3. Archaeology at The Banks
2000 – Preliminary Archaeological Assessment
2002 – Phase I and Phase II Archaeological
Investigations
2010 – Archaeological Investigations for relocation
of Mehring Way
8. Northeast Corner of the Intersection of Race and
Water Streets as depicted on the 1887 and 1904
Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps
9. 1903 Photograph of the Northeast Corner of Water and
Race Streets Showing the Buildings at 116 and 118 Water
Street. Photograph from the Rombach & Groene Collection
and used with permission from the Cincinnati Historical
Society.
10. 1873 Williams’ Cincinnati Directory
Botts, John S., teamster, h 116 Water
Botts, Mary E., h. 116 Water
Crist, Fank, musician, h north east corner Water and Race
Froneger, Joseph, tobacconist, h north east corner Water and Race
Froneger, Mary, widow, h. north east corner Water and Race
Hanks, Franklin, shoemaker, h northeast corner Water and Race
Johnson, Rhoda, servant, north east corner Water and Race
Leonard, John, grocer, h 116 Water
McVay, Dennis, express, h 116 Water
Nilan, Patrick, laborer h 116 Water
Roach, Jos., porter, h north east corner Water and Race
Simon, Morris, tailor 4 Walnut, h north east corner Water and Race
Thomson, Sarah E., widow, h. north east corner Race and Water
Tilford, Henry, laborer bds, 116 Water
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27. Artifact Origins: Pottery
Tempest, Brockmann & Co.
John Edwards & Co.
J.W. Pankhurst & Co. George Scott
POTTERY REPRESENTED:
Local- and English-made
J.& G. Meakin
28. Artifact Origins: Beer and Liquor Bottles
Daniel Jung, co-founder of
Weyan and Jung brewery
LOCAL BREWERIES REPRESENTED:
H. Niehaus & Co. Star Lager Beer Bottling Co.,
Park Brewery The Jung Brewing Co. 120-122 W. 2nd Street
29. Artifact Origins: Soft Drinks
LOCAL COMPANIES
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H. Meinhardt
Anchor Bottling Works
Cincinnati Soda & Mineral Works
31. Beneath the Banks: Conclusions
The analysis of the artifacts recovered from 116 and 118 Water
Streets shows us that the buildings’ inhabitants participated local,
regional, and international markets.
The residents were also engaged in the cultural developments that
were local, regional, national, and international in scale.
This is reflective of nineteenth-century Cincinnati itself, which had
reached its zenith as a national center of production and
distribution.
The excavation of this portion of a remnant of what once was the
heart of Cincinnati supports and enhances our knowledge of
events in Cincinnati’s history.