2+ week, 2+ day ago   (585+ words) by Meghan Mongillo, WKRC CINCINNATI (WKRC) - As America celebrates its 250th anniversary, one of the nation’s most influential voices against slavery has a powerful connection to Cincinnati. Harriet Beecher Stowe lived along the Ohio River, the dividing line between free Ohio…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (684+ words) Just about every Cincinnati history book mentions that Cincinnati was originally called Losantiville. We learn that on Jan. 2, 1790, Gen. Arthur St. Clair, governor of the Northwest Territory, formed Hamilton County and inspected Fort Washington, but he disliked the name Losantiville....

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (111+ words) Applications are now open for the Ohio History Fund, which supports preservation, education and local history projects across the state. The funding opportunity is available to a range of nonprofit and public organizations, according to a community announcement. Eligible projects…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (543+ words) Ohio Village will be open during the 2026 Ohio State Fair after two years of renovations. From July 29 to Aug. 9, the village will be open daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. through the Ohio History Center entrance for guests to visit. The renovation project…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (229+ words) Four adults have been arrested and 16 children between the ages of 18 months and 18 years old rescued from a home in Hamden, Ohio, after allegations of "deplorable" conditions and abuse against the children. Here's what to know about the village. Hamden,…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (239+ words) New Carlisle conducted a fireworks show Saturday, June 29, 2024, ahead of that year’s Fourth of July holiday. FILE The Fourth Grade History Pass will be available throughout of the month of July for students and their families to visit history museums…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (692+ words) As the nation commemorates its 250th anniversary, communities across the country intend to re-declare the truths the Founding Fathers deemed to be self-evident — "that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (103+ words) Cincinnati was the first truly American city founded after the Revolutionary War. It grew alongside America over the next centuries. How Cincinnati, the first major city post-Revolution, reflects America A blue sign along Interstate 74 greets travelers: “Welcome to Cincinnati, settled…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (1061+ words) From 19th-century mill towns to industrial hubs, these Ohio ghost towns all once hosted thriving communities. Today, they're haunting ruins reclaimed by natu... Ohio was the 17th state added to the United States of America, making it one of the earliest…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (431+ words) More than 500 communities across Ohio have signed on to help mark the nation's 250th birthday, surpassing a key benchmark set by the state's official semiquincentennial commission, according to a community announcement. America 250-Ohio announced May 14 that 522 counties, cities, towns and villages…...