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Kenton County Courthouse
Covington, Kentucky |
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1999 Architect - KZY Design Photo: Robert Deering 8/20/2012 |
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 1840 Courthouse in Independence |
 1899 Courthouse in Independence |
 1911 Courthouse in Covington |
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COUNTY ORGANIZED: 1840 COUNTY NAMED FOR: Simon Kenton, a notable frontiersman in the early history of the state. COUNTY SEATS: Kenton is one of two Kentucky counties that has two county seats; Covington and Independence. COUNTY SEAT NAMED FOR: General Leonard Covington, an American officer who once trained troops in the area and was killed in the War of 1812. STANDING: 1999 Modern courthouse. |