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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1EC2_the-high-main-street-bridge_Hamilton-OH.html
Dedicated on May 6, 2007to the Citizens and Visitors of Hamilton,as the fifth bridge in this location since 1819.The major link of the east and west sides of Hamilton, formerly towns of Rossville and Hamilton. [List of officials]
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1EC0_veterans-memorial_Hamilton-OH.html
May all who pause and are refreshed here reflect on those who went forth from their homes to defend American freedom————————This fountain, erected 1949, was conceived and sponsored by the Mothers' & …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1EBT_native-american-trail_Hamilton-OH.html
The site for Fort Hamilton was chosen because of a ford on the Great Miami River at the approximate site of the High - Main Street Bridge. That shallow crossing was believed to have been on an ancient Indian trail known as the Wabash Trail. The U.…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1EBE_site-of-fort-hamilton_Hamilton-OH.html
Fort Hamilton was completed Sept. 30, 1791, and occupied by the U. S. Army commanded by Gen. Arthur St. Clair. The supply base was the first in a chain of outposts north of Cincinnati (Fort Washington) in the Northwest Territory. The log structure…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1EBC_hamilton-hydraulic_Hamilton-OH.html
The privately developed Hamilton Hydraulic opened Jan. 27, 1845, providing cheap, reliable water power and starting Hamilton's era of industrial growth and diversification. Water was diverted into the hydraulic canal system from the Great Miami Ri…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1EBB_the-dream-of-hamiltonia_Hamilton-OH.html
Relaxing by the Great Miami, Hamiltonia dreams. She dreams of children presenting her with the Helmet of Hope, a symbol for a bright future.- Norikazu T. Tsuchiya, Sculptor
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1EBA_high-main-street-bridge_Hamilton-OH.html
The filled Spandrel concrete arch bridge previously located at this crossing was constructed by A.J. Yawger & Company in 1914 after the Flood of 1913. It was the fourth structure to cross the Great Miami River at this location. The bridge consiste…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1EB9_earliest-industry_Hamilton-OH.html
Mills were essential in the settlers' struggle to convert their land from a debt to an asset. Financial survival depended on access to grist mills, saw mills and carding mills - the trading complexes and community centers on the Ohio frontier. The…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1EB8_flood-recovery_Hamilton-OH.html
March 25, 1913, a record Great Miami River flood hit Hamilton, claiming more than 200 lives, leaving about 10,000 homeless and causing more than $10 million in property damage. Local survivors helped create the Miami Conservancy District - a 65-mi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1EB7_flatboats-and-early-trade_Hamilton-OH.html
Because water was the most efficient way to transport goods, most early Ohio roads led to a navigable stream, such as the Great Miami River. Through the 1820s, much of Butler County's abundant agriculture output found its way to market on flatboat…
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