Taft Place/Gov. Hill
Suburban Neighborhood
Taft Place/Governor’s Hill is home to Hamilton High School, Fitton Family YMCA, and Twin Run Golf Course. Notable subdivisions are: Taft Place, Governor’s Hill, Gunn Eden Park, Carmen Place, Fairways at Twin Run, Gardner Ridge, and Deerfield Village.
Neighborhood at a Glance
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1,723 Households
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1.91 Square Miles
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3,496 Residents
First Day’s March
In the Fall of 1791, the army marched from Fort Hamilton across the river and through dense woodlands for two miles before camping for the night. They set up behind what is now the YMCA on Washington Blvd. They continued their march the next day approximately along the current path of Eaton Ave., and made it an additional two miles before camping at another creek. This continued the following day after a three-mile march which inspired the names of, Two, Four, and Seven Mile Creeks.
