Hamilton

Images of America: Ohio

by Cheryl Bauer, Randy McNutt

Founded as Fort Hamilton in 1791, the City of Hamilton was settled by pioneers and immigrants and was forged in steel by her talented workers and craftsmen. Factory owners became wealthy and built magnificent homes along Dayton Street. Hamilton prospered and became known as the "Greatest Little Industrial City of Its Kind in the World," home to Mosler Safe Co., Ford Motor Co., Beckett Papers, and many others. Following World War II, some factories closed their doors or moved away, but Hamilton persevered and became a city powered by small business and the arts. Through vintage images, this book showcases Hamilton's success, its survival of the Flood of 1913, its blue-collar job loss, and now, its rise as the "City of Sculpture," attracting sculptors from across the world.

Genres: Nonfiction, Historical

128 pages, Paperback

First published June 15, 2005

Reviews

[Paul Lunger · Rating 5 out of 5]

From 2005, out of the "Images of America: Ohio" series comes the entry on the city of Hamilton by Cheryl Bauer and Randy McNutt. This book keeps to the earlier writing style of this series from that timeframe and does a decent job exploring the history of this city from its beginnings as a fort through the various incarnations the city has had until the present. The authors do also get into the floods that devastated the city in the early 20th century as well as getting into some of the unique features that make this city in SW Ohio what it is. An enjoyable and easy to read entry in this series.

[BibliofiendLM · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting read with some great old photographs of Hamilton, Ohio. This transports me back to 6th grade when I learned all about hometown history. I felt like there was a lot that this book left out but I did learn some things (i.e. Did you know that the buffalo on the old Municipal Building was carved by McCloskey?)

[Michelle · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed this, but was disappointed there was no mention on Mafia activity in Hamilton.

[Lauri · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nice photos. Would have liked a little more description but nice book.