However, at the time, not all of Ohio’s growing population were satisfied with their travel and transportation options.
At the time of this map’s publication, the city would still be the premier river and canal transportation hub in the West. Over the last several decades, Cincinnati would have enjoyed dominating the river and canal transportation systems with it’s strategic location along the Ohio River. = Village and most interestingly a triangle-shaped notation = Indian Village. Labels on this map include the following:Ĭ.H. Notation in top-left corner reads, “published under the Superintendence of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge.” Published May 1st, 1833 by Baldwin & Gradock, Paternoster Row London. Despite it being 200+ years old, Daniel Drake’s map depicts a recognizable outline of downtown Cincinnati that we know today.
This early map gives us an idea of how early city planners were trying to work within the confines of the Ohio River, challenging topography along the river front and the remains of Fort Washington (labeled #18 in the map’s legend). Drake was also one of the founding members of the Medical College of Ohio, which later became the would later merge with the University of Cincinnati in 1896 and better known today as Cincinnati College of Medicine. The native buckeye tree was made the official tree for the state of Ohio as a result of Drake’s admiration of the trees virtues. Drake left his mark on many traditions and institutions we still honor today. He was most famous for being one of the top physicians in America’s western frontier and holds the title of being the first Cincinnati historian.ĭr. Drake was one of Cincinnati’s most notable citizens during this time in history. The version pictured here was published in 1904 within the first volume of Centennial History of Cincinnati and Representative Citizens by Charles Greve.ĭr. The original version of this map was published in a rare book titled Natural and Statistical View, or Picture of Cincinnati and Miami Country by Dr.
0 kommentar(er)
