Ohio River Obelisk Monument   Save
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Description: Reverse reads "Ohio River Obelisk Monument. Eden Park. Cin. O.." Also known as just the Ohio River Monument or the Navigation Monument, the thirty foot high gray granite memorial was dedicated in 1929 by President Herbert Hoover, to commemorate the completion of the canal system in the Ohio River that connected Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to Cairo, Illinois. Bronze plaques on each of its four sides tell the story of the canal and list the leaders of Ohio Valley Improvement Association. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B03F06_006_001
Subjects: Cincinnati (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc. ; Monuments--Ohio; Obelisks; Parks--Ohio--Cincinnati; Parks--Cincinnati (Ohio)
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)