Veteran’s Monument in Covington
The Veteran's Monument, also called the War Between the States Veteran's Memorial, in Linden Grove Cemetery of Covington, Kentucky was built in remembrance of both Union and Confederate veterans of the American Civil War.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Bedford, Public domain.
- Type: Monument
- Description: historic monument in Covington, KY, USA
- Also known as: “Veteran’s Monument” and “War Between the States Veteran’s Memorial”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include GAR Monument in Covington and Linden Grove Cemetery.
GAR Monument in Covington
Memorial
Photo: Bedford, Public domain.
The Grand Army of the Republic Monument, in the Linden Grove Cemetery of Covington, Kentucky, was built in 1929 by O. P. Sine of Garfield Post No. 2 of the Grand Army of the Republic, a group comprising the remaining veterans of the Union army.
Linden Grove Cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: Bedford, Public domain.
Linden Grove Cemetery is located along Holman Street, between 13th and 15th streets in Covington, Kentucky, United States. It is the second public cemetery in Covington, the city's first public burial ground being Craig Street Cemetery, which dates to 1815. Linden Grove Cemetery is situated 420 feet northwest of Veteran’s Monument in Covington.
West Fifteenth Street Historic District
Historic site
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West Fifteenth Street Historic District is a historic site, which is situated 1,700 feet east of Veteran’s Monument in Covington.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Covington and Park Hills.
Covington
Covington is a city in Kentucky's Northern Ohio River Region across the Ohio River from Cincinnati, Ohio. It is the largest city in Northern Kentucky. Covington is pretty much the southern side of Cincinnati, with similar architecture and a shared history linked by the historic Roebling Suspension Bridge and the Ohio River.
Park Hills
Village
Park Hills is a home rule-class city in Kenton County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 3,162 at the 2020 census. It is a suburb of the Cincinnati metropolitan area.
Licking Riverside Historic District
Suburb
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The Licking Riverside Historic District is a historic district in Covington, Kentucky, that is on the National Register of Historic Places. Its boundaries are Fourth Street to the north, Scott Street, Eighth Street to the south, and the Licking River.
Veteran’s Monument in Covington
- Categories: sculpture and historic site
- Location: Kenton, Kentucky, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.07329° or 39° 4′ 24″ northLongitude
-84.51451° or 84° 30′ 52″ westOpen location code
86FQ3FFP+85OpenStreetMap ID
node 4293702261OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monumentWikidata ID
Q7923561
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Saint Elizabeth Covington and Kenton County Government Center.
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