The Irish in Cincinnati

The Irish in Cincinnati (HMGC2)

Location: Newport, KY 41071 Niagara Regional Municipality
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Country: United States of America
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N 39° 6.002', W 84° 29.925'

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Side A:
Flatboats on the Ohio River brought many of the first Irish, some with land grants received after the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812, to the Cincinnati area. In 1789, Francis Kennedy arrived in Losantiville, where he operated the first ferry service across the Ohio to the mouth of the Licking River. In 1791, Irishman Joseph Lloyd managed the first one-room schoolhouse on the riverbank west of Sycamore Street. A soapmaker whose family had immigrated from Ireland, James Gamble, and a candlemaker from England, William Procter, joined together to form the Procter & Gamble Co. in 1837. Thousands of Irish came to Cincinnati during the 1840s and 1850s as a result of Ireland's "Great Hunger," when millions of people either died or emigrated to avoid starvation. During the Civil War, hospital ships staffed by Irish nuns traveled the Ohio River caring for and transporting wounded soldiers to Cincinnati.

Side B:
In memory of the Irish people who left a country where only their rivers run free. The Irish came to Cincinnati where they contributed to housing, education, employment, religious freedom, medical care and recreation, and embraced all aspects of life in the city. The descendants of Irish immigrants hope that our hands will ever be extended in friendship and never in want.
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HM NumberHMGC2
Series This marker is part of the Ohio: Ohio Historical Society series
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Marker Number14-31
Year Placed1996
Placed ByIrish of the Cincinnati Area in Commemoration of the Great Hunger in Ireland (An Gorta Mor) 1845-1850 and The Ohio Historical Society
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Monday, October 20th, 2014 at 4:16am PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)16S E 716296 N 4330856
Decimal Degrees39.10003333, -84.49875000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 39° 6.002', W 84° 29.925'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds39° 6' 0.12" N, 84° 29' 55.50" W
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Area Code(s)859
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 101-199 L and N Pedestrian Bridge, Newport KY 41071, US
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