The Licking River

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This file appears in: Kenton Furnace

The Licking River, pictured here, which separated Newport from Covington flowed directly into the Ohio River and provided a transportation system for Newport's iron industry. Courtesy of the Kentucky Historical Society.

This file appears in: Kenton Furnace

By Katie Crawford-Lackey
Historical Marker #1434 in Newport remembers Kenton Furnace's brief but important existence in Campbell County. Kenton Furnace, built in 1869 by the Kenton Iron Company, was one of many iron…