East Price Hill in Cincinnati in Hamilton County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

The Price Hill Incline

Warren LeMay via Flickr/Public domain, March 16, 2019

1. The Price Hill Incline Marker

Inscription.
This landmark was the location
of the top terminus of the
Price Hill Incline
Built 1874 and operated until 1943
It was also part of the site of
the historic Price Hill House

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Railroads & Streetcars. A significant historical year for this entry is 1843.

Location. 39° 6.333′ N, 84° 33.415′ W. Marker is in Cincinnati, Ohio, in Hamilton County. It is in East Price Hill. It can be reached from West 8th Street west of Mt. Hope Avenue, on the right when traveling north. Marker is in Olden View Park across 8th Street from the theater. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2610 W 8th St, Cincinnati OH 45204, 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

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are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Somerset Hall (approx. 0.8 miles away in Kentucky); Elmwood Hall (approx. 0.8 miles away in Kentucky); The Decline (approx. one mile away in Kentucky); The 1894 Strike (approx. one mile away in Kentucky); The Development of the Railroad in Ludlow (approx. one mile away in Kentucky); Ludlow Blooms (approx. one mile away in Kentucky); From the Farewell Address of George Washington (approx. 1.1 miles away); Cincinnati Union Terminal (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cincinnati.

Also see . . . 16 Curious Facts About Cincinnati's Lost Inclines. Tidbits about the five inclines (including Price Hill) that operated in the Queen City. (Cincinnati Magazine) (Submitted on December 2, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

The Price Hill Incline image. Click for full size.

L. M. Prince Company via Cincinnati & Hamilton County Public Library/Fair use

2. The Price Hill Incline

Warren LeMay via Flickr/Public domain, March 16, 2019

3. The Price Hill Incline Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on November 8, 2024. It was originally submitted on December 2, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 1,952 times since then and 116 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 2, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.