Covington

Covington, a city of Kentucky, U.S., on the Ohio River, opposite Cincinnati, with which it is connected by a fine suspension bridge. Many of the inhabitants transact their business in Cincinnati, but Covington is itself a thriving place, with distilleries, as well as manufactures of glassware, nails, and tobacco. Pop. (1830) 715; (1850) 9408; (1880) 29,720; (1890) 37,371.