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Photo Gallery: The Early 1900s

Below is a photo gallery from the early 1900s. Click on the thumbnails to enlarge.

J. W. Lyle Grovcery on High Street in 1900. (Provided by Lee Harmon)

A Freight Wagon in 1900. (Provided by Lee Harmon)

The Covington Band in 1900. (Provided by Lee Harmon)

The Maurer Home in early 1900s. Photo provided by Jim O'Donnell

The corner of Wright and Walls Streets in the early 1900s. Photo provided by Jim O'Donnell

Covington H. D. Depot ran from 1882 to 1924. Photo provided by Jim O'Donnell

The Baer Home in the early 1900s. Photo provided by Jim O'Donnell

The Weaver Home in the ealry 1900s. Photo provided by Jim O'Donnell

Looking South of High Street on August 7, 1918. Photo provided by Jim O'Donnell

The High Street Railroad Bridge in 1907. Photo provided by Jim O'Donnell

The ice plant in 1907, which was in opporation until 1946. Photo provided by Jim O'Donnell

The railroad bridge in the early 1900s. Photo provided by Jim O'Donnell

Covington Carriage Works, west of Shafer and Boehringer. The building burned in 1902.

The railroad bridge by US 36 in the early 1900s. Photo provided by Jim O'Donnell

The 1904 Covington Basketball Team.

The Hill Hotel in 1906.

The 1906 Covington Football Team.

The 1909 Covington Football Team.

A photo from 1909 of a trolley going south through Covington.

The Pennsylvania Depot in 1909, which is located on North High Street.

The 1910 Covington Basketball Team.

The 1911 Covington City Team left to right, front row Carl Minnich, Bill Wagner, “Shine” Wagner, Ray Minnich. Back row—Boyd Lyle, “Duke” Eberenz,

Fabulous Covington Cubs of 1912-13, a city team that gained wide recognition by beating every team in the area except one— ironically, another Covington team, The All-Stars. The Cubs, left to right Carl Minnich, Howard Johnston, “Duke” Eberenz, Lynn O'Roark, John Hoover, Lee Rudy, “Gyp

The 1913 flood showing the intersection of 36 and 48 looking west.

The Water Works during the 1913 flood.

North Pearl Street during the 1913 flood.

The 1913 flood shows a barn in west Covington, which burned to the ground just minutes after this photo was taken.

High Street looking north from downtown in 1909.

Looking East on Wright Street in 1910. (Provided by Lee Harmon)

Louis Woolen Mill in West Covington in 1915. (Provided by Lee Harmon)

Westerville Creamery in 1919. Photo provided by Jim O'Donnell

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VILLAGE OF COVINGTON
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Covington, Ohio 45318
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HISTORY: PHOTO GALLERIES

Photo Gallery: The Early 1900s
Photo Gallery: The 1920s
Photo Gallery: The 1930s
Photo Gallery: The 1940s
Photo Gallery: The 1940s Train Wreck
Photo Gallery: The 1950s

NEWS AND EVENTS

Government Center to Limit Access
Covington is accepting bids for the Pearl Street Waterline Project
Council Approves the Bidding the Water Plant Filter Media Replacement Project
Covington Provides Enhanced Payment Options
Covington Gas and Electric Aggregation Program Updates

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Covington, Ohio 45318
Phone: 937-473-3420
Fax: 937-473-3853

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Covington, Ohio 45318
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