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  • Symmes Township to hold story time with the Library on historic property

    Symmes Township to hold story time with the Library on historic property

    The Meade House on Lebanon Road

    Dr. Charles Meade, a former president and director of the Hamilton County Fair Board, built this historic home in 1906. The property was used to raise trotting and pacing horses and included a racetrack. The Township purchased the property in 2003 and had a lease with the Cincinnati Horticultural Society to maintain the grounds until 2016.

    Ross Family Log House Museum  at Meade Park. The Symmes Township Historical Society has restored a historic 1830’s two-story log house at Meade Park through a grant from the Ohio Cultural Commission. It opened to the public in April 2012.

    Symmes Township, Ohio – Symmes Township and the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County will be offering a Story Time open house for kids age 3-9 on Tuesday, August 18th at the Meade Historic Preserve (11887 Lebanon Road 45140) from 10 AM until noon.

    In addition to story time, the library will offer kids a craft, game and snack in a outdoor setting. Social distancing guidelines will be adhered to.

    For more information, please contact the Township office at (513)683-6644.