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Branch Hill is an unincorporated community near Loveland in Miami Township, Clermont County, Ohio, United States, on the banks of the Little Miami River.^[1] The Little Miami Scenic Trail passes through Branch Hill.

History

Until wagon bridges were built across the Little Miami River, settlement of Loveland was mostly confined to the Clermont County side, which had access to a railroad station.^[3]^[4] A wooden bridge spanned the river at Symmestown and what would become Branch Hill from 1850 until it washed out six years later.^[5] For years, residents on both sides pushed for a bridge at Loveland, to avoid the long trip to Foster's Crossing or Miamiville, and by 1868 threatened to have Miami Township annexed to Hamilton County if Clermont County officials continued to obstruct the project.^[6] A $75,000 suspension bridge was finally built at Symmestown and Branch Hill and dedicated on July 4, 1871. It was anchored by four {{convert|7000|lb|adj=on}} wrought iron columns, at that time the heaviest ever made in the United States.^[5]

The community of Branch Hill was laid out in 1873 by Col. John H. Branch, and named for him.^[7]

During the 1930s, Branch Hill was home to the Arrowhead Club, a casino associated with the Cleveland Syndicate that served residents of Indian Hill.^[8]^[9]

References

1. ^{{GNIS|1064480}}
2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.hamilton-co.org/Engineer/loveland_bridge.htm |title=History of Branch Hill Bridge |work=History Buffs |publisher=Hamilton County Engineer's Office |date=May 22, 2007 |accessdate=June 9, 2007 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070510041527/http://www.hamilton-co.org/Engineer/loveland_bridge.htm |archivedate=May 10, 2007 |df= }}
3. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.co.clermont.oh.us/508/includes/page/topic/history/history_default.php?topic=villages&item=loveland|title=Loveland|work=History of Clermont County Villages|publisher=Clermont County, Ohio|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060927200212/http://www.co.clermont.oh.us/508/includes/page/topic/history/history_default.php?topic=villages&item=loveland|archivedate=September 27, 2006}}
4. ^{{cite web|title=Loveland History|publisher=Greater Loveland Historical Society|accessdate=February 8, 2009|url=http://www.lovelandmuseum.org/LovelandHistory.asp|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723024540/http://www.lovelandmuseum.org/LovelandHistory.asp|archivedate=July 23, 2011|df=mdy-all}}
5. ^¹{{cite news|title=The fourth at branch hill|work=The Cincinnati Daily Enquirer|date=July 6, 1871|page=3|url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/878006643}}
6. ^{{cite news|title=Important bridge meeting|work=The Cincinnati Daily Enquirer|date=December 1, 1868|page=8|url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/877420160}}
7. ^{{cite book|last=Everts|first=Louis H.|title=History of Clermont County, Ohio, with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers|url=http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=yale.39002054234126;view=1up;seq=618|year=1880|publisher=J.B. Lippincott & Co.|location=Philadelphia|page=470}}
8. ^{{cite web|title=The Arrowhead Club|first=Gene|last=Trimble|date=January 12, 2009|accessdate=January 28, 2009|url=http://www.marlowcasinochips.com/links/genetrimble/arrowhead/arrowhead1.htm}}
9. ^{{cite news|title=Coffee company helps old building perk up|first=Chuck|last=Gibson|work=The Loveland Herald|publisher=The Community Press|date=January 27, 2009|accessdate=January 27, 2009|url=http://communitypress.cincinnati.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/C2/20090127/NEWS/901270303/|quote=Patti's biggest surprise was learning that Branch Hill was a town; Arrowhead Apartments was a casino at the turn of the century and later a golf course.}}