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Welcome to The First of 52!
As we start our America 250 celebration, each Friday we will share a fact about some part of Cleves' past or present. Each month will have a designated topic. The first is about the Village of Cleves' history to get everyone involved! If you have a fact, please send it to darlenewest16@icloud.com.
An updated list for future topics will be sent next week.
Hopefully, we can use it for one of the Fridays!
First Canal Tunnel in Ohio
Near Cleves is the Cincinnati & Whitewater Canal Tunnel, constructed beginning in 1837 as part of a canal connecting Cincinnati with the Whitewater Canal system.
It was the first canal tunnel of its type in the state of Ohio.
For more information, look here: All DARK Blue Links are live links!
Cincinnati & Whitewater Canal Tunnel / William Henry Harrison and The Cincinnati & Whitewater Canal
Cincinnati and Whitewater Canal Tunnel (wiki)
The Waterways of Southwestern Ohio: Cincinnati & Whitewater Canal, Whitewater Canal, Miami Canal, and Ohio River Navigation by David A. Neuhardt (library book)
First Library in Cleves, Ohio
In December 1899, the Board of Trustees of the Cincinnati Public Library voted to establish a free delivery station at Cleves. That library, Station No. 33, opened on January 27, 1900, in John Ingram’s general store, which was located at the northwest corner of Miami Avenue and Milbury Street.
History of Library Service in the Cleves area by Marjorie Burress (reference copy at the Miami Twp library)
Cleves’ Namesake
Cleves, Ohio, is named after John Cleves Symmes. He is the founder of the Miami (or Symmes) Purchase! You can read more about him in these library resources.
You can find out more about the Miami Symmes Purchase here.
Taylor High School opened on January 6, 1926
The high school is named after W.W. Taylor, president of the first Board of Education of the Cleves-North Bend School District.
A Small Part of the History of the Village of Cleves and Surrounding Area (Sesqui-centennial Edition) by Walter W. Harrell
Find more here about Taylor’s History on the school’s website!
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