Overview

A revised edition of the award-winning book of historically themed cycling tours in and around Cincinnati, Ohio. Bicycling Through Paradise: Historical Rides Around Cincinnati includes nineteen historically themed cyclist tours for all abilities centered around Cincinnati, Ohio. Written by two longtime cyclists—one a professor of history and one an architect—this book dives into the details of local landscape and history encountered along the route. Rides combine familiar destinations like Lunken Airport, Eden Park, and Loveland Castle with lesser-known sites like Underground Railroad stations, ruined stone canal locks, and a nineteenth-century socialist commune, all located in and around the Greater Cincinnati area. Stops along the way include public parks, covered bridges, and one-room schoolhouses. Each chapter includes a QR code to link readers to a companion Community Page where cyclists will find downloadable turn-by-turn directions and wayfinding photos, plus a place for cyclists to share their feedback, making this book an interactive experience.

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Author:   Kathleen Smythe ,  Chris Hanlin
Publisher:   University of Cincinnati Press
Imprint:   University of Cincinnati Press
Edition:   Revised
Weight:   0.454kg
ISBN:  

9798885500135

Pages:   320
Publication Date:   05 June 2025
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Introduction         Cycling Advice  Part I: Waterways                                                         1.     Path Dependency: Layers of History along the Mill Creek                                                                Northside, Ivorydale, Elmwood Place, and Lockland  2.     William Henry Harrison and the Shawnee Nation                                  The Ohio River Valley West to Harrison’s Tomb, Shawnee Lookout, and Indiana 3.      Visions and Dreams on the Little Miami Scenic Trail                              From Milford to Xenia via Loveland Castle, Kings’ Mills, and George Barrett’s Concrete House  4.      Floodplains and Hilltops          Eden and Ault Parks, Cincinnati Observatory, Pioneer Settlement and Lunken Airport  5.     Following the River: The Story of Mary Ingles          Alexandria and Bellevue, Kentucky  6.     Swimming Pools, Parks, and the Integration of Coney Island 7.      The Whitewater Canal Route                                                                            Indiana from West Harrison to Cedar Grove, Brookville, and Metamora  Part II: Paradise 8.      Bicycling Through Paradise                                                                             Mariemont, Perintown, Harmony Hill, Felicity, and Utopia 9.     The Party Tour: Breweries and Inclines                                                                  Amusements Past and Present in Over-The-Rhine 10.    Town and Country                                                                                                         Mt. Airy Forest, Winton Woods, Greenhills, Glendale and Sharon Woods  11.    A Holy City: Churches, synagogues, and Shrines         Northern Kentucky, Downtown Cincinnati, Walnut Hills and Evanston 12.  Immortality and its Consequences                                                              Spring Grove, College Hill, Fernald Preserve, and Whitewater Shaker Village  13.   Immortality, Continued                                                            Hamilton, the Hollow Earth Monument, Chrisholm Farmstead, and Miamisburg Mound  Part III: Big Ideas 14.     Homeland Insecurity                                                                                        Military Installations from Fort Washington to Newport Barracks to Fort Thomas, Kentucky  15.      People, Animals, Water, and Salt                                                                                           Anderson Ferry, Burlington, Kentucky, Rabbit Hash and Big Bone Lick  16.      Building a Nation’s Soil: The Civilian Conservation Corps                                                     Big Bone Lick and Walton, Kentucky   17.     Black Community Leadership in Madisonville                                                                        18.      Crosstown Missions                                                                                                       Xavier University, University of Cincinnati, and Hebrew Union College  19.      Art Deco Architecture                                                                                       Lunken Airport, Downtown, Union Terminal, and the Mt. Washington Water Tower  20.      Industry, Rustbelt, and Re-development                                                               Norwood, Oakley, and Madisonville 

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Kathleen Smythe is professor of history at Xavier University and the author of Bicycling Through Dayton: Twenty-one Historical Tours, also published by the University of Cincinnati Press. Chris Hanlin is an architect, amateur historian, photographer, and longtime cyclist.

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