1789. HISTORY OF CINCINNATI, OHIO, ILLUSTRATION S AND BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES. COMPILED BY HENRY A. FORD, A. M., AND MRS. KATE B. FORD. L. A. WILLIAMS & CO., PUBLISHERS, 1881. PREFATORY NOTE The reader looks forward to this, the first history of Cincinnati that has yet found itself in print. The writers look back across its half-century of chapters and the century of years embraced by its annals, and have, chiefest of all, to regret many unavoidable errors, both of omission and commission. The more important of these, it is hoped, will appear in our page of errata; but there are still many, doubtless, that have escaped the compilers' attention. In a few cases; discrepancies appear between their statements and those of an extract immediately following. In those instances they must assure the reader that the former rest upon an authority believed to be superior to the other in regard to the matter in hand; but time and space could not always be taken for the discussion and settlement of points concerning which there are variant reports. In all really important matters, they believe the history will be found quite trustworthy, especially when corrected from the page of errata. For the biographical feature of the work, except so much of it as is embodied in the chapters before the Lth, the writers have not, in general, any responsibility. |
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I.—A Brief Description of Cincinnati II.—Ancient Works Upon the City's Site III.—The Site of Losantiville IV.—Before Losantiville V.— Losantiville VI.—Fort Washington VII.—Cincinnati's First Decade VIII.—Cincinnati Township IX.—Cincinnati's Second Decade X.—Cincinnati's Third Decade XI.—Cincinnati's Fourth Decade XII—Cincinnati's Fifth Decade XIII.—Cincinnati's Sixth Decade XIV.—Cincinnati's Seventh Decade XV.— Cincinnati's Eighth Decade XVI.—Cincinnati in the War XVII.— The Siege of Cincinnati XVIII.—Cincinnati's Ninth Decade XIX.—The German Element in Cincinnati XX.—Religion in Cincinnati XXI.—Education XXII.—Public Charities XXII.—Benevolent and other Societies XXIV.—Science XXV.—Art XXVI.—Music . |
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XXVII.— Libraries XXVIII.—Literature. XXIX.— Bookselling and Publication XXX.— Journalism XXXI.— Medicine XXXII.—The Bench and Bar XXXIII.—Manufacturing XXXIV.—The Industrial Exposition XXXV.—Commerce and Navigation XXXVI.—Banking—Finance—Insurance. XXXVII.—The Post Office XXXVIII.—The Local Militia—The First Appointments XXXIX.—Amusements XL.—Cemeteries XLI.—The City Government XLII.—The Fire Department XLIII.—The Water-works XLIV.—Penal Institutions XLV.—The Police—Board of Health XLVI.— Markets XLVII.—Streets—Street Railroads—Bridges—Parks, etc. XLVIII.—Annexations and Suburbs XLIX.—Biographical Sketches L.—Personal Notes —Appendix. |
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Baum, Martin Burkhalter, Christian Burnet, Jacob Burnet, Dr. William Blackburn, Dr. John Bramble, Dr. David D. Buckner, Dr. James H. Bailey, Samuel, jr. Bouscaren, Louis G. F. Cists, the Cary Sisters, the Cramer, Dr. John Co & Hon. Joseph Cappeller, Hon. W. S. Carey, Milton Thompson Chickering, J. B. . Covington, Hon. S. F. Denman, Matthias Drakes, the Drake, Dr. Daniel Dunlevy, Hon. A. H. Davis, William Bramwell Duckworth, George K. Dodson, William Beal Eshelby, E. O. Eaton, Morton Monroe Eells, Samuel Filson, John . Frankensteins, the Flint, Rev. Timothy Findlay, Samuel. |
127 128 265-311 294 298 431 438 450 465 265 273-419 295 430 448 441 454 462 27 204 296 312 436 467 473 451 468 475 27 141 265 311 |
Fox, Charles Force, Hon. Manning F. Follett, Hon. John F. Fishburn, Cyrus D. Fehrenbatch, Hon. John Guilford, Nathan Goforth, Dr. William Goudy, Thomas . Hemann, Joseph Anton Hofer, Nikolaus Herron, Joseph Hole, Dr. John Hammond, Charles Hunt, Samuel F. Hickenlooper, Andrew Harper, Professor George W. Hunt, Colonel C. B. Johnston, Campbell and family Klauprecht, Emil Kautz, August V. Kron, Pastor King, Rufus Ludlow, Colonel Isaac Lewis, Samuel Molitor, Stephan Moor, August McGuffey, Dr. William H. Mansfield, Edward D. Morrell, Dr. Calvin McClure, Dr. Robert McMillan, William |
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Matthews, Hon. Stanley Mussey, Dr. Reuben D. Mussey, Dr. W. H. Miles, Dr. A. T. Muscroft, Dr. C. S. Maley, Dr. P. F, McClung, Colonel David Nast, Wilhelm Patterson, Colonel Robert, Pulte, Joseph H., Pike, S. N. Picket, Albert Powers, Benjamin F., Reese, Rev. Dr. Friedrich Rodter, Heinrich, Rumelin, Karl Gustav, Rattermann, Heinrich A., Rentz, August, Roelker, Dr. Friedrich, Rehfuss, Ludwig, Ray, Dr. Joseph Ramsay, Dr. Samuel Riddle, Colonel John Ramp, Samuel W. Symmes, John Cleve, Stallos, Theodore, Stowe, Calvin,E., |
416 422 423 433 439 442 444 128 27 133 142 200 315 128 129 130 133 135 135 137 200 298 417 449 73 143 200 |
Stites, Dr. John, Symmes, Daniel, Short, John Cleves, Smith, Hon. Amor, Staley, L. A., Sadler, L. L., Stowe, James G., Santmeyer, Captain C. A., Steele, Charles McDonald, Skaats, Hon. George W., Starbuck, Calvin W., Smith, Samuel Sherwood, Underhill, Dr. J. W., Von Stein, Albert, Von Masters, Heinrich, Varwig, Henry, Voight, Captain Lewis, Von Seggern, Christopher, Walker, George Weitzel, General Gottfried Wright, Dr. Marmaduke B. Wild, John S. Ward, General Durbin Wright, Dr. C. O. Wulsin, Drausin White, James S Zinn, Major Peter |
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The Cincinnati Music Hall Portrait of Judge J. C. Symmes Fort Washington Cincinnati in 1802 Plan of Cincinnati in 1815 The Trollope Bazaar The Church of the Pioneers The First Cincinnati College Building The Tyler Davidson Fountain Portrait of John Cleves Short " Hon. Stanley Matthews " Alonzo Taft “ Colonel John Riddle “ Dr. Reuben D. Mussey “ Dr. W. H. Mussey “ Major Peter Zinn “ General Rees E. Price “ General Durbin Ward “ Hon. Manning F. Force “ Hon. Joseph Cox “ Hon. John F. Follett “ David D. Bramble “ Dr. A. J. Mills “ Dr. J. W. Underhill “ William Bramwell “ Davis Dr. James H. Buckner “ Dr. C. S. Muscroft “ Dr. Cyrus D. Fishburn “ Dr. C. O. Wright “ P. F. Maley “ General A. Hickenlooper |
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Portrait of Colonel David W. McClung " Amor Smith, jr. " L. A. Staley " Hon. W. S. Cappeller " Samuel F. Hunt " Samuel W. Ramp " Samuel Bailey, jr. " E. O. Eshelby " L. L. Sadler " James G. Stowe " Prof. J. B. Chickering " Alice Cary " Phoebe Cary " Professor G. W. Harper " Captain C. A. Santmeyer " Murat Halstead " Hon. George W. Skaats " Drausin Wulsin " James S. White " S. F. Covington " Charles McDonald Steele " Colonel C. B. Hunt . " Louis G. F. Bouscaren " Hon. John Fehrenbatch " George K. Duckworth " Morton Monroe Eaton, M. D. " Henry Varwig " Captain Lewis Voight " William Henry Cook, M. D. " Christopher Von Seggern " W. H. Bristol |
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