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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Hamilton County
Cincinnati is the county seat for Hamilton County
Adjacent to Hamilton County, Ohio
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has been entered in the
National Register of
Historic Places
by the National Park Service
United States
Department of Interior
Feb. 17, 1983 — — Map (db m187802) HM
The 1869 Cincinnati Red Stockings made history not only as the most dominant baseball club of its time, but also as the first band of professional ballplayers. Cincinnati's decision to pay players proved to be a success, and other cities soon began . . . — — Map (db m172448) HM
Cincinnati Riots of 1884
In March 1884, public confidence of Cincinnati law enforcement was extremely low. The public believed that murderers and other serious offenders were not brought to justice promptly or received little punishment. Civil . . . — — Map (db m168206) HM
For many years, Lytle Park echoed the shrieks and laughter of Cincinnati's children. It was dedicated as the city's first public playground, a respite for already crowded inner-city dwellers, on the sunny afternoon of July 6, 1907. The Lytle estate . . . — — Map (db m24907) HM
Side A:
Cincinnati, along with Milwaukee and St. Louis, is one of the three corners of the "German Triangle," so-called for its historically high concentration of German-American residents. During the 19th century, Cincinnati was both a . . . — — Map (db m24615) HM
In honor of the United States Marine Corps and the Marines of Hamilton County who made the supreme sacrifice in the
World War
[Roll of Honored Dead]
Corporal Merrill Laws Ricketts
XVIII Co., V. Reg., U.S. Marines
Defensive Sector • . . . — — Map (db m25068) WM
Dedication of Sanctuary - April 11, 1875
(Second Presbyterian Church)
Entered in the
National Register of Historic Places
1973
Sanctuary Rededicated - April 11, 1975 — — Map (db m201202) HM
Born in Bristol, England, Elizabeth Blackwell (1821-1910), moved to Cincinnati in 1838. Blackwell applied to several medical schools before being accepted to Geneva Medical College in New York. In 1849, she received a medical degree, becoming the . . . — — Map (db m24085) HM
These foundation walls date from at least the 1840s and
represent the foundations of two global corporations
which are also local icons.
In the early years of the City, this site was occupied
by a number of small buildings until the arrival . . . — — Map (db m143775) HM
Even more legendary than Ernie Lombardi's pronounced profile were his blistering line drives. Using an interlocking grip and one of the league's heaviest bats, the Crosley-era catcher hit better than .300 seven times for the Reds and remains the . . . — — Map (db m52828) HM
Building an effective, efficient and modern public transit system has always demanded a willingness to experiment and change. Sometimes that meant experimenting with new technologies and new equipment. At one point just before World War II, . . . — — Map (db m239191) HM
Dr. Daniel Drake (1785-1852),
the city's most famous physician-
surgeon and founder of the
Ohio Medical College, made his
home on nearby Third Street.
He was an outstanding author,
historian and scientist.
Dr. Richard Allison . . . — — Map (db m24877) HM
Findlay Market is the heart of the Over-the-Rhine neighborhood and has been a gathering place for political, religious, and social events since opening in 1855. Inspired by the Cincinnati Reds World Championship in 1919, a group of . . . — — Map (db m239174) HM
Side A: First National Correctional Congress
On this site in October, 1870 a group of enlightened individuals dedicated to the reformation and improvement of penal systems met. This first Congress of the National Prison Association, now known . . . — — Map (db m23944) HM
The first church of public worship
in Cincinnati stood on this site
100 feet north of Fourth Street facing Main Street
built in 1792
the Reverend James Kemper served as first pastor — — Map (db m239192) HM
Southwest of Lytle was Fort Washington, built in 1789 and 1790 and named for President George Washington. The fort protected settlers in the new Ohio country from Indian attacks. It became the base headquarters for the Indian campaigns of Generals . . . — — Map (db m24891) HM
The ground on which this
building stands
formed part of the
Fort Washington Reservation
— 1789 —— 1808 —
This reservation was bounded on
the north by Fourth Street, on the
east by Ludlow Street, on . . . — — Map (db m43124) HM
Beneath this building lies the powder magazine of Fort Washington, the major military outpost of the United States in the Northwest Territory, 1789-1808. The magazine was uncovered in October, 1952 when footers were being excavated. It is the only . . . — — Map (db m24948) HM
Playing with unparalleled intensity, Frank Robinson quickly earned a reputation for challenging pitchers, crowding the plate and charging hard around the bases. He spent the first half of his career in Cincinnati, where his powerful swing produced . . . — — Map (db m52825) HM
In 1845, Jacob Fuldner and Samuel Cobb established an undertaker's shop at 143 Sycamore Street. His son William F. and grandchildren William L., Howard F. and Mary E. carried on the family business until 1977 when it was merged with Schaefer & . . . — — Map (db m24310) HM
Built in the 1820's as a residence, this example of Greek Revival Architecture is a contributing element to the West Fourth Street National Register Historic District. The building also housed several businesses, including a homeopathic pharmacy, . . . — — Map (db m98106) HM
Harriet Tubman (born Araminta Ross ca. March 1822 - March 10,1913), was an American abolitionist, political activist, liberator, nurse, war hero, and human rights advocate. Araminta was born enslaved to Harriet Green and Benjamin Ross in Dorchester . . . — — Map (db m244861) HM
Herzog Studio (1945-1955) Earl "Bucky" Herzog, a WLW radio engineer, opened Cincinnati's first commercial recording studio with his brother Charles on the 2nd floor of 811 Race St. in 1945. Working with artists from Sydney Nathan's King Records, . . . — — Map (db m239194) HM
With a wartime player shortage affecting rosters throughout baseball, Joe Nuxhall got the chance of a lifetime. At 15 years, 10 months and 11 days old, the high-school hurler took the mound for the Reds at Crosley Field and became the youngest . . . — — Map (db m52826) HM
John A Roebling (1806-1869), pioneer civil engineer, was the designer and builder of the Covington-Cincinnati Suspension Bridge which was completed in 1866. It served as the prototype for Roebling's design of the Brooklyn Bridge, which was . . . — — Map (db m239196) HM
From 1967 to 1983, Johnny Bench redefined the catching position, combining offensive prowess and defensive excellence like no catcher before or since. A 14-time All-Star, 10-time Gold Glove winner, and two-time league MVP, Bench was an essential . . . — — Map (db m201125) HM
West Fourth Street Historic District
Original home of the
E. A. Kinsey Company,
railway & machinery distributors,
1890s — 1920s
Redeveloped by
Middle Earth Developers, Inc.
2003 — — Map (db m187229) HM
The legendary Roman is seen here after he had defeated the Aequians and rescued the trapped Roman army. With one hand he returns the fasces, symbol of power as appointed dictator of Rome. His other hand holds the plow, as he resumes the life of a . . . — — Map (db m25596) HM
Lytle Park was a showplace at Christmas time for 28 years from 1939 to 1967. Thousands crowded here to view the annual Nativity Crib of the Western and Southern Life Insurance Company complete with live animals. The crib has been moved to Eden Park. — — Map (db m24927) HM
Welcome to Lytle, the park that was rescued from 20th Century progress. Discovered by Cincinnati's first settlers in 1788 as wilderness, then a grove of peach trees, it became the grounds to an elegant estate and, later, the city's first public . . . — — Map (db m24876) HM
Time has changed much of Lytle's surroundings. These handsome townhouses which stood on East Fourth Street were residences of many of Cincinnati's most prominent citizens. Most of the homes became service and civic clubs in the 20th Century and . . . — — Map (db m24928) HM
Led the desegregation of Coney Island. •
First African-American woman elected to Cincinnati City Council. •
Fought to desegregate public schools. — — Map (db m245184) HM
On June 25, 1839, Greater Cincinnati Water Works
became the first publicly owned water system in
Ohio, when the city purchased a privately owned
water company in operation since 1821. This
purchase required approval of the voters of
Cincinnati . . . — — Map (db m171969) HM
Lytle Park echoed the excitement of July 28, 1908, when President William Howard Taft (1909-1913) was officially notified of his nomination to the Presidency at the Taft home of his half-brother Charles. — — Map (db m24908) HM
Begun as a partnership between soap maker William Procter and candle maker James Gamble in 1837, Procter & Gamble (P&G) grew from its roots to become one of the world's largest and best-known consumer products companies. Building on Civil War . . . — — Map (db m24600) HM
Side A:
Among the first in America, Cincinnati's public library dates from March 14, 1853. A public reading room opened in 1856, but funding remained a problem until 1867, when local school board president Rufus King II secured legislation for a . . . — — Map (db m24088) HM
Dedicated to the recipients of the nation's oldest military decoration the Purple Heart
My stone is red for
The blood they shed.
The medal I bear
Is my country's way
To show they care.
If I could be seen
By all . . . — — Map (db m201126) WM
This historic synagogue symbolizes the work of one of the most important figures in nineteenth-century American Jewry, Isaac Mayer Wise (1819-1900). The Bohemian-born rabbi's many achievements include the establishment of the Union of American . . . — — Map (db m24089) HM
Original location of Riverfront Stadium Home Plate Home of Cincinnati Reds Baseball from 1970 through 2002 1970 National League Champions 1972 National League Champions 1975 World Series Champions "Big Red Machine" 1976 World Series . . . — — Map (db m247804) HM
The first African American artist to achieve international acclaim, painter Robert S. Duncanson (1821-1872) was born in New York and settled in Cincinnati in 1840. He pursued his artistic career during a time of tremendous racial prejudice and was . . . — — Map (db m24854) HM
Salmon Portland Chase, a renowned lawyer and statesman, was born in Cornish, New Hampshire, on January 13, 1808. He came to Ohio in 1820 and attended Cincinnati College (1822-23). Chase returned to New Hampshire and graduated from Dartmouth . . . — — Map (db m24621) HM
On the site of this school
between the years 1846 - 1850 lived
Stephen C. Foster
Master of the Art of Song
Composer of
My Old Kentucky Home
Swanee River
Old Black Joe
and many others
In Native ballad form and . . . — — Map (db m43654) HM
This Federal house was begun about 1820 for Martin Baum (1765-1831), one of Cincinnati's early merchants. Art patron and abolitionist Nicholas Longworth (1782-1863) lived here for more than thirty years and commissioned the notable landscape murals . . . — — Map (db m24602) HM
Ted Kluszewski was an imposing physical specimen, a quintessential power hitter and the inspiration for Cincinnati's sleeveless uniforms. With room for his bulging biceps to move, “Big Klu” muscled his way through the 1950s, averaging . . . — — Map (db m52827) HM
In 1862, less than a mile upriver from this marker, the John Lithoberry Shipyard in Cincinnati constructed the Sultana, a 260-foot, wooden steam transport. At the end of the Civil War, the U.S. Government contracted the Sultana to . . . — — Map (db m24614) HM
On this property in 1831 Bishop Edward Fenwick established a college known as the Anthenaeum and placed it under the patronage of St. Francis Xavier.
In 1840 his successor, Bishop John Baptist Purcell, gave the College to members of the . . . — — Map (db m42659) HM
The Berlin Wall
On August 13, 1961,
the totalitarian government
of East Germany split Berlin
with a wall of concrete.
Free expression of thought
disappeared, From 1961
to 1989 some 130 people
were killed attempting to
escape through . . . — — Map (db m130350) HM
White Volunteers Enlist to Defend Cincinnati
Thousands of local men report to volunteer to help build and defend fortifications in Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky. They are joined by twelve thousand volunteer militia from all over the . . . — — Map (db m244949) HM
Side A:
Following the success of Confederate forces in eastern Kentucky and General John Hunt Morgan's raids there in 1862, Cincinnatians believed that Southern invasion was imminent. Anxious officials ordered Cincinnati citizens to form home . . . — — Map (db m24617) HM
When it opened May 30, 1850, the 340-room hotel located on this site was considered one of the finest hotels in the world. Abraham Lincoln stayed here on September 17-18, 1859, while campaigning for the Ohio Republican Party. Lincoln also stayed at . . . — — Map (db m98117) HM
Side A:
Flatboats on the Ohio River brought many of the first Irish, some with land grants received after the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812, to the Cincinnati area. In 1789, Francis Kennedy arrived in Losantiville, where he operated . . . — — Map (db m24611) HM
Elegance has surrounded Lytle almost from the beginning. This imposing, Federal-style mansion, built by Martin Baum in 1820, became the social and cultural center of Cincinnati in the mid-1880's under the ownership of Nicholas Longworth, a noted . . . — — Map (db m24894) HM
Eleven concertgoers trapped in a crush of people, died at the southwest plaza entrance to Riverfront Coliseum waiting to see The Who. Many others were injured in what was the deadliest concert tragedy in United States history. The tragedy spurred . . . — — Map (db m239183) HM
Margaret & Elias Longley promoted Women's Equality in works published near here. Margaret founded Ohio Woman Suffrage Assn. 1869. — — Map (db m224033) HM
In 1836, Paul Rust, cabinetmaker was selling “coffins”. Developed into a modern funeral home by three generations of the Wiltsee family. The operation was entrusted in 1945 to two employees, Schaefer & Busby. It is now Ohio's oldest . . . — — Map (db m24309) HM
This one-of-a-kind structure was designed and built by Cincinnati’s Verdin Company. Sensors under the piano keys electronically cause the strikers at the top of the structure to ring the chimes.
The chimes themselves are historic. They were . . . — — Map (db m98037) HM
Dr. Winthrop Smith Sterling (1859-1943) founded Mu Phi Epsilon International Professional Music Fraternity on November 13, 1903, at the Metropolitan School of Music in Cincinnati, where he served as dean. The Victorian frame house was built by his . . . — — Map (db m24845) HM
The Clifton location of Jewish Cemeteries of Greater Cincinnati was founded in 1848, as a resting place for deceased members of Congregation Ahabath Achim, an Orthodox Jewish congregation that later merged with Shearith Israel, and then with Isaac . . . — — Map (db m187352) HM
This property
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Greendale
William Resor House
1843 — — Map (db m187351) HM
1888
James W. McLaughlin, architect
Lloyd House
John Uri Lloyd, 1848-1936
“the wizard of American plant pharmacy and chemistry”
founder of the Lloyd Library
National Register of . . . — — Map (db m187346) HM
Maj. Gen. Arthur St. Clair
1736 - 1818
The city of Cincinnati was named by General St. Clair
Hamilton County was created by
His proclamation Jan. 4, 1790
First governor of the Northwest Territory Oct. 5, 1787
Major General . . . — — Map (db m43995) HM
A gift from Henry Probasco to the People of Clifton, the fountain was designed by Cincinnati architect Samuel Hannaford, and was inspired by the 16th century fountains in St. Peter's Square, Vatican City. Originally set within Clifton Avenue to . . . — — Map (db m187345) HM
In the twilight of July 13, 1863, flames from the New Baltimore bridge lit the northwest sky. Slow-moving columns of dusty cavalrymen approached Bevis crossroads from the shadows Confederate Brigadier General John Hunt Morgan's Raiders quietly . . . — — Map (db m133650) HM
This spring fed watering trough was erected by Giles Richards (1792-1876) in 1867 and has provided water to travelers and livestock ever since. Richards owned and operated a number of enterprises in Colerain Township starting in the early 1800s. . . . — — Map (db m224713) HM
Throughout Greg Snyder's
long career with Colerain
Township, he has taken
great pride in preserving our history and
serving our great community. From his days
as a firefighter through his tenure as Director
of Parks & Services and Special . . . — — Map (db m167253) HM
John T. Crawford (1813-1880), was a white Union soldier. In gratitude for the kindnesses he received from African-Americans during the Civil War, Crawford willed his 18 1/2-acre farm to be used as a "home, for aged, indigent worthy colored men, . . . — — Map (db m227791) HM
The first in a succession of schools that eventually gave College Hill its name was CARY'S ACADEMY FOR BOYS. Freeman Cary opened this school in his home on Hamilton Avenue in 1832. Success necessitated larger quarters and in 1833 . . . — — Map (db m158447) HM
James Jarrett, Jr. learned piano in
Cincinnati at Harriet Beecher Stowe
School, helping his teacher Lillian
Drayton after school. He learned
Barrelhouse Blues in Southgate Alley
speakeasies in Newport, Ky, then moved
on to riverboats, a . . . — — Map (db m187357) HM
Albert B. Sabin developed the oral, live-virus polio vaccine
at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine and
Children’s Hospital Research Foundation, where between 1939
and 1969, he conducted his most significant research.
His vaccine . . . — — Map (db m171669) HM
Daniel Drake (1785-1852) was an influential figure in 19th century American medicine, gaining fame as physician, scientist, author, educator, and ardent champion for the City of Cincinnati. In 1819, Drake was the founding president of the Medical . . . — — Map (db m227792) HM
Hebrew Union College (HUC), founded in Cincinnati in 1875, is the oldest institution of higher Jewish learning in the United States. Its founder, Rabbi Isaac Mayer Wise (1819-1900), was a leading proponent of Reform Judaism in America. In 1950, the . . . — — Map (db m24847) HM
Dr. Jacob Rader Marcus (1896-1995), pioneering historian of the American Jew, founded the American Jewish Archives (AJA) in Cincinnati in 1947. In the aftermath of World War II and the brutal destruction of European Jewry, Marcus anticipated the . . . — — Map (db m24849) HM
Columbia Baptist Cemetery
On the higher ground at the end of this lane
is Columbia Baptist Cemetery, the last
resting place of many of the pioneers who
came with Major Benjamin Stites and founded
Columbia, November 18, 1788, the first . . . — — Map (db m134948) HM
Columbia Presbyterian & Fulton Cemeteries The cemetery dates to 1794 and is comprised of two adjacent cemeteries: Columbia Presbyterian Cemetery and Fulton Cemetery. Another cemetery, the Fulton Mechanics Cemetery, had been in Fulton, a village . . . — — Map (db m134942) HM WM
The first meetinghouse of the Columbia Baptist Church- the earliest in Ohio- stood on this site.
In 1787, Captain Benjamin Stites traveled down the Ohio River with supplies to assist the new settlements in Kentucky. Captain Stites ventured across . . . — — Map (db m135250) HM
to the Pioneers
landing near this spot, Nov. 18,1788
The Baptists
of Columbia Township, in 1889
erect this pillar to commemorate the heroism and piety
the first Baptist pioneers of 1788- 90
the first church in the Northwest territory was . . . — — Map (db m135215) HM
During World War II, Lunken Field was part of an air transport system that provided worldwide strategic airlift. The United States Army Air Forces Air Transport Command Ferrying Division's mission was to provide aircraft for combat, training, air . . . — — Map (db m247294) HM WM
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 — — Map (db m187292) HM
May 6, 1874-July 9, 1921.
President, Cincinnati Rotary Club 1914-1915.
Commanding Officer, 147th Infantry Regiment Ohio National Guard, World War I.
First National Commander, American Legion 1920. — — Map (db m78208) HM WM
Mary Harlan Doherty was born in 1862 in the Dayton Street neighborhood of Cincinnati. She graduated from Woodward High School in 1880 at a time when women were not expected to go to college, but rather to marry, raise children, and take care of . . . — — Map (db m24624) HM
From 1943-1971 King Records forever changed American music. Owner Syd Nathan gave the world bluegrass, R&B, rock and roll, doo-wop, country, soul and funk. With stars from James Brown to the Stanley Brothers and its innovative, integrated business . . . — — Map (db m169856) HM
Erected by St Marys
Congregation----In
honor of the men who
served their country
during the World War
1917---1918
Sacred to the memory of
those who died for Liberty,
Justice and Peace
Joseph Dermody
Frank Mullarkey . . . — — Map (db m106311) WM
Side A:
Prompted by response to his popular lectures, astronomer Ormsby MacKnight Mitchel (1809-1862) founded the Cincinnati Astronomical Society (CAS) in 1842. With CAS funding, Mitchel traveled to Munich, Bavaria, to acquire the optical . . . — — Map (db m24623) HM
The Cleves Warsaw Road Bridge, a 244 foot long camelback through truss carried County Road 209 over Muddy Creek from 1923 to 2013. The bridge was constructed by the Brackett Construction Company of Cincinnati. Plans were completed by the . . . — — Map (db m135132) HM
Designed award-winning "Let Ohio Women Vote" Poster 1912 for Ohio suffrage campaigns. Studied and exhibited here at Art Academy and Museum. — — Map (db m221964) HM
“The Bridge of the Arts”
Dedicated September 12, 1931. Restored 2015
Designed by J. R. Biedinger
Listed in the National Register of Historic Places
In grateful appreciation of the Mount Adams Civic Association for its generous . . . — — Map (db m113325) HM
Originally called Mt. Ida, Mt. Adams was a significant section of the Nicholas Longworth Vineyard, which developed the Catawba grape from which America's first champagne was produced. The name was changed to Mt. Adams in 1843 to honor President John . . . — — Map (db m113323) HM
Mt. Adams
Originally a forest towering above Ft. Washington; then a vineyard on the Nicholas Longworth Estate, the mansion house of which is the Taft Museum; then a neighborhood of German and Irish immigrants; later an enclave of artisans . . . — — Map (db m113324) HM
Pilgrim Chapel began as a mission of the First Presbyterian Church in 1882. It was originally located in downtown Cincinnati. The Church was moved to Mt. Adams and has served the Protestant Community since its dedication on May 1, 1886. Catholics . . . — — Map (db m113312) HM
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