Cincinnati's Beloved Myth Of Washerwoman Ida Martin - Cincinnati Magazine

It is a lovely myth, but it is, like many myths, unsupported by facts. While Mount Adams was once called Mount Ida, it's unlikely that the prior name had anything to do with an anonymous washerwoman living in a hollow tree.

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