Sawyer Point Park & Yeatman's Cove

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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.

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Yeatman's Cove

The Otto Armleder Aquatic Park in Yeatman's Cove, along the Cincinnati riverfront. Otto armleder aquatic foto by andy hemmer cincinnati.jpg
The Otto Armleder Aquatic Park in Yeatman's Cove, along the Cincinnati riverfront.

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

The 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]


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References

  1. "Sawyer Point Park & Yeatman's Cove". Cincinnati Park Board . Retrieved 16 December 2013.
  2. Cincinnati, a Guide to the Queen City and Its Neighbors. Federal Writers' Project. 1943. ISBN   9781623760519.
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  6. Hoevener, Laura (2010). Adventures Around Cincinnati. Hillcrest Publishing Group. p. 58. ISBN   9781936107438.

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