Construction During Reconstruction: Eden Park and the Reservoir
The building of Eden Park — the reservoir, roads, park amenities and landscaping — have a fascinating history! In this series of articles, you can Continue Reading
Tag: Civil War
Rutherford B. Hayes in Cincinnati and (briefly) Walnut Hills
Rutherford B. Hayes got his political start in Cincinnati. He arrived in 1850 as a young lawyer from a prominent family in Central Ohio educated Continue Reading
Fourth Grade History Club biographies
Dangerfield Earley Dangerfield Earley came to Cincinnati before the Civil War. He and Georgiana Jones married here in 1845. In 1860 they had four children Continue Reading
An Ante-bellum Development Project for Walnut Hills
We have covered construction projects launched after the Civil War; we’ll take one post to explore a Walnut Hills project that (like the Suspension Bridge Continue Reading
A few more Maps
1847 Cadastral Walnut Hills region Civil War Fortifications 1898 Topographical Map 1912 Topographical Map Google Maps topographical Models:
Frederick Douglass and Spencer Center Fourth Grade History Club Spring 2018
Fourth graders from Frederick Douglass School and the Spencer Center have a combined history club. The Douglass kids stay after school; always start with a Continue Reading
Frederick Alms
Frederick Alms, a native Cincinnatian born in 1839, graduated from Woodward High School and began to work for an uncle in the dry goods business. Continue Reading
Cincinnati Black Brigade
Black Walnut Hills resident Peter Clark wrote the earliest history of Cincinnati’s Black Brigade formed during the Civil War in late 1862. This service came Continue Reading