. History of Hamilton County, Ohio, with illustrations and biographical sketches. the Cincinnati, Columbus & Wooster, andthe Cincinnati, Lebanon & Springfield turnpike compa-nies, not very active, it is true, but still holding in abey-ance their rights to build roads. Covington had alsonow its turnpike road to Georgetown and Lexington. By 1841 the Harrison turnpike had been completedvia Miamitown, and likewise the Hamilton pike; theturnpike to Lebanon and Springfield was in operation,running due north to Waynesville, and intersecting theNational road at Springfield, so making a continuousmacad
. History of Hamilton County, Ohio, with illustrations and biographical sketches. the Cincinnati, Columbus & Wooster, andthe Cincinnati, Lebanon & Springfield turnpike compa-nies, not very active, it is true, but still holding in abey-ance their rights to build roads. Covington had alsonow its turnpike road to Georgetown and Lexington. By 1841 the Harrison turnpike had been completedvia Miamitown, and likewise the Hamilton pike; theturnpike to Lebanon and Springfield was in operation,running due north to Waynesville, and intersecting theNational road at Springfield, so making a continuousmacadamized and paved road to Columbus. The Cin-cinnati and Wooster pike was finished to Goshen, Cler-mont county, about twenty miles out. Several connec-ting turnpikes also brought tribute to the city. MR. CIST ON ROADS. In his volume representing Cincinnati in 1857, Cist has the following notes on the roads ofHamilton county: Until about 1835, the roads around Cincinnati were of tliat primi-tive character which is pecuhai- to all new countries. Many of them led.
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