Yeatman's Cove is, according to the sign I read while down there, the place the first settlers landed from the Ohio in what would become Cincinnati. However, good luck finding confirmation of that anywhere on the internet.
Yeatman's Cove these days is one of a string of linear parks that stretch for two miles along the river, and if I weren't still in mourning for my beloved Town Lake Trail I would probably appreciate those two miles a lot more. As it is, well, it's still a nice spot even if I am unfairly comparing it to something 1000 miles away.
At Yeatman's Cove, we have the Serpentine Wall:
So named because it looks like this: ~~~~~~~~ Except it doesn't have quite that many wiggles, but you get the idea. The wall, in addition to looking like a set of bleachers and therefore being a great place for sitting, is also for flood prevention--Cincinnati's past contains some historic floods that resulted in loss of life and property, and obviously that's not a thing we want repeated. So the wall is one of several levees that keep the city high and dry in case the river gets a bit antsy and overflows its banks.
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| There was some nasty-looking debris that had washed up here that I didn't want Sharlie rolling through, so here's where I stopped. Incidentally, here's where the water stopped, too. So it's working great. That's the Taylor Southgate Bridge, which lies between the Purple People Bridge and the Roebling Suspension Bridge. It has a bike/ped path, so I still like it even though it's not my favourite. |
Yeatman's Cove got its name, not from the first settlers, but rather from Cincinnati's first tavern, which Yeatman built here near the river, presumably for easy access for the men who wanted to get drunk after working on the river all day.
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| It's a city park now, so getting drunk here is highly discouraged. There are two sports stadiums just a mile up the road that can help with that. |
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