Cargando…

A Brief History of Northern Kentucky /

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 rive...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Webster, Robert D., 1958- (Autor)
Otros Autores: Tenkotte, Paul A. (writer of foreword.)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lexington, Kentucky : South Limestone Books, an imprint of the University Press of Kentucky, [2019]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Northern Kentucky's prehistory
  • Ancient civilizations and historic peoples
  • Early Northern Kentucky explorers
  • Christopher Gist : separating fact from fiction
  • The French and Indian War, and Daniel Boone visits Kentucky
  • James Harrod, Richard Henderson, and the Revolutionary War
  • Kentucky under siege
  • The Battle of Blue Licks
  • Permanent Northern Kentucky settlers
  • Northwest Territory and Fort Washington
  • Kentucky becomes a state
  • Newport established
  • Northern Kentucky in the early 1800s
  • Earthquakes and the War of 1812
  • Covington is established, and roads become turnpikes
  • Northern Kentucky welcomes industry
  • German and Irish immigration, and another war
  • Northern Kentucky in the mid-1800s
  • Slavery and the Underground Railroad
  • The American Civil War in Northern Kentucky
  • Northern Kentucky after the Civil War
  • Northern Kentucky in the late 1800s
  • Lagoon Amusement Park and the start of the twentieth century
  • The Basilica, World War I, and Prohibition
  • Northern Kentucky in the 1920s and 1930s
  • The 1937 flood and World War II
  • The gourmet strip, Civil Rights, and urban flight
  • Interstates and higher education
  • Inner-city decay, poverty, and the region's worst disaster
  • Local sports figures, and Hollywood comes to the Midwest
  • Revitalization explodes in Covington and Newport
  • Some river-town charm remains.