Over-The-Rhine in Cincinnati in Hamilton County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Keeping Beer Flowing into Glasses and Growlers

Brewing Heritage Trail

Warren LeMay via Flickr/Public domain, March 31, 2019

1. Keeping Beer Flowing into Glasses and Growlers Marker

Inscription. In 1851 temperance advocates successfully backed an amendment to the state constitution that prohibited Ohio from issuing saloon licenses. The result was not what they wanted. Although it became illegal to run a saloon anywhere in the state, the law was ignored in urban areas. Without a licensing process there was no way to control the number of saloons or to collect license fees. Widespread disregard for the law also bred corruption and helped foster other vices.

Breweries were blamed for exacerbating the problem by supplying start-up capital and perks that made opening a bar relatively easy. Brewers recognized that their relationship with saloons was bad for their image and often bad for their bottom-line. This is partly why brewers joined forces with liquor dealers and moral reformers to support a 1912 change in the Ohio constitution that restored the license system and restricted the number of saloons.

1912
When Ohio restricted the number of saloons to one for every 500 residents, the change forced 3,300 bars out of business across the state. Cincinnati lost 539 saloons.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Law Enforcement. A significant historical year for this entry is 1851.

Location. 39° 6.916′ N, 84° 30.92′

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W. Marker is in Cincinnati, Ohio, in Hamilton County. It is in Over-The-Rhine. It is on East McMicken Avenue south of East Elder Street, on the right when traveling south. Marker is by Sharp Alley at the northeast corner of Grant Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 59 E McMicken Ave, Cincinnati OH 45202, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American Midwest

and in the Ohio River Valley.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Hudepohl Brewing Co. (within shouting distance of this marker); 1730 Race (about 800 feet away, measured in a direct line); 1800 Race (approx. 0.2 miles away); 101 West Elder (approx. 0.2 miles away); Cincinnati Gilded Brew / Our Brewing Heritage (approx. 0.2 miles away); 103 West Elder (approx. 0.2 miles away); 100-104 West Elder (approx. 0.2 miles away); 105 West Elder (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cincinnati.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Findlay Market / General James Findlay (1770–1835) (was approx. 0.2 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Warren LeMay via Flickr/Public domain, March 31, 2019

2. Keeping Beer Flowing into Glasses and Growlers Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 4, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 1, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 452 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 1, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.