Newport Rolling Mill

ID: 2433
This file appears in: Kenton Furnace

While Kenton Furnace did not survive, some Newport iron industries, like Newport Rolling Mill, pictured here, flourished. 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…