Point Pleasant, Ohio

Point Pleasant is a small unincorporated community in southern Monroe Township, Clermont County, Ohio, United States. It is located on the Ohio River, around 25 miles (40 km) southeast of Cincinnati. U.S. Route 52 passes through Point Pleasant, where it intersects State Route 232.

Location of Point Pleasant, Ohio

History

Point Pleasant was platted in 1813.[1] A post office called Point Pleasant that was established in 1826 remained in operation until 1983.[2] By 1833, Point Pleasant had about 130 inhabitants.[3] The Ohio River flood of 1937 inundated the community.[4]

Point Pleasant is the birthplace of U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant.[5] The one-story cottage where he was born was taken by barge on a tour across the country, then by rail to Columbus, Ohio, where it was displayed at the Ohio State Fairgrounds. It was returned to Point Pleasant in 1936, where it has been restored with period furniture and opened to tours.

  • Point Pleasant community sign.
    Point Pleasant community sign.
  • Junction of US Highway 52 and Ohio Highway 232 in Point Pleasant.
    Junction of US Highway 52 and Ohio Highway 232 in Point Pleasant.
  • Birthplace of Ulysses Grant.
    Birthplace of Ulysses Grant.
  • Detail of 1877 map showing Point Pleasant, Ohio.
    Detail of 1877 map showing Point Pleasant, Ohio.

References
  1. Everts, Louis H. (1880). History of Clermont County, Ohio, with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers. Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott & Co. p. 389.
  2. "Clermont County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 16, 2016.
  3. Kilbourn, John (1833). The Ohio Gazetteer, or, a Topographical Dictionary. Scott and Wright. pp. 377. Retrieved December 12, 2013.
  4. Hellmann, Paul T. (May 13, 2013). Historical Gazetteer of the United States. Routledge. p. 870. ISBN 978-1135948597. Retrieved November 30, 2013.
  5. Albert Deane Richardson (1868). A personal history of Ulysses S. Grant. American publishing company. p. 32.

See also

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