Editing Newport, Kentucky (section)

===Timeline===
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* 1791 - Settlement laid out.{{sfn|Britannica|1910}}
* 1795 - Town of Newport incorporated.
* 1796 - [[Campbell County, Kentucky|Campbell County]] Courthouse built.{{sfn|Federal Writers' Project|1939a|p=248}}
* 1798 - Newport Academy founded.{{sfn|Federal Writers' Project|1939a|p=247}}
* 1800 - Population: 106.{{sfn|Whitehead|2009}}
* 1804 - [[Newport Barracks]] established.{{sfn|Britannica|1910}}
* 1812 - James Taylor mansion built.{{sfn|Federal Writers' Project|1939a|p=248}}
* 1821 - Southgate house built (approximate date).{{sfn|Federal Writers' Project|1939a|p=247}}
* 1831 - Taylor Methodist Episcopal Church built.{{sfn|Federal Writers' Project|1939a|p=248}}
* 1834 - City of Newport chartered.{{sfn|Britannica|1910}}
* 1836 - Newport Lyceum founded.<ref name="davies">{{cite web |title=American Libraries before 1876 |author=Davies Project |publisher=Princeton University |url=http://www.princeton.edu/~davpro/databases/index.html |access-date=September 15, 2016}}</ref>
* 1844 - Silk factory begins operating.{{sfn|Federal Writers' Project|1939b|p=456}}
* 1847 - Public school begins operating.{{sfn|Whitehead|2009}}
* 1850 - Washington Fire Engine and Hose Company (volunteer firefighters) established.{{sfn|Whitehead|2009}}
* 1859 - October 28: "Mob destroys the plant of the ''True South'', [[Abolitionism|abolition]] [[:Category:Abolitionist newspapers published in the United States|paper]]."{{sfn|Federal Writers' Project|1939b|p=457}}
* 1860
** Public high school begins operating.{{sfn|Whitehead|2009}}
** [[1860 United States census#City rankings|Population]]: 10,046.<ref name=census1998>{{citation |title=Population of the 100 Largest Cities and Other Urban Places in the United States: 1790 to 1990 |year=1998 |url=https://www.census.gov/library/working-papers/1998/demo/POP-twps0027.html |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau }}</ref>
* 1866 - [[John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge]] opens near Newport.
* 1869 - John Butcher Brewery (later [[George Wiedemann|Wiedemann]]) in business.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://steelyarchives.nku.edu/specialcollections/alphabeticallist.html |title= List of Collections |author=Steely Library Special Collections |publisher=Northern Kentucky University |access-date=September 10, 2016 }}</ref>
* 1870 - [[1870 United States census#City rankings|Population]]: 15,087.<ref name=census1998 />
* 1871 - [[St. Paul's Episcopal Church (Newport, Kentucky)|St. Paul's Episcopal Church]] built.
* 1872 - [[Newport and Cincinnati Bridge]] opens.{{sfn|Whitehead|2009}}
* 1873 - Southgate St. School established.{{sfn|Whitehead|2009}}
* 1880 - [[1880 United States census#City rankings|Population]]: 20,433.<ref name=census1998 />
* 1883 - Ohio River flood.{{sfn|Whitehead|2009}}
* 1884
** Ohio River flood.{{sfn|Federal Writers' Project|1939a|p=249}}
** Campbell County Courthouse rebuilt.{{sfn|Federal Writers' Project|1939a|p=249}}
* 1888 - U.S. military [[Fort Thomas, Kentucky|Fort Thomas]] established near Newport.{{sfn|Britannica|1910}}
* 1890 - [[Cincinnati–Newport Bridge]] opens.{{sfn|Whitehead|2009}}
* 1891
** Andrews Steel Mill in business.{{sfn|Whitehead|2009}}
** George Ahlering elected mayor.<ref name="Johnson1912">{{cite book|author=E. Polk Johnson|title= History of Kentucky and Kentuckians|url=https://archive.org/details/ahistorykentuck01compgoog|year=1912|publisher=Lewis Publishing Company |location=Chicago}}</ref>
* 1898 - Ohio River flood.{{sfn|Whitehead|2009}}
* 1900 - Population: 28,301.{{sfn|Britannica|1910}}
* 1902 - Carnegie Free Library opens.<ref name=CCPL>{{cite web |url=http://www.cc-pl.org/about-the-library/library-history |title=Library History (timeline) |publisher=Campbell County Public Library |location=Kentucky |access-date=September 10, 2016 }}</ref>
* 1910 - Population: 30,309.{{sfn|Britannica|1910}}
* 1913 - Ohio River flood.{{sfn|Whitehead|2009}}
* 1921 - [[1921-1928 Newport, Kentucky steel strike|Newport Steel worker labor strike begins.]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 5, 1921 |title=Vote To Strike; Employes of Newport Mill Take Action, About 2500 Men Affected,, Company Not Notified, J. G. Andrews Declares. |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/760853188/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231012042754/https://www.newspapers.com/image/760853188/ |archive-date=2023-10-12  |access-date=2023-10-04 |website=Newspapers.com |publisher=The Kentucky Post and Times-Star |language=en }}</ref>{{sfn|Federal Writers' Project|1939a|p=247}}
* 1924 - Cote Brilliante becomes part of Newport.{{sfn|Whitehead|2009}}
* 1927 - Newport Finance Building constructed.{{sfn|Whitehead|2009}}
* 1928 - Newport steel strike officially ends, after 7 years.<ref name="7-Year-Old Strike At Newport Ended"/><ref name="The Kentucky Post and Times-Star"/><ref name="Federal Writers' Project of the Work Projects Administration for the State of Kentucky 1939"/>
* 1930 - City-manager form of government adopted.{{sfn|Whitehead|2009}}
* 1935 - Clifton becomes part of Newport.{{sfn|Whitehead|2009}}
* 1936 - Ingalls Park becomes part of Newport.{{sfn|Whitehead|2009}}
* 1937 - Flood.{{sfn|Whitehead|2009}}
* 1948 - Floodwall built.<ref name=CityHistory>{{cite web |url=http://www.newportky.gov/Newport-Info/History.aspx |title=History of Newport, Kentucky |publisher=City of Newport |access-date=September 10, 2016 |archive-date=2020-10-16  |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201016160031/http://www.newportky.gov/Newport-Info/History.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* 1955 - The all-boys Newport Catholic High School opens a new campus on Carothers Road. The facility remains in use today by its coeducational successor, [[Newport Central Catholic High School]].<ref name="NCC history">{{cite web|url=http://newcathbreds.com/ncc/about/history-facts|title=The School on the Hill: A Brief History|publisher=Newport Central Catholic High School|access-date=March 12, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140312212328/http://newcathbreds.com/ncc/about/history-facts/|archive-date=March 12, 2014|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref> 
* 1956 - Newport Shopping Center in business.{{sfn|Whitehead|2009}}
* 1961
** Anti-corruption "Committee of 500" formed.<ref name=RiverBends>{{citation |url=https://www.ket.org/historynky/ |title=Timeline |work=Where the River Bends: A History of Northern Kentucky |publisher= [[Kentucky Educational Television]] |location=Lexington KY }}</ref>
** [[George Ratterman]] becomes county sheriff.<ref name=wcpo2013>{{citation |url=http://www.wcpo.com/news/local-news/campbell-county/newport/interactive-the-rise-and-fall-of-sin-city |title=Then and Now: The rise and fall of 'Sin City' |year=2013 |work=[[WCPO-TV|WCPO.com]] |access-date=2019-01-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181210124610/https://www.wcpo.com/news/local-news/campbell-county/newport/interactive-the-rise-and-fall-of-sin-city |archive-date=2018-12-10 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* 1973 - Regional [[Transit Authority of Northern Kentucky]] (public transit) established.
* 1975 - ''Newport News'' begins publication.<ref name=LOC>{{cite web |url= http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/search/titles/results/?state=Kentucky&county=&city=Newport&rows=50&sort=date |title=US Newspaper Directory |location=Washington DC |work=Chronicling America |publisher=Library of Congress |access-date=September 10, 2016 }}</ref>
* 1976 - [[Daniel Carter Beard Bridge]] opens.
* 1978 - Campbell County Public Library established.<ref name=CCPL />
* 1980
** Irene Deaton becomes first female mayor of Newport.{{sfn|Caraway|2009}}
** [[East Row Historic District|Mansion Hill]] designated an [[National Register of Historic Places|historic district]].<ref>{{citation |work=New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2000/01/16/realestate/once-a-rundown-district-it-s-now-mansion-hill.html |title=Once a Rundown District, It's Now Mansion Hill |date= January 16, 2000 }}</ref>
* 1983
** Steve Goetz elected mayor.<ref>{{citation |work= [[Kentucky New Era]] |title=Newport Mayor Resigns |date=August 19, 1992 |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=266&dat=19920819&id=u_ErAAAAIBAJ&pg=1793,4405898&hl=en |via=Google News }}</ref>
** Newport Central Catholic High School is created by the merger of the all-boys Newport Catholic High School and all-girls Our Lady of Providence Academy.<ref name="NCC history"/> 
* 1990 - Campbell County Historical Society founded.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/%7Ekycchgs/about.htm |title=Campbell County (Kentucky) Historical and Genealogical Society |via=[[RootsWeb.com]] |access-date=September 1, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160916094525/http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/%7Ekycchgs/about.htm |archive-date=2016-09-16 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* 1992 - Tom Guidugli becomes mayor.{{citation needed|date=September 2021}}
* 1995 - [[Taylor–Southgate Bridge]] opens.
* 1999 - [[Newport Aquarium]] opens.<ref name="Kisling2001"/>
* 2000 - Population: 17,048.{{sfn|Whitehead|2009}}
* 2001 - [[Newport on the Levee]] "entertainment complex" in business.{{sfn|Whitehead|2009}}
* 2004 - [[L&N Bridge]] [[Pedestrian zone|pedestrianized]].{{sfn|Whitehead|2009}}
* 2005 - [[Geoff Davis]] becomes [[U.S. representative]] for [[Kentucky's 4th congressional district]].<ref>{{cite book |title=Official Congressional Directory |title-link=Official Congressional Directory |location=Washington DC |publisher=Government Printing Office |year=2005 |chapter= Kentucky |series=1991/1992- : S. Pub. |hdl=2027/mdp.49015002997139?urlappend=%3Bseq=138 |chapter-url= http://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.49015002997139?urlappend=%3Bseq=138 |via=HathiTrust }}</ref>
* 2008 - Jerry Peluso elected mayor.<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.rcnky.com/articles/2016/01/18/peluso-seek-reelection-newport-mayor |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160920064206/http://www.rcnky.com/articles/2016/01/18/peluso-seek-reelection-newport-mayor |url-status=usurped |archive-date=September 20, 2016 |date=January 18, 2016 |title=Peluso to Seek Reelection as Newport Mayor |work=River City News |location=Covington, KY }}</ref>
* 2010 - Population: 15,273.<ref name=quickfacts2010>{{cite web |url= https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/2155884 |title= Newport city, Kentucky |work=State & County QuickFacts |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |access-date= September 10, 2016 }}</ref>
* 2012 - [[Thomas Massie]] becomes [[U.S. representative]] for [[Kentucky's 4th congressional district]].<ref name=GovTrack>{{cite web |url= http://www.govtrack.us/congress/members |title=Members of Congress |work=[[GovTrack.us|GovTrack]] |author=Civic Impulse, LLC |location=Washington DC |access-date=September 10, 2016 }}</ref>
* 2021 - Thomas Guidugli, Jr elected mayor<ref name="Guidugli">{{cite web |url=https://www.rcnky.com/articles/2021/01/26/gavel-passed-newport-new-mayor-commission-sworn |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210127005436/https://www.rcnky.com/articles/2021/01/26/gavel-passed-newport-new-mayor-commission-sworn |url-status=usurped |archive-date=January 27, 2021 |title=Gavel Passed in Newport: New Mayor, Commission Sworn In |accessdate=2021-09-17 |date=2021-01-16 |website=rcnky.com}}</ref>
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