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Sawyer Point Park & Yeatman's Cove are a pair of side-by-side parks on the riverfront of downtown Cincinnati,
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, United States. The two linear parks stretch one mile along the north shore of the
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. Since 2012, the parks have been the location for the annual Bunbury Music Festival.


Yeatman's Cove

Yeatman's Cove park occupies the former site of a tavern established in 1793 by Griffin Yeatman. Yeatman's establishment was the first tavern in Cincinnati, and as such was very popular with men working on the river. The park features a colossal bronze statue of Cincinnatus, the namesake of Cincinnati, and is a popular place to watch the Cincinnati Bell/WEBN Riverfest at Labor Day weekend.


Serpentine Wall

The Serpentine Wall is a serpentine-shaped flood wall on the banks of the
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, located at Yeatman's Cove. Completed in 1976, the wall features steps descending to the river, upon which visitors can sit and look across to Northern Kentucky.


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