Covington
[key], city (2020 pop. 40,181), seat of Kenton co., N central Ky., at the
confluence of the Ohio and Licking rivers; inc. 1815. It is an industrial
center, connected by bridges with Cincinnati across the Ohio and Newport
across the Licking. Its plants make metal, paper, and plastic products;
automotive parts; sheet metal; lumber; processed foods; and machinery. A
ferry and a tavern were established there c.1801, and the city was first
settled in 1812. Among its points of interest are the suspension bridge to
Cincinnati (designed by J. A. Roebling); Devou Park, with a museum of
natural history; Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption; the tiny Monte Casino
chapel; the Garden of Hope; and the Carneal House (1815). Frank Duveneck was born in Covington, and the
city has a museum devoted to his paintings. The artist and naturalist Daniel
Carter Beard was also
born (and lived) in Covington. Thomas More College is in nearby Crestview
Hills. The greater Cincinnati airport is also in the area.
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