Newport History       Changed September 5, 2005

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Beverly Hills Country Club Fire May 27, 1977

I was living in Pennsylvania at this time but my parents called to tell me they could see the flames from our house up on Kentucky Drive.

The following URLs link to a 1997 Cincinnati Post article recalling that event. {Provided by Jan Stanley 1958}

 

The E-Mail I received with imbedded links and the links

 

http://tinyurl.com/9cqte or the longer version

http://www.cincypost.com/bhfire/bhmain052497.html

Supporting URLs include

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http://www.cincypost.com/bhfire/bhclub052497.html

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http://www.cincypost.com/bhfire/bhrath052497.html

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http://www.cincypost.com/bhfire/bhwire052497.html

http://www.cincypost.com/bhfire/bhgov052497.html

http://www.cincypost.com/bhfire/bhsite052497.html

http://www.cincypost.com/bhfire/bhjack052497.html

Some image include

 

 

 

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Campbell County School Photos

This site provides links to several class photos of grammar and secondary schools. {Provided by Brenda Helton 1974}

http://tinyurl.com/dbg5d or the longer version

http://www.rootsweb.com/~kygenweb/schools/campbell.html

 

NewportÕs Gambling History

I was a sophomore (or junior) when Senator Estes Kefauver interrogated some of my classmateÕs relatives on national television about organized gambling in northern Kentucky. The following URL links to an extensive report on gambling in Newport and northern KY. {Provided by Vera (Howard) Sheppard 1956}

http://tinyurl.com/9c4zf or the longer version

http://www.rootsweb.com/~kycampbe/newportgambling.htm

 

Newport Historical Site

This is the home site for the preceding site. It contains lots of other links

http://tinyurl.com/8wpfa or the longer version

http://www.rootsweb.com/~kycampbe/newport.htm

 

Northern Kentucky Views

An extensive site linking to most of the cities and communities of Northern Kentucky. {Provided by Rudy Heath 1954}

http://tinyurl.com/afz96 or the longer version

http://www.nkyviews.com/campbell/campbell_main.htm

 

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Cincinnati Photographic History

This is the home site of the preceding web page. {Provided by Rudy Heath 1954}

http://www.cincinnatihistory.com/

 

Newport on the Levee

Significant changes are / have taken place in the levee area. {Provided by Janet Graydon 1961}

http://tinyurl.com/8d5hf or the longer version

http://www.kypost.com/2005/01/27/park012705.html

 

Printed Book of Newport history

The following is not a URL but a report on an available reference book. {Provided by David Collins 1963}

My brother Ron (NHS '55) recently gave me a book of photos for my 60th. (ugh!) birthday.  The book is titled "Images of America - Newport".  It seems that any city, county, state or region can commission Arcadia Publishing to do a photographic essay with varying parameters, aided by local citizens providing the pictures and captions for the same.  This particular book is divided into eight chapters, varying from old businesses to landmarks to "Sin City".  It's a paperback, 128 pages, all black and white photos (perhaps with a hint of sepia tone), text by Judy L. Neff and Peggy Wiedemann Harris and carries a price tag of $19.95.  Mine came from Barnes and Noble Booksellers, Florence Square Shopping Center, 7663 Mall Road, Florence, Kentucky, 41042, Phone 859.647.6400.  

Although I no longer live there, I still have a soft spot in my heart for Newport and Campbell County.  I have more than a passing interest in it's history.  I found the book most enjoyable, especially since my father, Kenneth Collins Sr., appears on pages 60 and 110 and my brother, Kenneth Jr. also on page 60.  If anyone has a nostalgic interest in Newport, the book is highly recommended.  My God, did I just give a written book report?  I don't know if Mr. John Collins or Miss Ella Stone Spencer would have liked it.  I'm sure it was very lacking.

 

 

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