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Daniel Drake Park
Daniel Drake Park is a Cincinnati park located on Redbank Road opposite Onondago Avenue in the neighborhood of Kennedy Heights, named after Daniel Drake (a physician and early citizen of Cincinnati). The park is owned and operated by the Cincinnati Park Board. The land was purchased by the city in 1957 and expanded in 1959. The shelter was designed by the architects An architect is a person who plans, designs and oversees the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to provide services in connection with the design of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the buildings that h ... Arend and Arend. Sledding is a popular winter pastime along the park's steep hillsides. References Parks in Cincinnati {{HamiltonCountyOH-geo-stub ...
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Cincinnati
Cincinnati ( ) is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Hamilton County. Settled in 1788, the city is located at the northern side of the confluence of the Licking and Ohio rivers, the latter of which marks the state line with Kentucky. The city is the economic and cultural hub of the Cincinnati metropolitan area. With an estimated population of 2,256,884, it is Ohio's largest metropolitan area and the nation's 30th-largest, and with a city population of 309,317, Cincinnati is the third-largest city in Ohio and 64th in the United States. Throughout much of the 19th century, it was among the top 10 U.S. cities by population, surpassed only by New Orleans and the older, established settlements of the United States eastern seaboard, as well as being the sixth-most populous city from 1840 until 1860. As a rivertown crossroads at the junction of the North, South, East, and West, Cincinnati developed with fewer immigrants and less influence from Europe than Ea ...
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Kennedy Heights
Kennedy Heights is a residential neighborhood of Cincinnati, Ohio Ohio () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Of the fifty U.S. states, it is the 34th-largest by area, and with a population of nearly 11.8 million, is the seventh-most populous and tenth-most densely populated. The sta ..., home to Daniel Drake Park. History The neighborhood was named for Lewis Kennedy, who built the Yononte Inn on Davenant Avenue in 1888. Geography Kennedy Heights shares its border with Pleasant Ridge and Silverton. Demographics The population was 4,847 at the 2010 census. Culture The Kennedy Heights Park serves the neighborhood. References External linksKennedy Heights Community CouncilFinding Aid for Kennedy Heights Community Council records
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Daniel Drake
Daniel Drake (October 20, 1785 – November 5, 1852) was a pioneering American physician and prolific writer. Early life Drake was born in Plainfield, New Jersey, to Isaac Drake and Elizabeth Shotwell. He was the elder brother of Benjamin Drake, author of ''Life of Tecumseh''. Daniel Drake "was predestined for the medical profession by his father. The latter, we are told by those who knew him, was a gentleman by nature and a Christian from convictions produced by a simple and unaffected study of the Word of God. His poverty he regretted, his ignorance he deplored." Career Drake studied under William Goforth in Cincinnati from 1800 to 1805, and received the first medical diploma west of the Allegheny Mountains. Daniel graduated from the medical school of the University of Pennsylvania and established a medical practice in Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1807. He mainly worked on the field of medicine but also advocated social reforms and contributed to geology, botany, and meteorolog ...
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Cincinnati Park Board
The Cincinnati Park Board (officially the Cincinnati Board of Park Commissioners) maintains and operates all city parks in Cincinnati, Ohio. Established in 1911 with the purchase of , today the board services more than of city park space. The board receives its funding from the city, state and federal grants, as well as private endowments. In 1932 the Cincinnati Zoo The Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden is the sixth oldest zoo in the United States, founded in 1873 and officially opening in 1875. It is located in the Avondale neighborhood of Cincinnati, Ohio. It originally began with in the middle of the c ... was purchased by the city and placed under the management of the board. See also * List of parks in Cincinnati * Great Parks of Hamilton County * Anderson Township Park District References External links * Government of Cincinnati {{Cincinnati-stub ...
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Architects
An architect is a person who plans, designs and oversees the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to provide services in connection with the design of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the buildings that have human occupancy or use as their principal purpose. Etymologically, the term architect derives from the Latin ''architectus'', which derives from the Greek (''arkhi-'', chief + ''tekton'', builder), i.e., chief builder. The professional requirements for architects vary from place to place. An architect's decisions affect public safety, and thus the architect must undergo specialized training consisting of advanced education and a ''practicum'' (or internship) for practical experience to earn a license to practice architecture. Practical, technical, and academic requirements for becoming an architect vary by jurisdiction, though the formal study of architecture in academic institutions has played a pivotal role in the development of the ...
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