Located north of Cincinnati in the Mill Creek Valley, Lincoln Heights was the first African American self-governing community north of the Mason-Dixon Line. The development of Lincoln Heights began in 1923 when the Haley-Livingston Land Company of Chicago sold lots to black families in an unincorporated area called the Cincinnati Industrial Subdivision, now the southern section of Lincoln Heights. Water and sewerage were provided by special assessment through the Works Progress Administration, there were no building and zoning code services, fire and police protection were virtually nonexistent, and street maintenance and lighting were extremely inadequate. In 1939, residents of the area began efforts to incorporate so they could provide safety and necessary services for their growing community. Several of the original petitioners for incorporation lived in the Valley View subdivision, which later became the Wright Aeronautical plant, where many black migrants from the South came to help manufacture the famous B-29 bomber.
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Historian and genealogist Carolyn F. Smith is a councilperson for the Village of Lincoln Heights. Smith researched her family back three generations, discovering its migratory patterns, occupations, family traits, and other interests, and while doing so came across a wealth of information on Lincoln Heights, which she shares here in this book.
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I grew up in Lincoln Heights. Attended elementary and high school in the community. Carolyn has done an excellent job in writing and picture illustration of the history of Lincoln Heights. She is keeping the history alive. I applaud her for taking the time to publish this amazing book. I proudly display my book in a bookcase in my home. Buy the book for historical preservation of a vibrant community. You will not regret the puchaseMarilyn TarverLincoln Heights, OH (IMG) (Images of America)
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Lincoln Heights, Courtesy of Angela Foster Thompson, Courtesy of Adrienne Howard, Courtesy of Richard Lewis, Courtesy of Rose Holloway, Courtesy of Mildred Lindsay Williams, Courtesy of Mollie Mangham Spears, Valley View, Marianna Matthews, Valley Homes, Courtesy of Winfred Mangham, George Lewis, Mount Moriah Baptist Church, Hamilton County, Willie Lindsay, Courtesy of Deborah Cameron, African American, Grandview Heights, Mill Creek Valley, Courtesy of Patricia, Courtesy of Allen Harrison, James Neal, Luke Craig, Henry Lawson, Club Ebony Browse Sample Pages:
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Lincoln Heights, Courtesy of Angela Foster Thompson, Courtesy of Adrienne Howard, Courtesy of Richard Lewis, Courtesy of Rose Holloway, Courtesy of Mildred Lindsay Williams, Courtesy of Mollie Mangham Spears, Valley View, Marianna Matthews, Valley Homes, Courtesy of Winfred Mangham, George Lewis, Mount Moriah Baptist Church, Hamilton County, Willie Lindsay, Courtesy of Deborah Cameron, African American, Grandview Heights, Mill Creek Valley, Courtesy of Patricia, Courtesy of Allen Harrison, James Neal, Luke Craig, Henry Lawson, Club Ebony Browse Sample Pages:
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