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Abolitionist author Harriet Beecher Stowe lived in Cincinnati for part of her life. [4] She wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin , first published on March 20, 1852. The book was the best-selling novel of the 19th century (and the second best-selling book of the century after the Bible ) [ 22 ] and is credited with helping to fuel the abolitionist cause in ...
Norwood Mound, also known as “Indian Mound” by locals, is a prehistoric Native American earthwork mound located in Norwood, Ohio, United States, an enclave city of Cincinnati in Hamilton County, Ohio. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 2, 1974.
American Indian reservations in Ohio (1 C) Pages in category "Native American tribes in Ohio" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total.
SunWatch Indian Village / Archaeological Park, previously known as the Incinerator Site, and designated by the Smithsonian trinomial 33-MY-57, is a reconstructed Fort Ancient Native American village next to the Great Miami River.
During this period, the Fort Ancients were several poor, sedentary societies. They lived in non-palisaded villages and had slight regional variances. The locals farmed primarily corn, beans, and sunflower—the latter being a plant first domesticated as a food source in Ohio. Most homes were what is known as a pit house, created by digging ...
It played a key supporting role in three Indian campaigns: Harmar's Campaign 1790, St. Clair's Campaign 1791, and Gen. "Mad" Anthony Wayne's campaign in 1793-94. In 1790, Harmar used Fort Washington to launch an expedition against Native Americans in northwest Ohio, especially the Miami Indians , whose principal city was Kekionga (modern-day ...
The 42-foot-tall “Big Indian” sign on Vine Street in Carthage became a landmark the moment its arm started waving and its lights started flashing in 1954. But time appears to be catching up to ...
The Paleo-Indian's diet included fish, small game, and nuts and berries that gathered. They lived in simple shelters made of wood and bark or hides. Canoes were created by digging out trees with granite axes. The weather warmed and forest grew more dense with next period of the Archaic people (8000 B.C. to 500 B.C.). Although they were also ...