Ohio archæological and historical quarterly (1887)
Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society · Columbus : Published for the Society by A.H. Smythe · leaf 333
Ft. Hill derived its name from the fact that even to thistime there survives here an ancient fort, erected by the mound-builders. This citadel stands on a high hill which at one timewas part of the vast estate of General William Henry Harrison,the President. The fort, however, for one reason or… … On the Mounds Above the Riv( hero of Tippecanoe took great interest in these remains, claim-ing for Ft. Hill that as a citadel it was more elevated than theAcropolis at Athens. Technically the large space of ground at the lower end of Ft.Hill was enclosed by walls uniting with the Ohio. A part of…
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