Newport Barracks (2)

Newport Barracks (2) (1803-1894) - A U.S. Army post established in 1803 by Colonel William Boyd at the junction of the Licking River and the Ohio River in Campbell County, Kentucky. Abandoned in 1894.

Newport Barracks

Current Status

Newport, Campbell County, Kentucky

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USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) Database Entry: 2089581

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Location: General James Taylor City Park, Newport, Campbell County, Kentucky. Maps & Images Lat: 39.0913507 Long: -84.5004653 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: 512'

Sources:

• Roberts, Robert B., Encyclopedia of Historic Forts: The Military, Pioneer, and Trading Posts of the United States, Macmillan, New York, 1988, 10th printing, ISBN 0-02-926880-X, page 318

Links:

• North American Forts - Newport Barracks
• Roots Web - Newport Barracks

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