Sawyer Point Park & Yeatman's Cove are a pair of side-by-side parks on the riverfront of downtown Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. The two linear parks stretch one mile along the north shore of the Ohio River.[1] Since 2012, the parks have been the location for the annual Bunbury Music Festival.
Yeatman's Cove
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Yeatman's Cove park occupies the former site of a tavern established in 1793 by Griffin Yeatman.[2] Yeatman's establishment was the first tavern in Cincinnati, and as such was very popular with men working on the river.[3] The park features a colossal bronze statue of Cincinnatus, the namesake of Cincinnati, and is a popular place to watch the Cincinnati Bell/WEBN Riverfest at Labor Day weekend.[4]
Serpentine Wall
editThe Serpentine Wall is a serpentine-shaped flood wall on the banks of the Ohio River, located at Yeatman's Cove. Completed in 1976,[5] the wall features steps descending to the river, upon which visitors can sit and look across to Northern Kentucky.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Sawyer Point Park & Yeatman's Cove". Cincinnati Park Board. Retrieved December 16, 2013.
- ^ Cincinnati, a Guide to the Queen City and Its Neighbors. Federal Writers' Project. 1943. ISBN 9781623760519.
- ^ Rolfes, Steven (October 29, 2012). Cincinnati Landmarks. Arcadia Publishing. p. 11. ISBN 9780738593951. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
- ^ "Sawyer Point". Cincinnati USA. Retrieved December 16, 2013.
- ^ Winternitz, Felix (November 18, 2008). Insiders' Guide to Cincinnati. Globe Pequot. p. 35. ISBN 9780762748655.
- ^ Hoevener, Laura (2010). Adventures Around Cincinnati. Hillcrest Publishing Group. p. 58. ISBN 9781936107438.