| Northern Kentucky's Dixie Highway Contributor(s): Kohl Kremer, Deborah (Author) |
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ISBN: 0738567736 ISBN-13: 9780738567730 Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC) OUR PRICE: $22.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2009 Annotation: Northern Kentuckyas Dixie Highway is a slice of Americana pie. Known also as U.S. 25 and the Lexington-Covington Turnpike, the once-rural route connects the urban cores of Cincinnati, Covington, and Newport to Central Kentucky. Originally a buffalo trail and named in the early 1800s, the route became a paved national highway in the 1920s. The creation of the thoroughfare encouraged the growth of several communities along its route that still thrive today. Images of America: Northern Kentuckyas Dixie Highway captures historic images of the people and places along the Dixie Highway beginning in Covington and heading south through Boone County. The photographsasome taken as early as the mid-1800sadepict timeas influence as well as those things that remain the same. The 200 images inside offer readers a chance to revisit the friends, familiar sites, and memorable times enjoyed along Northern Kentuckyas Dixie Highway. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - South (al,ar,fl,ga,ky,la,ms,nc,sc,tn,va,wv) |
| Dewey: 976.9 |
| LCCN: 2009924096 |
| Series: Images of America (Arcadia Publishing) |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6.4" W x 9.1" (0.70 lbs) 128 pages |
| Themes: - Geographic Orientation - Kentucky |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Northern Kentucky's Dixie Highway is a slice of Americana pie. Known also as U.S. 25 and the Lexington-Covington Turnpike, the once-rural route connects the urban cores of Cincinnati, Covington, and Newport to Central Kentucky. Originally a buffalo trail and named in the early 1800s, the route became a paved national highway in the 1920s. The creation of the thoroughfare encouraged the growth of several communities along its route that still thrive today. Images of America: Northern Kentucky's Dixie Highway captures historic images of the people and places along the Dixie Highway beginning in Covington and heading south through Boone County. The photographs--some taken as early as the mid-1800s--depict time's influence as well as those things that remain the same. The 200 images inside offer readers a chance to revisit the friends, familiar sites, and memorable times enjoyed along Northern Kentucky's Dixie Highway. |
Contributor Bio(s): Kohl Kremer, Deborah: - Author Deborah Kohl Kremer is a Northern Kentucky native who has been traveling along the Dixie Highway for several decades. A freelance writer from Villa Hills, Kremer's writing has been featured in Kentucky Monthly Magazine, the Cincinnati Enquirer, and other regional and national publications. |