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Oldest Cincinnati
Reedy Press
ISBN13:
9781681063041
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Late in the 18th-century, people began to head west in America in search of new frontiers and new lives. Many of them, including immigrants, found their way down the Ohio River to Cincinnati, Ohio, the Queen City of the West. In Oldest Cincinnati, follow their journey and learn the story of the city as youve never heard it before. Read about a ferry that helped early settlers cross the Ohio River to Augusta, Kentucky, began in 1798 and thats still in business today. Likewise, a stagecoach inn that began providing shelter for early travelers opened in Lebanon, Ohio, in 1803 continues welcoming guests to this day. As one of the first settlements in the Northwest Territory, called Losantiville before it was dubbed Cincinnati, there are still many firsts and oldests to be found locally. The first museumfocused on natural history and sciencewas launched in 1818. Its now located in Cincinnatis oldest train station. In 1866 the oldest bridge across the Ohio River connected downtown Cincinnati to Covington, Kentucky. The oldest art museum west of the Allegheny Mountains opened in 1881. While the character of Cincinnati dramatically changed in the mid-19th century as German immigrants came in waves, the city would continue to boom culturally. They brewed beer, of course, but they also loved music, launching the oldest choral music festival in the Western Hemisphere. Local historian and author Rick Pender goes to great lengths to research and pay homage to more than two centuries of Cincinnatis oldests, firsts, and finests. Read about all of these and more in this informative book that brings history and people to life.
- | Author: Rick Pender
- | Publisher: Reedy Press
- | Publication Date: April 15, 2021
- | Number of Pages: 192 pages
- | Language: English
- | Binding: Paperback
- | ISBN-10: 1681063042
- | ISBN-13: 9781681063041
- Author:
- Rick Pender
- Publisher:
- Reedy Press
- Publication Date:
- April 15, 2021
- Number of pages:
- 192 pages
- Language:
- English
- Binding:
- Paperback
- ISBN-10:
- 1681063042
- ISBN-13:
- 9781681063041