![]() This book celebrates the history and heritage of Green Township and its journey from isolated frontier wilderness to being one of the largest townships in the state of Ohio. To those who live there, it is called home. In 2009, two hundred years after its founding, Green Township has become known as the “Westside” by outsiders. These men unknowingly were helping to set the stage for what would become one of the largest townships in Ohio. This township met the requirements of the Land Ordinance of 1785-a thirty-six square mile tract of land the only one laid out this way in the Symmes Purchase. A handful of rough and tumble frontiersman took a break from cutting their farms from the forest and answered the call from the constable to attend a meeting establishing a township. Meanwhile, a densely forested, recently opened area just miles outside the city was being organized. It was called the “gateway to the west” by the people pouring onto the public landing from the myriad of steamboats docking by the river’s edge. In 1809, Cincinnati was officially a burgeoning Wild West town. ![]() Both of these sources provide invaluable information regarding everyday life in early Green Township History.Ī Bicentennial History of Green Township: Uncovering a Jewel in the Crown of the Queen City 1809-2009 In addition, we have posted descriptions and links to two earlier works that have been digitized by the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County. ![]() Please visit their publisher's websites and support these individuals efforts to preserve and spread the word about Green Township History. The Green Township Historical Association is proud to have had two members publish works about Green Township.
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