Covington

Covington grew from one of Col. George Washington's frontier forts, known as Fort Young, and due to the location of several early structures was known as Mouth of the Dunlap in the 1700s. Located on the Midland Trail and the proposed route for the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway, Covington was able to expand. The Civil War temporarily halted this progress and sent many of Covington's native sons to fight on both sides during the conflict. After the war, the growing iron industry revived the commu...