Riverview, Kentucky (other)
Riverview, Kentucky, may refer to: * Russell, Kentucky, in Greenup Co., formerly known as Riverview * Riverview, McCracken County, Kentucky * Riverview (Bowling Green, Kentucky), listed on the NRHP in Kentucky See also *Riverview (other) Riverview may refer to: Australia *Riverview, New South Wales, a suburb of Sydney * Riverview, Queensland, a suburb of Ipswich Canada * Riverview, Alberta * Riverview, Edmonton, Alberta *Riverview, New Brunswick **Riverview (electoral district), ...

Russell, Kentucky
Russell is a home rule-class city on the south bank of the Ohio River in Greenup County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 3,380 as of the 2010 census, down from 3,645 in 2000. Russell is a suburb of Ashland and part of the Huntington-Ashland-Ironton metropolitan area. It has close economic affiliations with its neighbors, Ashland and Flatwoods in Kentucky and Ironton, Ohio. History The hilly site near the confluence of White Oak Creek and the Ohio was chosen by pioneer Jeff Moore in 1823 in order to provide protection for his camp against attacks by local American Indian tribes. In 1829, James E. McDowell, William Lindsay Poage, and his brother erected an iron furnace; they named the foundry and the community that grew up around it "Amanda Furnace" after William's infant daughter. The furnace ceased operation in 1861. John Russell and his Means and Russell Iron Company purchased the land of the present city beside Amanda Hill from the Poage brothers. Th ...
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Riverview (Bowling Green, Kentucky)
Riverview at Hobson Grove, also known as Riverview or as Hobson House, is an historic home with classic Italianate architecture located in western Bowling Green, Kentucky. Its construction started in the 1850s but was interrupted by the Civil War. The house played a part in Civil War activities in the area. It was completed in 1872. Restored as representative of the Victorian period, it is the centerpiece of Hobson Grove Park in the city. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. History Riverview at Hobson Grove was built as the home of Atwood Gaines Hobson and his wife Juliet "Julia" (van Meter) Hobson on a small promontory. It was named because of its proximity to and overview of the Barren River. Construction on the house started in the 1850s, but was halted due to the outbreak of the Civil War. Because Atwood Hobson was a staunch Union supporter, and his eldest son, William, was commissioned as a colonel in the Union Army, the family was concerned ...
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