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Early Covington Sees Transition From Rough Town to City
Covington lacked formal government until 1851 when a bill created a Recorder Treasurer and five trustees. First police protection arrived in 1855 amid canal era tensions. The town incorporated as a city in 1888 with Mayors Martin Stillwell Martin Livengood guiding its early civic growth.
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Covington
Joseph A. Wright
John M. Hall
Thas
John B. Martin
Fountain County
H. H. Stillwell
George W. Martin
A. T. Livengood
W. H. Miles
O. S. Jones
E. W. Heath
T. H. McGeorge Jr
W. R. Massey
C. C. Wert
Stilwell
George Martin
Miles
McGeorge