HIGHLAND HEIGHTS — Don't journey to Highland Heights if you are looking for Highland Avenue, Highlands High School or Highland Country Club. They are all in Fort Thomas.

        When Newport was incorporated in 1837, the land south of town was rural.

Northern Kentucky University and Interstates 275 and 471 helped create a population boom. (Patrick Reddy photo) | ZOOM |

        By 1867, there were enough people in that area to consider incorporation.

        A resident, Henry Stanbery, who was U.S. attorney general under President Andrew Johnson, drafted the incorporation documents, naming it the district of Highlands.

        In 1914, Fort Thomas set its boundaries within the district and became a city.

        The name “Highland” was quite common throughout the community.

        Developers extended the Fort Thomas streetcar line out Alexandria Pike to Main Street and started selling building lots.

        When the new subdivision decided to incorporate in January 1927, a minor problem delayed the move.

        State law required 125 residents to incorporate and the town only numbered 124.

        That quota was met in June when a newborn became No. 125.

        Highland Heights remained a quiet town until 1971, when ground was broken for what is now Northern Kentucky University. Ten years later, the city was dissected by crisscrossing expressways, Interstates 275 and 471.

        The university and the expressways have added to the community's motto, “Growth through progress.”

        Now, the 600 residents of Highland Heights represent only a percentage of the thousands who pass through the community daily.

       Now and Then, a look at historic places in Northern Kentucky, appears Sundays in The Kentucky Enquirer. To suggest a feature, call 578-5555.
       
       

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