Veteran’s Monument
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Veteran’s Monument is a historic site in Kentucky, at a modelled elevation of 167 m. Rumpke Mountain stands 319 m to the north-northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Grand Army of the Republic Monument, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Riverboat Row Scenic Byway passes 1.1 miles off. 32 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The Veteran's Monument, also called the War Between the States Veteran's Memorial, in Linden Grove Cemetery of Covington, Kentucky was built in remembrance of both Union and Confederate veterans of the American Civil War. It is one of only two memorials in the Commonwealth of Kentucky that celebrate soldiers of both sides of the conflict. The American Legion dedicated the monument on May 30, 1933, which was that year's Memorial Day.
The monument is built so that presentations could be held on its top, presumably for Memorial Day celebrations, and is the only monument to the War in Kentucky that is a platform. It is also the only monument to the War in Kentucky that uses the phrase "War Between the States". The structure is five feet high, twenty-one feet long, and nine feet wide. It is constructed of concrete and limestone, with a hollow center for presenters. At each corner of the monument are similar engaged columns with concrete caps. An inscription is on a stone plaque on the north face. Steps on the south face allow for access on top of the monument. On the east face is an American Legion seal made of brass, denoting who built the monument. Cannons have been placed on the east and west sides of the monument, which are not of the 1860s era. On July 17, 1997, it was one of sixty-two different monuments to the Civil War in Kentucky placed on the National Register of Historic Places, as part of the Civil War Monuments of Kentucky Multiple Property Submission. It is within a few feet of the GAR Monument in Covington, which was also on the same MPS, but was built four years earlier.
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Dates from 1933.
Wikidata Q7923561, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 1.1 mi off the Riverboat Row Scenic Byway
- 1.7 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
- 13.6 mi off the Presidential Pathways Ohio Scenic Byway
- 15.1 mi off the Big Bone Lick Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Bird Watching Shelter · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Grand Army of the Republic Monument: 0.0 mi
- Goose Girl Fountain: 0.8 mi
- Black Brigade Monument: 1.6 mi
- Batthery Bates: 1.6 mi
- Newport Police Memorial: 1.6 mi
- Henry Farny Park: 0.4 mi
- St. Mary’s Park: 0.4 mi
- Annie Hargraves Park: 0.5 mi
- Basil Lewis Park: 0.5 mi
- B. F. Howard Park: 0.6 mi
- Kentucky Natural History: 0.9 mi
- The London Police: 1.0 mi
- Roebling Murals: 1.2 mi
- Big Boy: 1.6 mi
- Sing the Queen City Sign: 1.6 mi
- American football ball: 1.1 mi
- BB Riverboats: 1.5 mi
- Labyrinth: 1.6 mi
- Carol Ann’s Carousel: 1.6 mi
- Main Street Fountain: 1.6 mi
- Kay’s Garden: 2.7 mi
- Pleasant Street North Community Garden: 2.7 mi
- Over-The-Rhine People’s Garden: 2.9 mi
- Rain Garden: 3.5 mi
- Druffel Gardens: 3.7 mi
- Behringer-Crawford Museum at Devou: 1.4 mi
- Cincinnati Black Music Walk of Fame: 1.5 mi
- National Underground Railroad Freedom Center: 1.7 mi
- Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame and Museum: 1.7 mi
- Railway Museum of Greater Cincinnati: 1.8 mi
- Imago: 3.7 mi
- Theresa Street Reserve: 4.0 mi
- Glenway Woods: 4.2 mi
- Scarborough Woods: 4.7 mi
- California Woods Nature Preserve: 5.1 mi
- Orchard Hill: 2.5 mi
- Mount Adams: 2.5 mi
- Goat Hill: 3.1 mi
- Mount Echo: 3.2 mi
- Brighton Hill: 3.4 mi
- Lower Picnic Area: 5.4 mi
- Area 23: 6.8 mi
- Area 22, Furnas Hill: 6.8 mi
- Area 26: 6.9 mi
- Area 30, McFarlan Woods: 7.0 mi
- Lower Buckeye Falls: 15.5 mi
- Buckeye Falls: 15.5 mi
- Simpkinsville: 20.6 mi
- Butterworth: 21.1 mi
- Hidden Valley Lake Beach: 18.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Veteran’s Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rumpke Mountain | NNW 342° | 319 m | 14.7 mi |
| Harrison Hill | WNW 303° | 284 m | 21.8 mi |
| Harrison Hill | NW 305° | 279 m | 21.7 mi |
| Heitsmanns Hill | NNW 346° | 274 m | 23.7 mi |
| Whites Hill | WNW 303° | 273 m | 23.8 mi |
| Orchard Hill | SSW 203° | 268 m | 2.5 mi |
| Pleasant Hill | SSE 152° | 267 m | 23.5 mi |
| Galley Hill | ENE 72° | 265 m | 17.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:42 | 19:15 | 19:50 |
| June solstice | 06:13 | 20:28 | 21:08 |
| September equinox | 07:26 | 19:02 | 19:37 |
| December solstice | 07:54 | 16:37 | 17:19 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 35 | 44 | 55 | 64 | 72 | 76 | 75 | 68 | 56 | 45 | 36 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 3.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cincinnati Muni AP Lunken FLD, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 97000685OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- National Register of Historic Places — Veteran's Monument in Covington, reference 97000685, listed 07/17/97.
OpenStreetMap element node/4293702261
Day trips start here
- Covington · 1 mi
- Cincinnati · 2 mi
- Cincinnati/Downtown · 2 mi
- Fort Wright · 2 mi
- Newport · 2 mi
- Cincinnati/Over-the-Rhine · 3 mi
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