Historical Marker
Camp Ground Methodist Church
Known as camping ground as early as 1811, this was a favorite spot for both Indians and whites. Bishop Francis Asbury, en route to first Methodist conference in Kentucky, 1790, held worship near here. First church was of logs, erected by a generous gift from Amos Shinkle, who was president of The Covington-Cincinnati Bridge Company. Present building was constructed in 1876.
The famous African-American author and poet, Langston Hughes, spent much of his childhood in Lexington, Kentucky.