Description: Milford is an abbreviated form of mill ford and was so named because it was the first safe ford across the Little Miami River and was the only way for many people to reach the oil mill. The area was first surveyed by John Nancarrow, a Revolutionary War veteran from Virginia. John Hageman was the first permanent settler, and the area was originally named Hangeman's Mill. In 1803 Hageman put up a small mill to improve water power. After Hangeman left for Indiana in 1815, Milford became the popular name of the area. Around 1805, Ethan Stone of Cincinnati, built an oil mill on the mill-race above a small bridge, which was in operation until 1817. In this building, carding was done by Rust and Dimmet, and later, John Eldredge, had a liquor distillery. In 1818 a wood bridge made the ford obsolete and in 1920, the old mill that was the city's namesake, burned down. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B11F10_010_001
Subjects: Milford (Ohio); Little Miami River (Ohio); Mills
Places: Milford (Ohio); Clermont County (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: The caption reads: "Little Miami Valley and river view from Fort Ancient, Warren County, Ohio." Fort Ancient is a series of earthen embankments that extend for more than three-and-a-half miles around a high bluff along the Little Miami River in Warren County, Ohio. It was built by the Hopewell culture between 100 B.C. and A.D. 400. Although it is called a "fort," it probably never served as a defensive work. Ditches are located inside the walls rather than outside as might be expected if it was an actual fort. Also, there are more than 60 gateways in the enclosure, which would have made it difficult to defend against enemies. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07992
Subjects: Little Miami River (Ohio); Mounds--Ohio--Warren County
Places: Warren County (Ohio)
 

Description: This is a scenic picture of the Little Miami River and railroad tracks taken from Lookout Point in Fort Ancient in Warren County, Ohio. Fort Ancient is a collection of American Indian earthworks built by the Hopewell people located about 7 miles southeast of Lebanon, Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B14F07_027_001
Subjects: Warren County (Ohio); Lebanon (Ohio); Fort Ancient (Ohio); Little Miami River (Ohio); Hopewell Culture (A.D. 1–400)
Places: Lebanon (Ohio); Warren County (Ohio)
 

Description: View on the Little Miami Railroad and River, near Fort Ancient, 42 miles from Cincinnati, from Smith's "The Great Railway Celebration of 1857." The Little Miami Railroad was the second railroad to be built in Ohio, with the purpose of connecting the city of Cincinnati to Springfield. The line was completed between 1837 and 1848 and runs in part along the river for which it's named. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL04135
Subjects: Little Miami River (Ohio); Ohio History--Natural and Native Ohio; Railroads--Ohio
Places: Fort Ancient (Ohio); Warren County (Ohio)