Downtown
Urban Neighborhood
Downtown is the historic and geographic center of the city. Monument Park is part of the original site of Fort Hamilton, built in 1791, on the east banks of the Great Miami River. Today, Downtown is a growing, vibrant city center full of new businesses and residents.
Neighborhood at a Glance
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100 Households
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0.18 Square Miles
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414 Residents
Fort Hamilton
Hamilton was founded in 1791 with the completion of Fort Hamilton on September 30th. Named in honor of Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton, the fort was the second in a chain of forts after Fort Washington (Cincinnati) to support the campaign to secure the Northwest Territories. The army chose the location near the present High/Main Bridge because of a shallow crossing of the Great Miami River that existed there.
