Florence (place)

Florence is now the largest city in Boone County, and the second largest in Northern Kentucky. It was established by the Legislature of the Commonwealth in 1830. It has been called by various names, but the name applied by John Uri Lloyd, which he immortalized in his famous Stringtown series, was "Stringtown on the Pike".

The town was once much smaller than Walton, and its prospects were not auspicious.

Businesses included the old Southern Hotel, the Florence Hotel

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References:

Florence Kentucky History
Florence Kentucky History by Paul Tanner (PDF file)