HistoryForge: Maps & More
WalnutHills.HistoryForge.net is our dedicated site for entering information about Walnut Hills. Click on The Forge in the top menu bar to see what we’ve loaded Continue Reading
Tag: Lincoln
African-American Medical Practice at the Turn of the 20th Century
In a series of posts, Geoff Sutton has documented both people and institutions illustrating how doctors and pharmacists worked together to meet the needs of Continue Reading
Lincoln Avenue at the Beginning, a majority African American Community
The beginnings of Lincoln Avenue in Walnut Hills came officially in 1877, when the tree names for streets in the newly absorbed hilltop suburb caused Continue Reading
Scene near Walnut Hills: Abraham Lincoln Monument 1967
Our previous post looked at the Abraham Lincoln monument in Avondale, both today and when it was constructed in 1902. The most famous incident at Continue Reading
Scene near Walnut Hills: Abraham Lincoln Monument
Venturing on a walk from Walnut Hills to our neighbors in Avondale, I passed the Abraham Lincoln Memorial at the corner of Rockdale and Reading, Continue Reading
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
Analysis of Green Book Entries
The collated information from each year of Green Book entries reveals some confirmations of other research and some surprises. Here is a preliminary analysis of Continue Reading
Projects
SCPA Research on Gaines High School In 2024-25, students in the college-level class at SCPA traced some graduates of Gaines High School to document their Continue Reading