Hamilton in Butler County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Cosmopolitan No. 4

Photographed By Tom Bosse

1. Cosmopolitan No. 4 Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

110 yards from the back of this marker on the present southeast corner of 4th and Butler Streets stood the Cosmopolitan Arms Company, founded by Edward Gwyn and Abner C. Campbell, where carbines for the Union Army were manufactured during the Civil War. Production of these carbines in Hamilton, Ohio helped relocate the machine tool industry which contributed to building a stable, self-supporting economy in the middle west.

Erected 1976 by Hamilton Civil War Round Table & Butler County Bicentennial Commission.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • War, US Civil.

Location. 39° 23.94′ N, 84° 33.516′ W. Marker is in Hamilton, Ohio, in Butler County. Marker is at the intersection of North Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard (U.S. 127) and High Street, on the right when traveling north on North Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Hamilton OH 45011, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Abraham Lincoln's 1859 Hamilton Speech (within shouting distance of this marker); Trinity Episcopal Church

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(approx. 0.2 miles away); Beckett Homesite (approx. 0.2 miles away); Butler County Courthouse (approx. ¼ mile away); Lane-Hooven House (approx. ¼ mile away); Lane Public Library / Clark Lane (approx. ¼ mile away); Lentil Park (approx. ¼ mile away); Flood Level (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hamilton.

Also see . . .
1. Cosmopolitan and Gwyn & Campbell Carbines. (Submitted on August 22, 2018, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee.)
2. Cosmopolitan Carbine Percussion Carbine. (Submitted on August 22, 2018, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee.)

Photographed By Tom Bosse, August 20, 2018

2. Cosmopolitan No. 4 Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on August 23, 2018. It was originally submitted on August 22, 2018, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 199 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 22, 2018, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.