Newport Rolling Mill

ID: 2433
This file appears in: Kenton Furnace
Newport Rolling Mill

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 producers in the Bluegrass State. Its primary…