The Licking River

ID: 205
This file appears in: Newport Barracks
The Licking River

Hand painted postcard of the Licking River near an unnamed town.

Image Courtesy of the Kentucky Historical Society

This file appears in: Newport Barracks

By Sanders
Historical marker #599 commemorates the Newport Barracks, which was a military prison during the War of 1812. Built in 1804 at the juncture of the Licking and Ohio Rivers, the Newport Barracks was an arsenal and recruiting ground. When the War…