College Hill in Cincinnati in Hamilton County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Freeman Grant Cary
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Pleasant Hill Academy
Warren LeMay via Flickr/Public domain, February 9, 2019
1. Freeman Grant Cary / Pleasant Hill Academy Marker
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1832.
Location. 39° 11.639′ N, 84° 32.752′ W. Marker is in Cincinnati, Ohio, in Hamilton County. It is in College Hill. It is on Hamilton Avenue (U.S. 127) south of Larch Avenue, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5651 Hamilton Ave, Cincinnati OH 45224, 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Colleges and Academies of College Hill (approx. 0.2 miles away); John T. Crawford's Legacy (approx. 0.7 miles away); Mt. Airy Forest (approx. 1½ miles away); Fifth Ohio Volunteer Infantry Memorial (approx. 1.7 miles away); Cary Cottage (approx. 1.8 miles away); Manning Ferguson Force Memorial (approx. 2 miles away); Spring Grove Cemetery & Arboretum (approx. 2.2 miles away); Ludlow's Station (approx. 2.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cincinnati.
Regarding Freeman Grant Cary / Pleasant Hill Academy. Excerpt from the National Register nomination:
Located in acommunity long recognized for its educational history, the Freeman G. Cary House, originally known as Pleasant Hill Academy, is significant for its role within the context and development of higher education in College Hill, Ohio, and for its early historical association with Freeman G. Cary (1810-1888), educator, farmer and founder of Pleasant Hill Academy and the Farmers' College. It was these two institutions, along with the Ohio Female College, that inspired naming of the community "College Hill." From 1833-1845, the Cary House served as the home of Freeman Cary and from 1833-ca. 1835 as a boarding school for high school aged boys enrolled at Pleasant Hill, or "Cary's Academy."
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Also see . . . Cary, Freeman Grant, Pleasant Hill Academy (PDF). National Register nomination. (Submitted on December 3, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
Warren LeMay via Flickr/Public domain, February 9, 2019
2. Freeman Grant Cary / Pleasant Hill Academy Marker
Marker is on the fence to the right, just out of camera range.
Robert Seldon Duncanson via Smithsonian American Art Museum/Public domain, circa 1856
3. Freeman Grant Cary (1810-1888)
Credits. This page was last revised on February 4, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 3, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 729 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 3, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
