The People of
Hamilton County
dedicate this memorial
to the men and women
who served our country
[Honor Roll of Veterans]
[not transcribed]
[Roll of Honored Dead]
World War I
Guy Nowlin • Emil G Post • John R Richardson . . . — — Map (db m79847) WM
1885 - 1935
Fire Tower.
The second forest fire
tower in the Adirondacks.
Erected 1909. One of 58 now
maintained by the State in
Adirondacks and Catskills.
New York State Education and
Conservation Departments, . . . — — Map (db m44649) HM
Lake Durant
Named in Honor Of
William West Durant
1850 - 1934
Who Devoted Much of his Life To
Developing the Adirondacks And
Making Known their Beauties
— — Map (db m46723) HM
Protector, builder, vice-president and general manager of the first transcontinental railway, the Union Pacific.
President and builder of the Adirondack Railway. — — Map (db m96914) HM
Historic New York
The Adirondacks
The Adirondack Mountains, consisting of rocky peaks, sheer cliffs and narrow valleys, also have wooded slopes and sparkling lakes. Forty three mountains have elevations 4000 feet or higher. Mount . . . — — Map (db m44731) HM
This Tablet erected in honor of those who served from the Town of Morehouse in World War II
George F. Remonda Died in Service
Raymond E. Boh George Lewis
Nelson G. Easton Claude L. Pardee
Kenneth J. Edick . . . — — Map (db m137094) WM
In Memory Of
Sheridan Farrell
Clarence Tracy
Who Died In Action
World War
1917 1918
Honor Roll
Aaron Arnold · Ervin Arnold · Charles Bennett · George Bennett · Joseph Benton · Ralph Bonesteel · Bert Brown · Carlos Brown · . . . — — Map (db m182512) WM
1894 The first town hall was built.
1937 The library joined the town offices.
1965 The building became a library only.
2002 The library moved.
2006 The building became the historical museum — — Map (db m137052) HM
Gene Tunney enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps from high school and served in France during
World War I. While there, he boxed in military tournaments as a marine for the entertainment
of the American troops. At the end of the war, he returned . . . — — Map (db m137056) HM
The cornerstone of the
Grace Methodist Episcopal Church
of Speculator was laid on
November 15, 1908. The church
was incorporated on June 19, 1909.
It was completed and dedicated
in October, 1909. — — Map (db m137055) HM
In 1811 Lt. Col. Loring Peck and his son, William Peck, purchased land from Ebenezer and Amos Green. In 1817, William made his home into Lake Pleasant's first store. — — Map (db m176420) HM
Built around 1858 by Edgar Dunnin. Later known as the Adirondack Hotel, Lee Fountien's Hotel, The Anibal Hotel, and the Brook's Hotel. Here French Louie the hermit, trapper and guide died in 1915. — — Map (db m136273) HM
Historic New York
The Adirondacks
The Adirondack Mountains, consisting of rocky peaks, sheer cliffs and narrow valleys, also have wooded slopes and sparkling lakes. Forty three mountains have elevations 4000 feet or higher. Mount . . . — — Map (db m44686) HM
1885 - 1935
Campsite.
Sacandaga Public Campsite.
One of the First Two Built
On Forest Preserve Land In
1920 by the Conservation
Dept. For Public Recreation.
— — Map (db m32952) HM
On the morning of July 14, 1863, John Craig Hunt
and his ten-year-old son, Wilson, watched from their
Blue Ash farmhouse as Confederate raiders led six
horses from the barn. When the boy asked his father
about his intentions, the father replied, . . . — — Map (db m108237) HM
Bldg. built by C. Waldschmidt 1804
Used as a guard house of the camp 1861-1865
Dedicated Sept. 6,1997
to the men and women who served
in the War Between the States
State Regent's projects of
Mrs. James H. Woolslayer
1995 1998
Civil . . . — — Map (db m241975) HM
Waldschmidt Cemetery is located on land purchased from former New Jersey judge and Congressman John Cleves Symmes in 1795 by Christian Waldschmidt, one of the first settlers in the Little Miami River Valley. Waldschmidt, from Lancaster, . . . — — Map (db m134918) HM
Enoch Terry Carson was born on this site of 100 acres in 1822, a grandson of Enoch Carson who was Cheviot’s first settler, in 1806, grandfather Enoch began a harvest days celebration which became the Green Township Harvest Home Fair currently . . . — — Map (db m158476) HM
In 1804, Enoch (1764-1817) and Achsah (c.1767-1839) Carson and their seven children journeyed from New Jersey to Cincinnati. In 1805, they settled in the western hills in a large grove near Beech Flats, in what would become Green Township in 1809 . . . — — Map (db m227790) HM
Albert Bettinger
of Cincinnati
A.D. 1854 A.D. 1922
One of the pioneers of waterway
improvements throughout the United
States and an especially earnest
and eloquent advocate of the
canalization of the Ohio River
He blazed the trail that those . . . — — Map (db m135214) HM
The Cincinnati Union Terminal opened in March 1933 and integrated rail travel in the city, which previously operated from five separate passenger terminals. Built when rail travel was already in decline, Union Terminal stopped operating as a . . . — — Map (db m23939) HM
As a founding member of the Friends of Cincinnati Parks, Donald Spencer worked tirelessly through the decades to secure funding to sustain and beautify our beloved parks. He is well known as a advocate of free and open access to one of this city's . . . — — Map (db m135212) HM
Mechanical reapers enabled farmers to harvest much more grain than they could by sickle or scythe. In June 1835, in a field 800 feet southeast of Mill Creek, inventor Obed Hussey (1791–1860) tested what he upheld as the first successful . . . — — Map (db m134914) HM
The Cincinnati Museum of Natural History is part of Cincinnati Museum Center. The Western Museum Society, organized by Dr. Daniel Drake in 1818, preceded it. The Western Museum Society's collection was built around ornithology, fossil zoology, . . . — — Map (db m23935) HM
John L. Vance
Gallipolis, Ohio
A.D. 1839 A.D. 1921
He served untiringly as president of
the Ohio Valley Improvement Association
for more then a quarter of a century
and weary with the weight of the years
he passed on, bequeathing to others . . . — — Map (db m135213) HM
Plaque A
“River Ohio so called by the Iroquois on account
of its beauty- descended by Sieur Robert de la Salle.”
Discovered by the French explorer LaSalle, about
1670 and claimed by him for Louis XIV of France.
Seized by the . . . — — Map (db m135159) HM
The first professional baseball team, the 1869 Cincinnati Red Stockings, played their home games on this site in a ballpark called Union Grounds. The facility included a main grandstand (nicknamed the “Grand Duchess”), two wings of . . . — — Map (db m23937) HM
The Church
Families of Salem settlement first held services in Francis McCormick's log home. When he gave land in 1817 for a church and public school, they built a log church on this site, later replacing it with a brick building. In 1863 the . . . — — Map (db m19922) HM
Historic Arch and Ellipse
Constructed circa 1853, the entrance of these steps includes a Classical Revival stone arch that leads to an elliptical plaza. The arched gateway was fabricated from Dayton hard limestone, quarried from Dayton, Ohio. . . . — — Map (db m187286) HM
In the year 1792, Henry Tucker started clearing land and erecting a Station House on the old Indian Trace in what is now the village of Woodlawn. He had purchased the land from John Cleves Symmes for two dollars per acre. Fear of Indian Attack drove . . . — — Map (db m76291) HM
500 feet west of this marker near the big spring is the site of the the blockhouse erected by Capt. Aaron Mercer in 1792 establishing Mercersburgh later known as Newtown. First settlement in Anderson Township — — Map (db m133278) HM
"Only the mountain has lived long enough to listen objectively to the howl of a wolf…
We were eating lunch on a high rimrock, at the food of which a turbulent river elbowed its way. We saw what we thought was a doe fording the . . . — — Map (db m201145) HM
The Garden of Peace is a gift to the people of Cincinnati from the Jewish community; in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the State of Israel. This exhibit enables visitors to step back in time and relive history during the biblical period. . . . — — Map (db m201189) HM
How could you save a species?
The Cincinnati Zoo led the effort to reintroduce the blue-and-yellow macaw to its home range on the island of Trinidad. Between 1999 and 2003, 31 birds were imported from Guyana and released in . . . — — Map (db m201192) HM
Have you ever made a discovery?
The Blue-throated Macaw was once thought to be extinct. A population of about 50 birds was rediscovered living in palm tree groves on the savannas of Bolivia. Conservation programs have worked to . . . — — Map (db m201191) HM
The Cincinnati Zoo is one of few U.S. zoos to successfully breed Steller's sea eagles. We have produced over a dozen chicks in cooperation with the Association of Zoos & Aquariums' Species Survival Plan (SSP), a program that works to maintain . . . — — Map (db m201133) HM
This period is marked by an increased use of bronze, an alloy of copper and tin, and greater urbanization, as larger city-states grew, surrounded by fortified walls. The economy was mainly agricultural, with the appearance of olives used for oil . . . — — Map (db m201177) HM
People became more urbanized, built fortified towns, and developed the skill to mix tin with copper to an alloy called bronze, which they used to make tools and weapons.
[Captions:]
Bronze Axes and Arrow Heads
Ceramic . . . — — Map (db m201186) HM
The Byzantine Period was a time of relative peace, during which the Christian populations were consolidated and Christian institutions were established in the Holy Land. The man responsible was Emperor Constantine, who converted to Christianity . . . — — Map (db m201171) HM
The region under the authority of the Eastern Roman Empire after the fall of Western Empire.
[Captions:]
Stone beam from a synagogue at Capernaum
Gold Ring - The design is though to represent the Church of the Holy . . . — — Map (db m201180) HM
Over the past two centuries, Ohio's forests and wildlife have endured a roller coaster ride of decline and recovery.
1800s: When Ohio became a state in 1803, more than 95% of its land was covered with forest teeming with wildlife . . . — — Map (db m201151) HM
Metalwork technology progressed with the smelting of copper-bearing stones. Besides using copper for more efficient tools and utensils, people also made copper objects that appear to have religious significance, like crowns and maces. Trade with . . . — — Map (db m201178) HM
Although stone tools were still used, copper tools were introduced during this period, indicating the beginning of metalworking technology.
[Captions:]
Ceramic bowl which was used as a utensil to store food.
Copper Tools . . . — — Map (db m201187) HM
The rich cultural and spiritual heritage of the Middle East is one of the great foundations of western civilization and world history in general. This garden enables us to better understand our diverse cultural heritage and its relationship with . . . — — Map (db m201154) HM
A woodland animal, the well camouflaged gray fox is the only member of the canid family that can climb trees and sun itself, although it's typically nocturnal. The gray fox has a distinctive bark and will also squeal and grunt.
Following . . . — — Map (db m201152) HM
African penguins, whose populations have declined by 97% over the last 100 years, and people both rely on healthy oceans for food, oxygen, stable weather patterns, and more. We can protect our oceans through the choices we make in our daily . . . — — Map (db m201142) HM
Alexander the Great conquered the Holy Land in 332 BCE and extended Greek culture to the region. after his death, Judah became embroiled in the struggle between Ptolomies and the Seleucids; eventually coming under the control of the Seleucids, . . . — — Map (db m201173) HM
After Alexander the Great conquered the Holy Land Hellenism, or Greek culture, dominated the region.
[Captions:]
Bronze and Gold Coins - These coins from the time of Mattathias Antigonus depict a 7-branched candelabra. It . . . — — Map (db m201183) HM
This period takes its name from the metallurgic advances that led to the smelting of iron. The Egyptian influenced Canaanite cultures declined, replaced by the Israelites, the "Sea peoples" or Philistines, and the Phoenicians who lived along the . . . — — Map (db m201176) HM
The development of an alphabet led to more widespread literacy, and new metallurgic technology made iron the predominant metal used for implements and weapons.
[Captions:]
Iron Tools - Plowshare and 2-headed plow used in . . . — — Map (db m201185) HM
As man domesticated dogs from the wolf, Japanese farmers cultivated koi from the common carp. Bred for their striking colors, koi are cherished and considered lucky in Asian culture. More recently, keeping koi in home . . . — — Map (db m201138) HM
On March 8, 2019, a Ranger with the Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds (SANCCOB) spotted a juvenile African penguin with a hard, plastic ring around its head. This curious young bird likely saw the ring floating at . . . — — Map (db m201141) HM
The Mexican wolf was exterminated from the wild by 1980. Reintroduction efforts organized through the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Mexican Wolf Recovery Program are returning Mexican wolves to their former range in Arizona and New Mexico. . . . — — Map (db m201143) HM
The Arabs took control of the Holy Land in 634 CE, two years after the death of Mohammed. Born in Mecca in 570 CE, he became the most powerful leader in Arabia, enforcing the principles of Islam as the foundation of the Islamic Empire. Mohammed . . . — — Map (db m201170) HM
The Byzantine forces lost control of the area to the conquering Arabs from the Deserts of Arabia under Caliph Umar.
[Captions:]
Ceramic Oil Lamp - The shape is similar to oil lamps during the Byzantine period; however, the . . . — — Map (db m201179) HM
This memorial, sponsored by the Langdon Club, is dedicated to "Martha" September 1, 1914, the last passenger pigeon, and "Inca" February 21, 1918 the last known Carolina paraquet and all extinct species. This building was home to "Martha" and "Inca" . . . — — Map (db m201198) HM
King Cyrus of Persia defeated the Babylonians, allowing religious freedom and the return of the exiles. Some Jews returned, with the Jewish population of Palestine concentrated in Jerusalem.
Many Jews did not return, and this marked the . . . — — Map (db m201174) HM
King of Cyrus of Persia conquered the area of Babylonia and set up a policy of religious tolerance.
[Captions:]
Gold Jewelry - Gold pennants, "The Star of Ishtar". An eight pointed star found at Tel-et Ajjul and the fertility . . . — — Map (db m201184) HM
Since 1989, the Cincinnati Zoo has partnered with the Association of Zoos & Aquariums' Andean Condor Species Survival Plan (SSP) to bolster endangered Andean condor populations in South America through captive breeding and reintroduction. To . . . — — Map (db m201132) HM
The Romans controlled the region initially through the leadership of Herod the Great, who was born in the Holy Land, converted to Judaism, fled to Rome, and then returned to govern the region. He made a deep impact on the country with his grand . . . — — Map (db m201172) HM
Herod the Great conquered Jerusalem and with the help of the Roman armies took control of the whole region, bringing these lands and peoples under the authority of Rome.
[Captions:]
Mosaic of Bird - This is a representation . . . — — Map (db m201181) HM
Cockatoos are noisy, flocking parrots characterized by a large, feathered head crest that they raise in alarm or excitement. Their strong, curved bills are used to crack nut and seeds, strip bark from trees to uncover insects, and tear up fruit. . . . — — Map (db m201153) HM
"The uplifting message of the return of the eagle is that we can rescue endangered species. May the bald eagle's strength, grace and tenacity inspire us to make the effort. — — Map (db m201137) HM
Evaluating two decades of seeds, spores, and tissues in CREW's CryoBioBank: Cryostorage as a tool for ex situ conservation in botanical gardens.
In 2012, CREW scientists performed the first polar bear artificial insemination at the Seneca . . . — — Map (db m201193) HM
Aqueducts carry water great distances to areas that do not have their own water supply. Middle Eastern cultures have used them since at least the 10th Century BCE (Before the Common Era).
Early aqueducts — some of which are still in use . . . — — Map (db m201156) HM
Built in 1875, the Reptile House is the oldest existing zoo building in America.
Once home to monkeys and apes, the building was converted into the Reptile House in 1951. The preservation of the building's original . . . — — Map (db m201134) HM
River otters are native to Ohio and are becoming common throughout the state and the Midwest once again.
Thanks to conservation efforts, river otters have recovered from their disappearance in the early 1900s. They continue to spread . . . — — Map (db m201149) HM
During the holiday of Sukkot (sometimes translated as "Tabernacles" or "Festival of the Booths"), the Jewish people remember how their ancestors wandered in the desert for forty years after being driven out of Europe. The Sukkah, or booth, is . . . — — Map (db m201188) HM
The waterwheel was the first tool used to harness a power source other than animals.
The design is simple: water flows from a stream or reservoir against the wide paddles of a wheel. The wheel's rotating axle may turn machinery, a mill . . . — — Map (db m201155) HM
Fr. John Henni founded St. Aloysius Orphanage in 1837 to care for German-speaking Catholic children who were left abandoned by the cholera epidemics of the 1830s. The orphanage has occupied its main building since 1856. All of the orphanage’s other . . . — — Map (db m169831) HM
Dedicated by the citizens of
Camp Washington
to those of their number
who offered their lives
in defense of humanity
in the
World War
1917 - 1918 — — Map (db m184501) WM
The first full-size glass door oven was invented and manufactured here by Ernst H. Huenefeld of The Huenefeld Company in 1909. Specially designed and patented sheet metal frames in the door allowed for expansion and contraction of the glass. The . . . — — Map (db m24830) HM
1858-1868, The flagpole was believed to be erected at the Avenue House, a local hotel and tavern, at the NW corner of what is now Seymour (2nd St.) and Vine (Hamilton St.). It was founded in 1858 by a German immigrant, H.H. Lammers.
1969, . . . — — Map (db m187380) HM
The Society of the Disciples in Carthage (Carthage Christian Church, Disciples of Christ) was organized under the teaching of Pioneer Evangelist Walter Scott in 1832. He is recognized as one of the four primary leaders of the Stone-Campbell . . . — — Map (db m169843) HM
Here, at the third crossing of Mill Creek, Jacob
White, in 1790, built a stockaded settlement consisting
of six cabins and a blockhouse. White’s Station
was one of several walled settlements which
guarded the approaches of Cincinnati and . . . — — Map (db m229332) HM
Former President Taft was to return to Lytle Park on March 31, 1917 to preside at the unveiling of the statue “Lincoln - the Man,” a gift of the Charles P. Tafts. The statue, executed at a cost of $100,000 by Sculptor George Grey . . . — — Map (db m24921) HM
It was Michael Mullen, a kindly councilman from the old Eighth Ward for 34 years, whose efforts brought about Lytle Park.
After his death in 1921, funds were collected for a new “memorial” bandstand replacing the park's original one. . . . — — Map (db m24923) HM
This mural depicts James Presley "J.P." Ball (1825-1904), a free Black man who overcame the racism of his time to become a renowned photographer in the pre-Civil War era, when slavery was still legal in the United States and
photography was a new . . . — — Map (db m239195) HM
This stone column is from a building that stood at this
location in the 1840s. The building was at the corner of
Water Street and Vine Street. A series of different
businesses occupied the site over the years. The Simmons
Milling Company was in . . . — — Map (db m136167) HM
Side A:
In 1749, the French in North America perceived a threat by British expansion west of the Allegheny Mountains to the Ohio River Valley and beyond. The French commander, Pierre Joseph Celeron, sieur de Blainville, with 250 men, left . . . — — Map (db m24610) HM
The double townhouse at 320-322 Broadway was built in 1850 for Captain Christopher G. Pearce, superintendent, Louisville and Cincinnati Mail Line and owner of a substantial number of steamboats.
From the late 1870's until 1920, the property was . . . — — Map (db m239193) HM
The “Little Wilderness” of the 1700's became Lytle Square in 1809 and the setting for this brick mansion of General William H. Lytle, first Surveyor-General of the Northwest Territory and the State of Ohio. The home was razed in 1907. . . . — — Map (db m24884) HM
Based on a thirteenth century design from the Chartres Cathedral, the labyrinth is designed to be a peaceful place of quiet meditation. It is different from a maze in that there is only one path in and out. It has been said that you enter a maze to . . . — — Map (db m239179) HM
Welcome to a spectacular recreational area created as a gift from the people of Cincinnati to the people of Cincinnati in honor of the city's Bicentennial in 1988.
Originally, this land was an untouched tree-covered bank along a . . . — — Map (db m25597) HM
A Neighborhood That No Longer Exists
Cincinnati is a city of neighborhoods. One of them is very, very special—because it is no longer there. The Bottoms: a dense urban neighborhood full of churches, full of people. It ran from the River . . . — — Map (db m24995) HM
In 1817 twenty-two men, including future President William Henry Harrison, chartered Cincinnati's first Episcopal parish, Christ Church. In 1835 members erected a Gothic Revival-style church on this site. The neighborhood evolved as the city grew . . . — — Map (db m171626) HM
Cincinnati Bell Telephone Building
built in 1930
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
1995 — — Map (db m201200) HM
In Memory
of the
Cincinnati Fire Fighters
who died in the line of duty
serving in the first paid
professional fire department
in the United States — — Map (db m24087) HM
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