Populated Places in Butler County, Ohio: Oxford, Ohio, Fairfield, Ohio, Trenton, Ohio, Millville, Ohio, Seven Mile, Ohio, Olde West Chester, Ohio, Bec

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 22. Chapters: Oxford, Ohio, Fairfield, Ohio, Trenton, Ohio, Millville, Ohio, Seven Mile, Ohio, Olde West Chester, Ohio, Beckett Ridge, Ohio, Hamilton, Ohio, Somerville, Ohio, Sharonville, Ohio, Ross, Ohio, Wetherington, Ohio, New Miami, Ohio, Monroe, Ohio, Jacksonburg, Ohio, South Middletown, Ohio, College Corner, Ohio, Overpeck, Ohio, Shandon, Ohio, West Middletown, Ohio, Okeana, Ohio, Port Union, Ohio, Poasttown, Ohio, Maud, Ohio, McGonigle, Ohio, Scipio, Ohio, Woodsdale, Ohio, Tylersville, Ohio, Alert, Ohio, Bethany, Ohio, Collinsville, Ohio. Excerpt: Hamilton is a city in Butler County, southwestern Ohio, United States. The population was 62,447 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Butler County. The city is part of the Cincinnati metropolitan area. The city's mayor is Patrick Moeller. Most of the city is in the Hamilton City School District. The industrial city is seeking to revitalize itself through the arts and was officially declared the City of Sculpture. It has brought many sculpture installations to the city and founded the Pyramid Hill Sculpture Park. Hamilton, Ohio, was founded by European Americans in 1791 as Fort Hamilton (named to honor Alexander Hamilton). It was a frontier military fort intended primarily as a supply station for the troops of generals Arthur St. Clair and later Anthony Wayne. Their armies entered the Miami Valley wilderness to drive out the Shawnee and Miami during the Northwest Indian War. The Indians hoped to maintain their territory here, and, following the American Revolutinary War, the United States wanted to open it for American settlement. The fort was located on the Great Miami River, where the east and west banks rose gradually. The river shallow during normal flow and easily forded by men, animals and wagons on a gravelly bottom. By 1800, the fort had been abandoned, and Hami...