Amos Shinkle helped establish the First National Bank and Trust Co. of Covington in 1864 in what is now Odd Fellows Hall.
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Amos Shinkle had humble beginnings as a cook on a flatboat in the early 1800s. When he died at age 74, he was one of the richest men in Northern Kentucky. His life had been a series of smart business decisions, investments and community service.
Shinkle was born Aug. 11, 1818, and raised in Brown County, Ohio, but he landed in Covington to work on the river. His career started as a flatboat cook when he was 18 years old. He soon started his own business supplying coal to steam boats
Shinkle took a chance and began building and selling quality steamboats in the 1850s. The U.S. Army purchased two of his ...