Tag: cemetery
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BURIED SECRETS
Cincinnati’s oldest cemetery is home to more than just our city’s first settlers, it is also the site of what was once a thriving Native American village. The area known as Pioneer Cemetery is located just off Wilmer Avenue in the city’s East End. It sits unassumingly across the street from Lunken Airport and is…
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SUPERMAN’S STINT AT SPRING GROVE
Did you know that television’s original Superman, George Reeves, resided in Cincinnati? Well, he was dead…but he was here. When the man of steel passed away on this day back in 1959 he was at the height of his career playing the lead role on TV’s “Adventures of Superman.” Speaking of adventures you will see…
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HUNDREDS OF PETRIFIED BODIES
Check out this is a creepy, intriguing piece that was published in the January 31, 1892 edition of The Cincinnati Enquirer. I’d love more info on this story but have been unable to locate anything further. A bit of history- St. Mary Catholic Cemetery is located in the St. Bernard area of Cincinnati and dates…