Covington

I was born in Covington, KY. It's the town across the river from Cincinnati. It's usually one of the top five largest cities in the state, but idiots often call it a small town, as if 100 people live here. Morons from Ohio also like to claim it's the Kentucky side of Cincinnati, which it isn't, because it's a completely different city, culture, geographic location, etc. But this blog is about the namesake. 
Leonard Covington was a war hero in the War of 1812, and it was here that he impressed so many of the troops he led, that when they returned home many of them suggested naming towns after him. But he didn't impress them so much because he could fire three muskets at once, or because he took so many bullets and lived to tel the tale (he was mortally wounded). Instead, he earned their respect because he took great care of them, on and off the field. Their needs were met as much as possible, first and foremost. Many can claim the same thing, but for an almost forgotten soldier to have so many (12) places named after him across the country, well, he was indeed an amazing man. 

Leonard Covington