Ohio Archives - Page 22 of 27 - History in Your Own Backyard

Built in 1938 the Community Building originally served as a school for the newly formed community of Greenhills.

A fascinating story of the former Cincinnati and Whitewater Canal which dates back to 1839.

The Science One Room School House was located along the old Winton Road alignment. It was built in the 1870s and used up until 1938.

Built in 1959, this historic bridge is one of the few Steel Truss Bridges still standing in the United States.

Schools in the Greenhills area date back to the 1800s and included everything from one room school houses to consolidated high schools.

Three 1 room school houses still stand in Miami Township. Here’s the story before the consoildated school system came into existence.

The Harrison Symmes Museum was built in 1866 by Civil War Veterans as a meeting place for the soldiers and the community.

Harrison’s Tomb was constructed in 1841 with the main monument erected in the early 1920s.

Founded in the 1930s, the site was designed as a summer camp in a rural area for children from the city of Cincinnati.

Long Island Beach began back in 1918 as a picnic and entertainment site where you could listen to bands and swim in the river.