Editing Covington, Virginia (section)

==History==
Covington is named in honor of [[Leonard Covington|General Leonard Covington]], hero of the [[War of 1812]] and friend of James Madison and Thomas Jefferson.<ref>{{cite web |title=History &ndash; Covington City |url=https://covington.va.us/about-covington/history/ |website=City of Covington |access-date=28 January 2022}}</ref>

As a result of the industrial boom, the population of Covington grew from 704 in 1890 to 5,632 in 1920. [[Clifton Forge]], originally known as Williamson, became a voting place in 1839. In 1837, the railroad came, making Clifton Forge the major division point on the railroad. Clifton Forge, named after one of the iron furnaces, became an incorporated City in 1884. Cutbacks and the closing of the C&O railroad shops in the late 1980s caused a drop in population for Clifton Forge. In July 2001, Clifton Forge reverted from a city to a town due to financial hardship.<ref>{{cite web| title=Alleghany Historical Society-Our History |url=https://alleghanyhistorical.org/our-history/ |website=Alleghany Historical Society-Our History |access-date=29 June 2022}}</ref>

Falling Spring, a 200&nbsp;ft cascading waterfall into a gorge was referred to by [[Thomas Jefferson]], for its scenic beauty in his Notes on Virginia, A plaque nearby refers to Indian War figure, Mad Ann Bailey, a frontier woman adept at [[shooting]], [[Equestrianism|riding]] & [[swearing]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Covington History – City of Covington in Virginia|url=http://www.covingtonhistory.co.uk/Virginia.html |website=Covington History|access-date=29 June 2022}}</ref>