Cinncinnati: Loveland: Paxton Woods
The History Of My City
It’s hard to believe, but Cincinnati once sat in the heart of the Northwest Territory. In the 1700s, this area was the wilds, the untamed and unknown frontier. The British policy up through the Revolutionary War, while we were nothing more than “the colonies” to the queen, was to leave the area to the Indians, who were already angry about being pushed from their eastern territories.
Native Americans were very prominent in the area, and their influence is seen in many of the names and historic sites found in the area. Native American artifacts, in fact, are still being discovered during excavations for new buildings. Burial grounds and serpent-shaped mounds are ...
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become Cincinnati. Because of its rich soil and abundance of rivers, which were vital to the transportation and livelihood of the day, settlers started arriving by 1788. Most of the city’s early settlers arrived by putting several weeks worth of food and their life’s possessions on flatboats, which were really nothing more than a small log cabin sitting on a modified Huck Finn-style raft, and drifting down the river. The current was their source of power, and travel was slower than an L.A. freeway during rush hour.
John Filson, one of the area’s first settlers, originally named the area Losantiville, a compilation of Latin, Greek, French and Delaware Indian meaning “ town opposite the mouth of the Licking River.” Shortly after coming up with the name, Filson wandered into the nearby woods and was never heard from again. Some locals believe he was reincarnated as Jimmy Hoffa.
As a base for Northwest Territory exploration and as a defense against Indian attacks, the government built ...
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hundreds at a time on their way to the slaughterhouses. Pork by-products such as lard were turned into soap and candles and helped start small companies such as one in 1837 known as Procter & Gamble.
LOVELAND
Since the 170s, when the first residential building boom began with Pheasant Hills and Glen Lake subdivisions, Loveland has become known for more than the Little Miami Scenic Bike Trail or the city's special hand-stamped Valentine postmark and heart-shaped logo. It is part of the fast-developing northeastern corridor, a suburban sprawl along the Interstate 275 beltway that is drawing new businesses, residential development and income.
''We like the older days when it wasn't so ...
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