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THE CINCINNATI TIME^STAK- agiunny, ju™ u,T?JmCOVERED WAGONS. OLD-FASHIONED COACHES AND TALLTHOFoley Road, Covedale, Dedicated With Colorful Historic PageantiCONTBASTOT OLD MUDDY CHEEK HOAD AND MILLSo:gradual at th* la Don lt;Uons the da:Cincinr 'tut ton.By CHARLES LUDWIGDedicating th*Celebrating the •**'CiUtena of Delhi Township tamed en hum Satarttoy aftortioen (or i unique and ewnunnnlty f**-It wa award*be anrv J. Urli of Tru John V;radu-toscoe ; tdolph j berts, Toler,; i* and* high j Ural and htatarleal pageant r**t 1 Foley rood. Joat comptotad a fine. S’ j broad, modem eonrrete highway. e«-prl» j tending weatward orer three mile* tclude j from Trenton avenue, Trice H1H. to ard of Neeb road, and coating S1SS.SM, was I formally dedicated—the county'* new-f Ne- nt read. V ‘... «1ll The old-faahtoned atage coach, the exer- covered wagon of a century ago. chool, drawn by horaes, a phaeton drawn by n the six bays. a tallyho of the gay nlnellaa. c*ntly theae and the “heroes of pioneer n the daya, paraded down begi^l new niver- | Foley road,e ele- • The pageant historian. Mrs Emma ren of i Backus, pointed out that cloae by the 1 new highway with Its new homes Is ml of J Muddy Creek road, one of the pioneer Law- tro*d*. leading through the amaringly, phys- t-rugged and beautiful Devil’a Back I pre* %one district to the historic old Muddy Creek mill, believed to be 147 resent; years old and regarded a* the oldest icates house in Hamilton County, ed by The gay pageant pictured ten in*[ the teresting episodes in Delhi Township The history The parade moved over Folev road to the Delhi Centralized' School. where the ceremonies, with | music and speechmaking. took place.HISTORIC PAGEANTFirst in the pageant came Little Turtle, famed Indian chief. The next, episode pictured Gen George Rogers Clark. Revolutionary War hero, who ! crowed from Kentucky at Bold Fn.r i Creek, fought Indian* and the Bnmh tc i and saved Delhi Township and the entire Northwest territory for the United States Col Cornelius Sedam. noted pioneer character, and his comrades were the; subject of the next display There followed Maj. Daniel Gano. driving to Cincinnati his phaeton of six horses for Gen Lafayette Next came the old stage coach, typical of the one driven from the east over the mountains to Cincinnati by a young New Yorker, who operated the coach in the earlv davs in Delhi Township The Delhi Horticultural Society competing for the Longworth Cftp. formed the subject for the next display. It was in Delhi Township that j Mias Marion Washington lived, when she was married to Maj. John Mac-■M kensle. and the next episode told thiswH story Her father was a legatee MINI der the will of George Washingtonal There followed a tallyho party.j showing how a group of ladies. In . | the gay nineties, went on a tallyho jj ride to visit the Flelschmann yeast plant, then at Riverside.OLD SCHOOL BELL Louts Hunstcker presented an old achool bell of pioneer days tothe new Delhi School and its acceptance formed the subject of the ninth epi-side. Young Americas Tribute to the Old School Bell.The 'closing episode. •Citixens of the Future. gave an indication it the. aspirations of the new generation, i The old vehicles used in the parade | were loaned by James N. Gamble!ington to make peace with the Indians came to Pi. Finney, it the mouth of the Big Miami, to treat . with them, they had already been ™catio preceded by other men on the aame “ mission, who were aent there by. the Oovemment to erect a stockade, \ primarily for the protection of helpless Kentucky setUementa across to im the river These men being en-camped north of the mouth of the Rig Miami, and close-to Muddy Creek 'which was later the boundary j' of Delhi Township1, had to find rl c„„r, convenient place to grind their com. iMuaui and they followed the creek up over ,the hill to Devil's Badkbone. where ortifi they found a natural fall of water, jggjjri and here they ground their com. ontoOLD TAVERN FOR MILL kZ'!In pr Reese P Kendall * Pioneer *on. H* Annals of Green Township, it is11„ stated at one place that John W crrtifl Jones built the Muddy Creek mill in 1818, but the word built ap- Rolisndparently is a mistake and should be bought. for in another part of the n»ih wbook it Is stated that in 1818 Jones J'!**/,1, exchanged his Blue Ball tavern and w»i»r eighty acres for a tract of land owned I wuiiont by Judge Burnet. Gen. Findlay and 1 William H Harrison 'later Presi- ,h« rr. denp, anid which included Muddy i Creek mill, indicatmg that the mill .vhooi i. was already in existence in 1818. The* **%tn i. n* ions* Pinrftav v mill ' ’ —mill was long called Findlay s mill ^pioi Davitf Vanblaricum afterwards owned it For years it was operated bv the ft*}, J Kuehn family and was known as simp,• Kuehn's mill and it ceased opera-lion probably over forty years ago I anii^r The property is now owned by Or-vilie Patten. 4827 Ralph avenue.' woiJS’fo- Iwayshipjent !' be I 800. ; : iver I jout j the i for f the :itiitntitt#The three upper pictures wore leaned by the artist, Frank Wilmcs Thev show historic old Miiddv Creek road mill aeencs.-offering with ron-trast in new Foley road dedication The mil! Is thought to be 147 years■old.' ‘Oovedale. Many visitors have Mig-;'.**”*^ (tested its preservation's a historical mpjp park and museum The mill is eight ------, fur 8isquare—about eleven miles by road — i; otpi* ___}ouit Olenway avenue, through Price;— ————— : ( Hill to Covedale, left for three rnhes tmudhd H P Ritter Fred J Mbrrwas primeval woods over a century ago 0n the Cleves-Warsaw pike, then i,^'-OLD AND NEW ROADThe first section of Muddy Creek road is paved, then.comes a very nar-vvutunTfMi »*id fcl they siDial*Drmiller,K«rlt;».ttled,;isaf-partlytight;ireme gen-tlon. local r to-molernightpor-tfter-ahd H P Ritter Fred J Morr was| primeval »••• on in* ywwpims »*«*• ,chairman of the celebration. The; Two huge dogs barked omihoualy right about a mile on Muddy Gfeekj,... Elder High School band led the pa- when the wrtter appeared at the road „p ,he beautiful and rugged rade and Estyrger s band gave a con- mill, but Mrs. Joseph RudllR a voung oevll'^ Back Bone Valley, which j Tfl„ cert at the Delhi school Mrs Wli- bride who lives in the romantic old form» one of the loveliest scenes of j wjtnHam L. Schneider read the prologue ' miller's house ' adjoipi|ig the mill, nature to the county. 1The Trail- and the program of kindly acted as guide when the re- iy *\D NEspeakers included Judge Stanley porter explained the purposes of the Struble. County Commissioner Charles visit. The house, said to be at leastH. Urbtn. GflUncilman Edward Ini- J2 years old.U.lh a niost picturesque ^ up the hillMUDDY CREEK MILL. i ^ VPar5 the owner of the through the Mis.' crossing Muddy j ^ A numtier or those at the celrbrandn property'presented Judge Alfred K.! Creek through the rocks of the creek oirir paid a visit to the historic mill on Nippert with a large flat stone found bed four times, and Anally emerging Muddv ( reek In Delhi township, refer. on ,hr place and containing a map on better road and then the Bridge- „1|l!l(W red to by the historian. Mrs. Backus. a!ld diagram of the- mill, miller's, town concrete road lading back into | as “in all probability' the oldest build- house and log cabtns where pioneers the city The creek is badly tainted j^ A Hu Hamilton County.” for it is be- who caifie to have their wheatj with sewage .but plans are under way ^,.yr llovotf to have been built In 1784.- 1 cround into flour Would remain dvtt* for culminating thti nuisance by con- ■ •The above pictures of the mill and ; night Moiarfv lt;%e*k iiathwa?*^1in !A?S8SS T mnl; M'BK,;l -nr *« -•**■ IIK -Hdlm .f (TH mmi:Wilmas r^h Eto-. treet wel-krown ' N‘PPfrt lhal on °r have first wended their way form* a 8n~r?Cindnna ^ar^T who loaned them of thr ln*' of thf m‘“ he flt;Td IS romantic contrast to the splendid new A % ^ ^li wruer too date “1784 rut into the wood with Folpy ^.d of 1831. A.utustSrihS ThT Old mill^nd fo nd the'* tomahawk, and he believes that la You must ford over Muddv Creek1 hulldtna still standing firmlv on Its *he da to of the building of the mill i„ |„w jrar or you’ll break an axle Buc^ih heavy foundations, though the mill- hv idlers who built a atockade on on thf r0cks. There * speed In Foley '‘•«TJr wheel mill stones the old wooden hhe Ohio River bank nearby a few r(MM| but there's the peace of jjMoneer tfctun g^afwhSaid all mherlchC rear, before Cincinnati was setUed 4 ln m 4dy freek. of the mill have long been removed. | in the L80s. ■ ed, precipitous, where waterfaals, Mfn,,The mill Is now used as a chicken1 There is a tradition. said Mrs. though tainted by civilisation, mur- L.nai, house. Chickens now roost on the; Backus, that when Clark and the mur all day long, and birds of the ITaPtu huge rafters cut by h’and out of the) commissioners appointed by Wash- forest idng. ________
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Cincinnati Times Star
Cincinnati, Ohio, US
Sat, Jun 06, 1931
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