soldiers during the Civil War.

John James Audubon Statue

Audubon spent time in northern Kentucky and made many drawings
near this spot as he observed nature and wildlife along the river.

Audubon Statue

Fishing along the Ohio River 

Tribute to writer and reporter Ben Lucien Burman

Riverside Park & Captain Mary B. Greene

Riverside Park, Covington, Kenton County
This is a small park that sits beside the Ohio River in Covington.  Across the river
is Cincinnati, and surrounding the park are numerous beautiful historic homes.

Captain Mary B. Greene, 1868-1949

"Mary Greene was born the daughter of a country storekeeper.  When she married Captain Gordon C. Greene, she left the land to make her life and raise her family on the rivers of America.  Captain Mary was one of the few women to become a licensed boat master and river pilot.

The exploits of Mary Greene are legendary.  She steered through a cyclone, survived an explosion of nitroglycerine, and gave birth to a son while her boat was locked in an ice gorge.  After the death of her husband in 1922, Captain Mary ran the paddlewheelers of the Greeneline Steamers Company, including the Delta Queen."

Sons and Daughters of Relief Cemetery

Sons and Daughters of Relief Cemetery, Midway, Woodford County
"Land bought in 1876 by 8 members of 'Midway Sons & Daughters of Relief' community org.
& lodge.  Final resting place of veterans as well as former slaves who became great leaders
in Midway's African American community.  Famous horseman, Edward Dudley Brown, is
buried here in an unmarked grave.  It is oldest cemetery in Midway."

The railroad runs along the back border of the cemetery.

Veterans of World War I

"What is home without our love ones"

"Asleep in Jesus"

Quite a few headstones are hand-cut and/or hand-lettered and decorated.

"Cha(r)les Roberts Depa(r)ted His Life Wednesday Night at Eleven . . ."
(Thanks to M. H. for helping to decipher this!)
Can anyone decipher the rest of this inscription?

New Union Christian Church

New Union Christian Church, Woodford County