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Cincinnati Magazine “Historical Collections of Ohio Volume 1” by Henry Howe; image digitized by Ohio History Connection Blame the Caterpillars In 1872, caterpillars infested Cincinnati trees to such an extent that Andrew Erkenbrecher, a wealthy local miller, formed the Society for the Acclimatization of Birds to import caterpillar-feasting species. Flushed with success after acquiring more than 1,000 birds, the group developed plans for the Zoological Society of Cincinnati to house the imported birds that couldn’t survive in the wild here. Erkenbrecher is largely responsible for Cincinnati’s starlings and English sparrows. For-Profit in Theory The Cincinnati Zoo was originally organized as a for-profit enterprise, but it never turned much of a profit. The lingering effects of the financial Panic of 1873, compounded by a smallpox epidemic and poor weather, resulted in deficits throughout the first decade. In 1885, Zoo directors considered a total shutdow ....
SouthernStates-dollarweekly-1862 $1,500.00 Title Map of the Southern States, Including Rail Roads, County Towns, State Capitals, County Roads, the Southern Coast from Delaware to Texas Showing the Harbors, Inlets, Forts and Position of Blockading Ships. 1862 (dated) 1 : 2995200 Description This is an 1862 map of the Southern United States during the American Civil War published as a supplement to the Cincinnati Dollar Weekly Times. Depicting the region from Texas and Kansas east to cover the Atlantic seaboard from Maryland south to Florida, Thus putting entire Confederacy into focus. Railroads, as arteries of transport and supply, are illustrated in detail. Major roads are illustrated as well. An inset situated in the lower right details the vicinity of Washington, D.C.. ....