Post 11 Newport, Kentucky

Post 11

Newport, Kentucky

Post 11 Newport, Kentucky

About This Post

Post Namesake
James Wallace Costigan
What Makes this Post Unique
There was an unexploded bomb in our basement. The firefighters came and deactivated and we still have the bomb shell in our Post on display.

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HISTORY

1930

Post 11 Has a Building Rich in History -

Jan 3, 1938
Our Rich History: The spirit of our German heritage lives on though Newport’s Turnverein closed in 1936 Apr 18th, 2016· By Don Heinrich Holzmann Special to NKyTribune Today the building at 22 E. 6th St. in Newport is the home of the James Wallace Costigan Post No. 11 of the American Legion. Few probably know that it once belonged to the Newport Turnverein, which was founded in 1852. Turner in German means “gymnast,” so the..
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