Carthage, Cincinnati

Carthage is a neighborhood of Cincinnati, Ohio.

Carthage is a residential neighborhood located in the Mill Creek valley in Cincinnati, Ohio. It shares a border with Elmwood Place, Ohio, which, with adjacent St. Bernard, Ohio, forms a city island in the middle of Cincinnati.[1]

History

This area was first settled in 1791 or 1792, when Capt. Jacob White, from Redstone (Brownsville), Pennsylvania settled and founded White's Station[2] in the extreme southeastern section of Springfield Township. White's Station, a small log blockhouse, was attacked by a party of Indians on the 19th of October, 1793.

Carthage had 148 inhabitants in the 1830 United States Census.[3]

Carthage was incorporated[4] as a village in 1868 and then annexed[5] into Cincinnati in 1911.

Hispanic community

Carthage is home to a growing Hispanic community. It has several stores and restaurants such as "El Valle Verde" and others. Carthage is also the home of "Su Casa" Hispanic Ministry, which holds many events and parties. Carthage also holds the annual Hispanic Festival.

References

  1. ↑ Program, U.S Writers (1943). Cincinnati: A Guide to the Queen City and Its Neighbors. Wiesen-Hart Press. p. 409.
  2. ↑ Varady, Aharon (Nov 1, 2005). Bond Hill: Origin and Transformation of a 19th Century Cincinnati Metro-Suburb. Lulu.com. p. 20. Retrieved 2013-05-22.
  3. ↑ Kilbourn, John (1833). The Ohio Gazetteer, or, a Topographical Dictionary. Scott and Wright. p. 119. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
  4. ↑ Nelson, S. B. (1894). History of Cincinnati and Hamilton County, Ohio: Their Past and Present, Including...biographies and Portraits of Pioneers and Representative Citizens, etc., Volume 1. p. 420. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
  5. ↑ Clarke, S. J. (1912). Cincinnati, the Queen City, 1788-1912, Volume 2. The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company. p. 528. Retrieved 2013-05-20.

Coordinates: 39°11′45″N 84°29′0″W / 39.19583°N 84.48333°W