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unusual facts about Covington, Columbus and Black Hills Railroad



Alleghany County, Virginia

Its economy is dominated by MeadWestvaco, which operates a paperboard mill in Covington, the second largest on the East Coast and an extrusion and converting facility in Low Moor.

Amateur Shortwave Radio

:*Recorded at Devou Park, Covington, Kentucky with the Northern Kentucky Symphony, September 1997.

Boar's Nest

The building used as the Boar's Nest in Covington, Georgia, during the filming of the first five episodes of season one still exists.

Bruce Kozerski

On November 25, 2011, Kozerski, in his 8th year as head coach, led Holy Cross High School's (Covington, Kentucky) football team to the Kentucky High School Athletic Association Division 2A, state football championship.

He is teaching at Holy Cross High School in Covington, Kentucky as a geometry, pre-calculus, and calculus teacher.

Carpenter's Battery

John Cadwalider Carpenter, born in 1839 at Covington, Virginia served as Captain of the battery after his brother Joseph was wounded; he commanded the battery through many engagements, including fifteen major battles, and lost an arm in combat at the Battle of Fisher's Hill, but survived the war.

Charles Covington

The music director for "Jazz at Harbor Place" in Baltimore, Mr. Covington is also one of the top ten black chess players in America and has a "Life Master" status granted by the United States Chess Federation.

Cincinnati Bell/WEBN Riverfest

The CarMax Riverfest is filled with many activities and ends with a gathering on the banks of the Ohio River in Cincinnati, Ohio, Covington, Kentucky, and Newport, Kentucky to watch a half-hour fireworks show set to an underscore heard on WEBN.

Cooter Davenport

In the first five episodes produced, in Covington, Georgia, he is seen to be a rebellious wildman, often treading on the edge of, or totally breaking the law (the first episode, "One Armed Bandits", for example, begins with a chase in which Cooter has stolen the Sheriff's Police patrol car).

Covington and Ohio Railroad

In 1853, the Virginia General Assembly passed legislation authorizing the Board of Public Works to construct a railroad from Covington to the Ohio River.

Covington High School

Holmes Junior/Senior High School (Covington, Kentucky), originally Covington Central High

Curb Your Tongue, Knave!

#"American History-1A" (5:09) - Tom tells what he knows about Davy Crockett, Jim Bowie, John Henry, and the ballad of Big Ben Covington, a friend of Johnny Appleseed, the main topic of the dissertation.

David H. Greer

Ordained a priest in 1868, he was rector successively at Covington, Kentucky (1868–1871), Providence, Rhode Island (1871–1888), and New York City at St. Bartholomew's Church, 1888–1904.

Edward Oscar Ulrich

Edward Oscar Ulrich (1 February 1857, Covington, Kentucky – 22 February 1944, Washington, D.C.) was an invertebrate paleontologist specializing in the study of Paleozoic fossils.

Epes Randolph

From 1886 to 1889 Randolph oversaw the construction of the C&O Railroad Bridge, a double track railway, highway, and foot traffic bridge across the Ohio River, connecting Covington, Kentucky with Cincinnati, Ohio.

Franklinton, Louisiana

A Franklinton physician, Jerry Thomas, represented Washington Parish in the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1988–1999 and then served from 1999-2004 in the District 12 seat in the state senate, having succeeded Phil Short of Covington, who resigned.

Fusebill

In Spring 2013, OMERS Ventures and Covington Capital invested $2 million in the company.

Godzillus

Godzillus is the tentative name of a 450 million years old fossil discovered in a rock layer near Covington, Kentucky by amateur paleontologist Ron Fine, of the Cincinnati Dry Dredgers.

Great Waters Association of Vexillology

GWAV hosted the North American Vexillological Association’s 1995 annual meeting in Covington, Kentucky, the 2000 annual meeting in Lansing, Michigan, the 2004 annual meeting in Indianapolis, Indiana, and the 2012 annual meeting in Columbus, Ohio.

Grover Covington

In 1995 Covington was inducted along with former teammate Chet Grimsley into the Johnson C. Smith University Sports Hall of Fame.

Heritage Village Museum

Schram Printing Company was located on Madison Avenue in Covington, Kentucky.

History of Covington, Kentucky

The men named their new riverfront enterprise the "Covington Company," in honor of their friend, General Leonard Covington, an American officer who once trained troops in the area and was killed in the War of 1812.

J. Lincoln Newhall

Born in Hunterstown (later changed to Louise), Province of Quebec, Canada, Newhall moved to Covington, Kentucky, with his parents in 1874.

He attended the public schools and was graduated from Martin's Academy, Covington, Kentucky, in 1886.

JamisonParker

Growing up in the small town of Guthrie, Kentucky and working at a Piggly Wiggly supermarket, singer/guitarist Jamison Covington realized he would not be able to find his musical fulfillment within the boundaries of his hometown.

Jim Minshall

James Edward "Jim" Minshall (born July 4, 1947 in Covington, Kentucky) is former Major League Baseball pitcher.

Jolo, West Virginia

The community was made famous in the book Salvation on Sand Mountain by Dennis Covington for being the home of The Church Of The Lord Jesus With Signs Following, a renowned snake handling church.

Julia Arthur

At Covington, Kentucky, on February 23, 1898, Julia Arthur (née Ida Lewis) married Benjamin Pierce Cheney, Jr., only son of the wealthy Boston expressman, whose country estate is now the Elm Bank Horticulture Center.

Krider Performing Arts Center

Ruby taught public speaking and drama to many generations of Parisians, a few being Tony winner Cherry Jones, Pulitzer Prize winner John Noble Wilford, Cheers star Shelley Long, Vanderbilt law professor Robert Covington, and Ford Motor Company Controller Frank Mason.

Leonard Covington

Covington was mortally wounded in the Battle of Crysler's Farm and died three days later at French's Mills, New York.

Life with Derek

Adam Butcher as Noel Covington, an "artistic" boy who Casey befriends when he auditions for the lead role in a play on a dare, and, surprisingly, gets it, which leads him to co-star with Casey.

Lisa Edelstein

Bigger roles in TV dramas soon followed, among them the lesbian sister on ABC's Relativity (1996); a high-priced call girl turned Rob Lowe's date on The West Wing (1999); an assigned male at birth (AMAB) transgender woman on Ally McBeal (2000); and Ben Covington's (Scott Speedman) girlfriend on Felicity (2001).

Nathan C. Brooks

Nathan Covington Brooks, the youngest son of John and Mary Brooks, was born in West Nottingham, Cecil County, Maryland on August 12, 1809.

Orie Solomon Ware

He was admitted to the bar in 1903 and commenced practice in Covington, Kentucky.

Patrick McVey

Manhunt was canceled in 1961, and McVey continued his career with guest roles on various television series including General Electric Theater, Cheyenne, The Rifleman, Have Gun – Will Travel, The Virginian, Gunsmoke and three appearances on Perry Mason, including the role of District Attorney Covington in the 1959 episode, "The Case of the Dubious Bridegroom."

Richard Hundley

When he was seven years old he moved to his paternal grandmother's home in Covington, Kentucky and began piano lessons.

Roman Catholic Diocese of Youngstown

Bishop Malone was the Bishop of Youngstown for almost thirty years; Bishop William A. Hughes (later Bishop Emeritus of Covington, Kentucky) was his auxiliary for several years.

Ron Ziegler

Ziegler was born to Louis Daniel Ziegler, a production manager, and Ruby (Parsons), in Covington, Kentucky.

Sparta, Mississippi

The film was actually made in Sparta, Illinois while most seasons of the television series were filmed in Covington, Georgia, east of Atlanta (and near the real I-20).

St. George Rathborne

Born Covington, Kentucky, December 26, 1854 to Gorges Lowther Rathborne and Margaret H. Robertson Rathborne.

Steve Rucker

Steve also performed or recorded with Michael Jackson, Paquito D'Rivera, Barry Gibb, Jaco Pastorius, Joe Sample, Johnny Cash, Bo Diddley, the Woody Herman Big Band, the Tommy Dorsey Band (with Warren Covington), Sam Moore and Bob James.

The People Next Door

Set in Covington, Ohio, The People Next Door starred Jeffrey Jones, previously regarded as a character actor, as cartoonist Walter Kellogg, a man whose imagination was so vivid that many of the things which he imagined materialized immediately.

Vactor Tousey Chambers

Vactor Tousey Chambers (commonly V.T. Chambers) (6 August 1830, Burlington, Kentucky – 7 August 1883, in Covington, Kentucky) was an American entomologist who specialised in Lepidoptera, specifically, tineina.

Westerville Central High School

At the 2007 OHSAA Swimming State Championships, Austin Staab defended his state titles in the 100 Free and 100 Fly, tying the national record in the 100 Fly with a 47.10, matching the time of Nate Dusing of Covington, Kentucky set in 1997.

Wilber Moore Stilwell

Artist Wilber Moore Stilwell was born February 2, 1908 and in 1909 moved with his family from Covington, Indiana to Emporia, Kansas where he was raised.


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