James A. Ramage Civil War Museum
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James A. Ramage Civil War Museum
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At Hooper Battery in Fort Wright, Kentucky, a museum interpreted how Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky responded when Confederate forces threatened the region in 1862. On ground preserved from the former Storer property, it focused on the emergency hilltop defenses built under Major General Lew Wallace and the many soldiers and civilians who dug and manned an eight-mile line that helped deter attack. Its exhibits connected the preserved landscape with artifacts, archaeology, and broader stories of the war, including the Black Brigade of Cincinnati, Powhatan Beaty, Harriet Tubman, Margaret Garner, and women linked to the conflict and suffrage. Opened in 2005, it closed in 2021, while Battery Hooper Park remains open.
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