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Hamilton’s Industrial Heritage (Images of America)

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Hamilton has been crucial activity center in Butler County since its founding in 1791, as its proximity to the Great Miami River made it an excellent county seat and agricultural hub. Beginning in 1845, the Hamilton Hydraulic Company diverted the river’s glide through town and developed a system that supplied cheap waterpower to area mills. By 1900, Hamilton was once “the best manufacturing city of its size on this planet,” and by the 1940s it was once home to a few of the world’s largest industries. Champion Paper milled coated paper, Niles Tool Works manufactured machine tools, Hooven-Owens-Rentschler built Corliss engines, Estate Stove made stoves, and Mosler and Herring-Hall-Marvin Protected Companies earned Hamilton its reputation as the “Protected Capital of the World.” More than 150 factories and shops developed diverse product lists within the early 1900s, but only three of these businesses still operate in Hamilton these days.

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