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Cincinnati City of Seven Hills and Five Inclines by John H White Jr Hard cover
Cincinnati, City of Seven Hills and Five Inclines by John H White Jr
Cincinnati, City of Seven Hills and Five Inclines
John H White Jr
Hard Cover with dust jacket
128 Pages
Copyright 2001 October
Contents
Acknowledgementspage 7
Introductionpage 8
Chapter 1
Cincinnati Inclines and Hilltop Housespage 10
Chapter 2
The Cincinnati Inclined Plane Railway Company:
The Mount Auburn Incline and The Lookout Housepage 28
Chapter 3
The Mt. Adams & Eden Park Inclined Railway - "The Kerper Road"page 46
Chapter 4
The Mt. Adams Incline: Its History, Operation and Untimely Endpage 70
Timelinepage 115
Bibliographypage 118
Indexpage 120
Cincinnati is famous for its picturesque setting on a crescent of green hills facing the Ohio River. The city proper was built in a basin just below the hills. It filled in rapidly and by 1870 was a dense maze of homes, factories, schools and shops. It was a convenient place to live and work, however, it was also congested and very smoky. Many residents longed for the fresh air of a hilltop home. At first only the rich could afford the pleasures of Highland life. Then, in 1872, the first inclined plane railway opened to offer inexpensive access to the fresh air communities above the smoke and grime of the basin. More inclines followed in the next few years so that Clifton, Mt. Adams and Price Hill became a more common address for middle-class families. The inclines were giant hillside elevators that whisked commuters from top to bottom in a minute or so. The view was beautiful, the journey was safe and the fare was just 2-1/2 cents.
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