Description: Reverse reads: "View of Miami Valley from Buffalo Ridge Road. West of Cincinnati, Ohio." Buffalo Ridge Road runs through the Mitchell Memorial Park in Cleves. It is a Hamilton County Park and has many interesting hiking and biking trails. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B08F10_006_1
Subjects: Landscapes--Ohio; Rural development--Ohio
Places: Cleves (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Captain John Cleves Symmes Memorial, Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio. Symmes was a captain in the War of 1812, an educator, surveyor, and a philosopher responsible for the Theory of Concentric Spheres and Polar Voids. This monument was erected in the 1840s and the photograph was taken ca. 1940-1949. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00320
Subjects: Monuments; Ohio History--Presidents and Politics
Places: Hamilton (Ohio); Butler County (Ohio)
 

Description: The tomb of John Cleves Symmes (1742-1814). Symmes would come to be a prominent figure in the history of the early United States. He served some time in Congress and was also at one time a judge for the state of New Jersey. Symmes would eventually decide that it would be a good idea to start a settlement in what is today Ohio, pooling money together with others to acquire land out in the rugged frontier. Despite his good investment, there were glaring issues that soon cropped up and caused him trouble. Because of his disregard for policies about land ownership, there were cases where many people paid Symmes for land he didn't even own, which became a disaster for these settlers. Because of this disaster, private owners were no longer able to buy up land and then sell it. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06776
Subjects: Symmes, John Cleves, 1742-1814; Northwest Territory--History; Northwest Territory--Politics and government; Land settlement--Ohio
Places: Northwest Territory; North Bend (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: This 1866 map shows Cincinnati, Ohio, as well as Newport and Covington, Kentucky, directly across the Ohio River. It was drawn by Gilbert & Hickenlooper (of No. 200 Vine Street in Cincinnati) for inclusion in the 1866 edition of the Williams' Cincinnati Directory. Covington and Newport are two Kentucky cities situated on the Ohio River and separated from one another by the Licking River. They are considered a part of the Cincinnati Metropolitan Area (or Greater Cincinnati) which includes counties in Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana. These two cities were first connected by bridge in 1853, and the John Roebling Suspension Bridge, connecting Covington with Cincinnati across the Ohio River, was completed in 1866. In 1788, Israel Ludlow, Matthias Denman, and Robert Patterson purchased eight hundred acres from John Cleves Symmes along the Ohio River at the Licking River's mouth. By early January 1789, Ludlow had platted the town, and the three men named the town Losantiville. The name was a convoluted contraction of the idea that this was a "city across from the mouth of the Licking River." In 1790, the governor of the Northwest Territory, Arthur St. Clair, proceeded to establish Hamilton County and made Losantiville the county seat. St. Clair disliked the name Losantiville and changed the town's name to Cincinnati in recognition of the Roman citizen soldier Cincinnatus. Cincinnati emerged as a major city, primarily due to its strategic location on the Ohio River, and by 1820 had reached a population of nearly ten thousand people. By the late 1880s, Cincinnati was the largest city in Ohio, with almost 300,000 people. It also had the densest population of any city in the United States, with an average of 37,143 people per square mile. By 1890, Cincinnati had provided Ohio with thirteen governors and had become an important industrial, political, literary, and educational center in both Ohio and the United States. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: MAPVFM0426_4
Subjects: Cincinnati (Ohio)--History; Ohio River; Maps--Midwest--Ohio; Bridges--Ohio River;
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio); Newport (Kentucky); Covington (Kentucky)
 

Description: Reproduction of a portrait of John Cleves Symmes. Symmes was a political leader in both New Jersey and Ohio, a land developer, and a businessman. During the 1780s, Symmes became interested in the Ohio Country. In 1794, President Washington approved a land patent for Symmes and some of his associates to purchase land between the Great and Little Miami Rivers. This was known as the Symmes or Miami Purchase. Text below the image reads "John Cleves Symmes (1742-1814, North Bend) The pioneer land proprietor between the Miamis." View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL02895
Subjects: Symmes, John Cleves, 1742-1814; Miami Purchase; Land settlement--Ohio; Ohio History
Places: North Bend (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: The Wright Brothers Cycle Shop in Dayton, Ohio. In 1892, the Wright Brothers bought bicycles. They began repairing bicycles for friends, then started their own repair business. They opened up a bicycle shop in 1893, and three years later, made their own bicycles called Van Cleves and St. Clairs. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06857
Subjects: Wright, Orville, 1871-1948; Wright, Wilbur, 1867-1912; Montgomery County (Ohio)
Places: Dayton (Ohio); Montgomery County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads "Harrison Memorial State Park. District #12, Hamilton Co., North Bend" The tombstone, located in Congress Green Cemetery in North Bend (west of Cincinnati), and is one of the earliest contained therein. Residents established the "Pasture Graveyard" in the early 1800s by land previously owned by President William Henry Harrison's family. Many other Symmes and Harrison family members were also interred in the cemetery, which eventually became known as the Congress Green Cemetery. The cemetery closed to burials in 1884. Inscription on tombstone reads: " Here rest the remains of John Cleves Symmes, who at the foot of these hills, made the first settlement between the Miami Rivers. Born on Long Island, State of New York, July 21st A.D. 1742. died in Cincinnati February 26th A.D. 1814." Plaque on tomb reads "Revolutionary soldier John Cleves Symmes, 1742 - 1814. Marked by Cincinnati Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution" John Cleves Symmes, was a delegate to the Continental Congress from New Jersey, and later a pioneer in the Northwest Territory. He was the son of the Rev. Timothy Symmes (1715–1756) and Mary Cleves (died c. 1746) of Suffolk County, New York on Long Island. He was also the father-in-law of President William Henry Harrison, who married his daughter Anna. They eloped on November 25, 1795 View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B03F06_022_001
Subjects: Memorials--Ohio; Monuments--Ohio; State Parks--Ohio--Pictorial works.; Continental Congress (United States); Symmes, John Cleves, 1742-1814; National Register of Historic Places
Places: North Bend (Ohio); Miami Township (Ohio); Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: View of the Symmes Family Cemetery, North Bend, Ohio, May 5, 1939. John Cleves Symmes, father of First Lady Anna Symmes Harrison and father-in-law of President William Henry Harrison, was a captain in the War of 1812, an educator, a surveyor, and the philosopher responsible for the "Theory of Concentric Spheres and Polar Voids." John Cleves Symmes Jr. was a big proponent of the Hollow Earth Theory. He and other members of the Symmes family are buried here. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06251
Subjects: Harrison, William Henry, 1773-1841; Ohio History--Settlement and Early Statehood; Presidents--Death and burial; Cemeteries--Ohio
Places: North Bend (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads "Grave of John Cleve Symmes at North Bend, Ohio. Federal Writers' Photo." The tombstone, located in Congress Green Cemetery in North Bend (west of Cincinnati), and is one of the earliest contained therein. Residents established the "Pasture Graveyard" in the early 1800s by land previously owned by President William Henry Harrison's family. Many other Symmes and Harrison family members were also interred in the cemetery, which eventually became known as the Congress Green Cemetery. The cemetery closed to burials in 1884. Inscription on tombstone reads: " Here rest the remains of John Cleves Symmes, who at the foot of these hills, made the first settlement between the Miami Rivers. Born on Long Island, State of New York, July 21st A.D. 1742. died in Cincinnati February 26th A.D. 1814." Plaque on tomb reads "Revolutionary soldier John Cleves Symmes, 1742 - 1814. Marked by Cincinnati Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution" John Cleves Symmes, was a delegate to the Continental Congress from New Jersey, and later a pioneer in the Northwest Territory. He was the son of the Rev. Timothy Symmes (1715–1756) and Mary Cleves (died c. 1746) of Suffolk County, New York on Long Island. He was also the father-in-law of President William Henry Harrison, who married his daughter Anna. They eloped on November 25, 1795 View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B09F10_029_1
Subjects: Memorials--Ohio; Monuments--Ohio; State Parks--Ohio--Pictorial works.; Continental Congress (United States); Symmes, John Cleves, 1742-1814; National Register of Historic Places
Places: North Bend (Ohio); Miami Township (Ohio); Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Caption reads "This photograph of the Old Columbia Cemetery, located in the east end of Cincinnati, was used by the Cincinnati Enquirer to illustrate the article they published on January 25, 1940 in connection with the appearance of 'Tales of Old Cincinnati'." Tombstone reads "Major Benj. Stites. Born at Scotch Plains, New Jersey. 1743. Died Aug 30, 1804 In Columbia now part of Cincinnati. A Revolultionary Soldier. Was a pioneer in this section having brought the first boat load of pioneers down the Ohio River. Landed on the bank near the this spot and founded the town of Columbia on Nov. 18, 1788. It was Major Benj. Stites that induced Col. John Cleves Symmes to purchase land between the two Miami Rivers. Major Benj. Stites is entitled to the credit of being the originator of the settlement of Cincinnati and Hamilton County. Erected Nov. 18, 1923." The tombstone is a memorial to Major Benj Stites who brought the first boatload of pioneers down the Ohio River. They landed near this site on November 18, 1788 and founded the town of Columbia. The town no longer exists. An attempt to restore the cemetery in the early 1970's was not entirely successful. Many stones have fallen over since the restoration. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B03F06_015
Subjects: Cemeteries--Ohio--Cincinnati--History--Pictorial works; Tombstones
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: View of the Symmes Family Cemetery, North Bend, Ohio, ca. 1930. The dark, rectangular box is the grave of John Cleves Symmes, father of First Lady Anna Symmes Harrison and father-in-law of President William Henry Harrison. Symmes was a captain in the War of 1812, an educator, a surveyor, and a philosopher who was responsible for the "Theory of Concentric Spheres and Polar Voids." View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06250
Subjects: Harrison, William Henry, 1773-1841; Ohio History--Settlement and Early Statehood; Cemeteries--Ohio; Presidents--Death and burial;
Places: North Bend (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: This is a print of the tombstone of Major Benjamin Stites. The inscription reads "Major Benj. Stites. Born at Scotch Plains, New Jersey. 1734. Died Aug 30, 1804 In Columbia now part of Cincinnati. A Revolutionary Soldier. Was a pioneer in this section having brought the first boat load of pioneers down the Ohio River. Landed on the bank near the this spot and founded the town of Columbia on Nov. 18, 1788. It was Major Benj. Stites that induced Col. John Cleves Symmes to purchase land between the two Miami Rivers. Major Benj. Stites is entitled to the credit of being the originator of the settlement of Cincinnati and Hamilton County. Erected Nov. 18, 1923". Benjamin Stites' gravestone is in the Pioneer Memorial Cemetery at 333 Wilmer Avenue in Cincinnati. Stites brought the first boatload of pioneers down the Ohio River. They landed near this site on November 18, 1788, and founded the town of Columbia. This photograph is one of the many visual materials collected for use in the Ohio Guide. In 1935, President Franklin D. Roosevelt established the Works Progress Administration by executive order to create jobs for the large numbers of unemployed laborers, as well as artists, musicians, actors, and writers. The Federal Arts Program, a sector of the Works Progress Administration, included the Federal Writers’ Project, one of the primary goals of which was to complete the America Guide series, a series of guidebooks for each state which included state history, art, architecture, music, literature, and points of interest to the major cities and tours throughout the state. Work on the Ohio Guide began in 1935 with the publication of several pamphlets and brochures. The Reorganization Act of 1939 consolidated the Works Progress Administration and other agencies into the Federal Works Administration, and the Federal Writers’ Project became the Federal Writers’ Project in Ohio. The final product was published in 1940 and went through several editions. The Ohio Guide Collection consists of 4,769 photographs collected for use in Ohio Guide and other publications of the Federal Writers’ Project in Ohio from 1935-1939. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B09F10_047_1
Subjects: Cemeteries--Ohio--Hamilton County; Tombstones; National Register of Historic Places
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)