Alt-1920s Covington

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Appearance

Economy

The economy of Covington is now based on the railroad, riverboats, and logging. This town has a considerable number of summer homes, where people from New Orleans come to wait out the malaria season. Several of the hotels specialize in Ozone water pools, for the health of their clients. A number of goods are shipped here by railroad, then shipped down river and across lake Pontchartrain to New Orleans. Timber from Abita Springs and Mandeville is hauled back up through here. In the fall cars are loaded also with local cotton.

Geography

Covington is a city in and the parish seat of St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is located at a fork of the Bogue Falaya and the Tchefuncte River. Most of Covington sits around 26 ft. above sea level.

Covington will become part of the New Orleans–Metairie–Kenner Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History

The earliest known settlement by Europeans in the area was in 1800 by Jacques Drieux. In 1813, John Wharton Collins established a town there with the name of Wharton. In the fall of 1813 Rohit Narav came to town tried to dominate Wharton. When he failed Rohit dominated the attorney Jesse Jones and started a movement to circumvent Wharton. Rohit succeeded and eventually made a mockery of Wharton. Wharton is buried on the corner of the city cemetery directly across from the Covington Police Department. There are conflicting stories about how the city came to be named Covington. Many historians believe the city was renamed after General Leonard Covington, a hero of the War of 1812. However, local historian Judge Steve Ellis floats another theory centered around the suggestion by Jesse Jones, a local attorney, that the city be named in honor of the Blue Grass whiskey---made in Covington, Kentucky---enjoyed by town officials. Rohit didn't care what they called it, as long as it wasn't Wharton.

In any case, Leonard Covington is the namesake of both towns. Initially, commerce was brought to Covington via boat up the Bogue Falaya River, which used the Tchefuncte River as a means of passage to and from Lake Pontchartrain. Then in 1888, the railroad came to town.

Orders and Societies of the City

• Freemasonry lodge #223

• Ku Klux Klan of Covington

Population

• -- Town (2,942) - 1920 census

Bars and Clubs

• Atchelfulla's Saloon

• Madam Thibideauxs

• Gertreaux's

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Cemeteries

• Covington Cemetery No. 1

• Wilson Cemetery

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Churches

• First Baptist Church

• St. Peter Parish Catholic Church

• Covington Lutheran

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City Government

• Hamilton Gereaux Mayor

• Judge Caesar Lucas Fitzsimmons

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Crime

• Shea Carey Quirck

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Citizens of the City

• Drieux Family

• Pastor Jonathan Pullman

• Alastasia Lepredoux

• Cecillia Gereaux
  • Marrian Gereaux

• Krusen Family

• • Augustus Léonce Steffen (Deputy Marshall)

• Juste Plamondon

• Jeannot Deschamps
  • Narsisse Marhaut Deschamps

• Widow Claude Alix Deschamps

• Félicienne Morgan Coupe

• Manolo Antione Carmody
  • Celeste Garrington Carmody
    • William Antione Carmody
    • Karsi Simon Carmody
    • Laurrette Agnes Carmody
    • Els Bastienna Carmody

• Esme William Garrington
  • Henrietta Garrington
    • William Forester Garrington
    • Lee Alexander Garrington
    • Bedford Fannin Garrington

• Basil Gertreaux

• Samson Gertreaux

• Cecil the bartender

• Pim Jansingh
  • Dorothea Gauthier Jansingh

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Haunted Houses

• -- Whetterhorn Plantation

Holy Ground

• Christ Episcopal Church

• St. Joseph's Abbey

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Hotels & Hostels

• -- The Southern Hotel

• -- The Von Hofenwegen House

• -- The Emperial Hotel

• -- The Waters of Health Recovery Spa

• -- Colonel Henry's Oncological Retreat

• -- Louis Fortiers Plantation of Health

• -- Reynaulds Beds

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Landmarks

• Columbia Landing

Major Businesses

• Covington Savings and Loan

• Garringtons Sawmill

• Koenigs Shipping & Warehouse

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Newspapers

• The Farmer

• Covington Tribune

Schools

• St. Peters Scholastica

• Schoen School

Shopping

• Dupre's Merchantile

• Carlson's Dry Goods

• Jolivet's Service Station

Theaters

The Bogue Falaya Theater

Travel To and From

• Highway travel

• River Travel
  • Numerous boats
  • Ferry to New Orleans via Lake Pontechetrain

• Train Travel:
  • The New Orleans Great Northern, One going south at 10 A.M. the Mandeville, One going North as far as Jackson MI at 9 PM.
  • The New Orleans Great Nothern, One going South East to Sliddell, arrives at 5 AM, One going west arrives at 7 PM

The Others of Covington

Rohit Narav -- Child of the Swamp

The Nosferatu of Covington

While the stories of the undead in large cities has by far surpassed the original tradition of historical vampire folklore, it is in small towns, villages and rural settings that the traditional vampire can be found. I believe a coterie story set in a small rural town like Covington, Louisiana circa World War One to the current era has potential. While Mac started the game, he declined to continue it, probably due to a general lack of interest. Unfortunately, that didn't include me, as I rather enjoyed the low level characters and down-to-earth nature of the game. So, even though I am not playing, I have decided to keep the story alive with the limited hope that it will be picked back up later. -- "The Magister 12:36, 26 November 2015 (MST)"

• -- Hans Schultz -- Sewer Rat Elder of Frankfurt and sire of: Adair, Althea, Jane, Roger.
• -- Adair Simpkin -- Embraced Circa 1915 -- Sire ? -- Originally from Kentucky and fought in WWI.
• -- Althea the Alchemist -- Underground Chemist and would be Alchemist.
• -- Jane the Spy -- American heiress and woman of international intrigue.
• -- Roger Sinclair -- Embraced Circa 1918 -- Sire ? -- From Indiana and fought in WWI

Websites

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Covington,_Louisiana

http://covla.com/history/index.php

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