Historic Stones

For generations, everyone from prince to pauper arrived in Cincinnati at the public landing along the banks of the Ohio River. Known locally as The Landing, it greeted new arrivals to the young city and still serves as a social center today. The granite paving stones here came from Cincinnati's public landing, which witnessed many significant events and personages in the city's history. President John Quincy Adams first viewed Cincinnati from the Landing and saw the hillside that would be named for him, Mt. Adams. Roy Rogers was born and raised near the Landing before becoming one of America's most famous cowboys. In more recent times, sports fans from around the world crowded onto the landing at Riverfront Stadium to see the Cincinnati Reds' Big Red Machine and the Cincinnati Bengals, or to view the world-famous Labor Day Weekend Fireworks Display. When recent riverfront development began and The Landing was partially removed, Jungle Jim purchased these stones to preserve a piece of Cincinnati's history as a gift to posterity.

Fairfield, Ohio · United States