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Covington
Covington may refer to: People * Covington (surname) Places United Kingdom * Covington, Cambridgeshire * Covington, South Lanarkshire United States * Covington, Georgia * Covington, Indiana * Covington, Iowa * Covington, Kentucky, the largest American city named Covington * Covington, Louisiana * Covington, Michigan * Covington, Missouri * Covington, Nebraska * Covington, New York * Covington, Ohio * Covington, Oklahoma * Covington, Tennessee * Covington, Texas * Covington, Virginia * Covington, Washington * Fort Covington, New York * Port Covington, a former cargo terminal in Baltimore, Maryland Navy vessels * USS ''Covington'' (1863), a side-wheel steamer, purchased by the Union during the American Civil War * USS ''Covington'' (ID-1409), a troop transport ship sunk by German ''U86'' in 1918, World War I * USS ''Covington'' (PF-56), a ''Tacoma'' class frigate built during World War II Other * 5424 Covington (1983 TN1), a Main-belt Asteroid * Camp Coving ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Covington, Washington
Covington is a city in King County, Washington, United States. The population was 20,777 at the 2020 census. Covington was founded in 1900 at a Northern Pacific Railway stop and grew into a suburban bedroom community in the late 20th century. It was incorporated as a city in 1997. History The area presently known as Covington was originally known as Jenkins Prairie. Between 1899 and 1900, the Northern Pacific Railway built the Palmer Cutoff between Auburn and Palmer to improve the company's primary east–west rail route across Stampede Pass. Richard Covington, a surveyor for the Northern Pacific, worked out of Fort Vancouver establishing the line from St. Paul, Minnesota, to Auburn. In 1900, during the building of the Palmer Cutoff, the Northern Pacific built several facilities in Covington. These included a 2,850-foot passing track, a 700-foot loading track, a second-class section house, a 24-man bunkhouse, a box tank, and a standpipe for watering steam locomotives. By ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Covington, Kentucky
Covington is a list of cities in Kentucky, home rule-class city in Kenton County, Kentucky, United States. It is located at the confluence of the Ohio River, Ohio and Licking River (Kentucky), Licking rivers, across from Cincinnati to the north and Newport, Kentucky, Newport to the east. It is the largest city in Northern Kentucky and the List of cities in Kentucky, fifth-most populous city in the state with a population of 40,691 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. Covington is part of the Cincinnati metropolitan area and is one of Kenton County's two county seat, seats, along with Independence, Kentucky, Independence. History In 1814, John Gano, Richard Gano, and Thomas Carneal purchased The Point, of land on the west side of the Licking River at its confluence with the Ohio, from Thomas Kennedy for $50,000, and laid out the settlement of Covington the next year. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Port Covington
Port Covington or Baltimore Peninsula is a neighborhood in Baltimore, Maryland. History 20th century For much of the 20th century, Port Covington was a railroad terminal built by the Western Maryland Railway in 1904 on the Middle Branch of the Patapsco River. The terminal facilities included coal, grain and merchandise piers, overhead cranes, 11 rail yards, warehouses, a roundhouse, a turntable and a machine shop. In the 1920s rotary dumpers for coal and coke were installed, and a large grain elevator. Port operations ended in the 1970s and the site was abandoned in 1988. 21st century The site has since been redeveloped for commercial use, and it currently includes a former Walmart store that opened in 2002 and closed in January 2016. Interstate 95 serves Port Covington through Exits 54 ( Hanover Street) and 55 (Key Highway); through this area, McComas Street serves as a frontage road between the two exits and continues east into the Locust Point neighborhood. In January ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Covington, Georgia
Covington is a city in the U.S. state of Georgia and the seat of Newton County, and is part of the Atlanta metropolitan area. As of the 2020 census, its population was 14,192. History Covington was founded by European immigrants to the United States. It was incorporated in 1821 as the seat of the newly organized Newton County. Covington was named for United States Army Brigadier General and United States Congressman Leonard Covington, a hero of the War of 1812. The settlement grew with the advent of the railroad in 1845. Covington incorporated as a city in 1854. In 1864, General Sherman's troops marched through during their March to the Sea. Although they looted the city, destroying numerous buildings, several antebellum homes were spared. Historic districts The Covington Historic District and the North Covington Historic District within the city are both listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The maps and materials describing these two districts are availa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Covington (surname)
Covington () is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Ann K. Covington, former chief justice of the Supreme Court of Missouri *Arthur Covington (1913–2001), a Canadian physicist *Bucky Covington (born 1977), singer and 8th-place finisher on the 5th season of ''American Idol'' *Charles Covington, American jazz pianist *Chet Covington (1910–1976), Major League Baseball pitcher *Chris Covington (born 1996), American football player *Christian Covington (born 1993), American football player *Colby Covington (born 1988), American mixed martial artist *Damien Covington (1972–2002), professional American football player *Dennis Covington (born 1948), American writer *Donald Covington (1928–2002), former Professor of Design in the Art Department of San Diego State University *Fred Covington (1912–1995), English cricketer *George Washington Covington (1838–1911), American politician *Grover Covington (born 1956), Canadian Football League player *Harold Covington (195 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
5424 Covington
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USS Covington (1863)
USS ''Covington'' was an ironclad gunboat purchased by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. She was assigned as a simple gunboat with powerful rifled guns to intercept blockade runners attempting to run the Union blockade of the Confederate States of America. ''Covington'' did not carry mortars or howitzers, which placed her at a disadvantage when attacked riverside in 1864 by Confederate troops. Losing the battle, she was set on fire. Most of the crew escaped. Service history ''Covington'', a side wheel steamer, was purchased in February 1863 from Samuel Wiggins at Cincinnati, Ohio; fitted for service at Cairo, Illinois; and assigned to the Mississippi Squadron, Acting Volunteer Lieutenant George P. Lord in command. Serving in the Tennessee River to convoy Union Army transports and other ships, ''Covington'' had frequent encounters with Confederates along the banks. On 18 June, she was transferred to the Mississippi River for similar duty on that river and the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Covington (ID-1409)
USS ''Covington'' (ID-1409) was a German transatlantic ocean liner that was launched in 1908 for the Hamburg America Line (HAPAG) as ''Cincinnati''. In 1917 the United States seized her, had her converted into a troop ship and renamed her ''Covington''. In 1918 torpedoed her, killing six of her complement. Three tugs towed her about 1/3 the way to Brest, but she sank the afternoon of 2 July 1918. Building and peacetime career F Schichau built ''Cincinnati'' at Danzig, launching her on 24 July 1908. Two months later she was joined by a sister ship, , built by Blohm & Voss in Hamburg. ''Cincinnati'' was long and her beam was . Her tonnages were and . She had berths for 2,827 passengers: 246 first class, 332 second class, 448 third class and 1,801 steerage. ''Cincinnati'' had twin screws, each driven by a quadruple expansion steam engine. They gave her a speed of . ''Cincinnati'' began her maiden voyage from Hamburg via Cherbourg to New York on 27 May 1909. From 4 April ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Covington (PF-56)
USS ''Covington'' (PF-56), a , was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named for Covington, Kentucky. ''Covington'', with a United States Coast Guard crew, served as a weather ship off Newfoundland through early 1946. She was decommissioned in April 1946 and turned over to the U.S. Coast Guard and commissioned the same day as USCGC ''Covington'' (PF-56) and remained in service through September. She was returned to the U.S. Navy at that time and placed in reserve. In April 1947, she was struck from the Naval Vessel Register and, in August, sold to the Ecuadorian Navy. As BAE ''Guayas'' (E-21), she served as the flagship of the Ecuadorian Navy from her acquisition through 1967. She was decommissioned in 1972 and stricken in 1974. Construction ''Covington'' (PF-56) was launched on 15 July 1943, by Globe Shipbuilding Company., Superior, Wisconsin, under a Maritime Commission contract; sponsored by Miss. J. Phillips; transferred to the Navy on 5 August 1944; placed in "fe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Covington River
The Covington River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed April 1, 2011 river in the U.S. state of Virginia. The river rises at the eastern foot of the Blue Ridge Mountains in Rappahannock County and flows southeast to the Rush River just north of that river's confluence with the Thornton River. The river system flows via the Hazel River to the Rappahannock River, a tributary of Chesapeake Bay. See also *List of rivers of Virginia This is a list of rivers in the U.S. state of Virginia. By drainage basin This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries, arranged in the order of their confluence from mouth to source, indented under each larger stream's nam ... References * *USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Virginia (1974) * Rivers of Virginia Tributaries of the Rappahannock River Rivers of Rappahannock County, Virginia {{Virginia-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Camp Covington
Naval Base Guam is a strategic United States Navy#United States territories, U.S. naval base located on Apra Harbor and occupying the Orote Peninsula. In 2009, it was combined with Andersen Air Force Base to form Joint Region Marianas, which is a Navy-controlled joint base#List of joint bases, joint base. The Ship Repair Facility, Guam, was located next to Naval Base Guam, along Apra Harbor. It was closed in 1997, due to the recommendation of the 1995 Base Realignment and Closure Commission. Naval Base Guam is home to Commander Submarine Squadron 15, United States Coast Guard Sector#Pacific Area, Coast Guard Sector Guam, and Naval Special Warfare Unit One, and supports 28 other tenant commands. It is the home base to dozens of United States Pacific Command, Pacific Command, United States Pacific Fleet, Pacific Fleet, United States Seventh Fleet, Seventh Fleet, and Seabee units. is stationed in Guam to tend the submarines of the Seventh Fleet, and changed from Naval Support Fac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Covington Highway
U.S. Route 278 (US 278) in the state of Georgia is a east–west United States Numbered Highway traversing the north-central portion of the state. The highway travels from the Alabama state line near Esom Hill to the South Carolina state line where it crosses the Savannah River in the Augusta metropolitan area. The route is concurrent with SR 6 from the Alabama state line to Lithia Springs, SR 100 and SR 1 in Cedartown, SR 8 from Lithia Springs to Decatur, SR 5 from Lithia Springs to Austell, and SR 10 from Atlanta to Avondale Estates, and again from Thomson to the South Carolina state line. It is entirely concurrent with SR 12 for , and is briefly concurrent with the southern terminus of SR 124 in Lithonia. Concurrencies of US 278 with US highways in Georgia include two long ones with its parent route US 78 from Lithia Springs to Druid Hills, and again from east of Thomson to the South Carolina state ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
