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Fig. 191 is engraved from an old painting of Ft. Washington, long since re- 
moved, and gives a correct view of the old fort as remembered by some of the old 
residents. The engraving was made by M. & R. Bnrgheim for their valuable Guide 
to Cincinnati, and through whose courtesy we are enabled to illustrate this article. 
It was composed of a number of strongly built hewed log cabins, a story and a half 
high, calculated for soldiers’ barracks, and so placed as to form a hollow square of 
about one acre of ground, witli a strong block-house at each angle, built of large 
logs, cut from the ground, which was a military reservation of 15 acres (reserved by 
Congress in the organic law of 1792) for the accommodation of the garrison. 
Cincinnati enjoys the undivided honor of being the first American city to insti- 
tute an annual Industrial Exposition for the exhibition of arts and industries, which 
are now so popular and enjoyable as well as so beneficial to the country at large. The 
first building, Fig. 194, was orginally erected for a National Saengerfest, in 1870, and 
covered 3’ a acres of ground, but by a judicious building of galleries the exhibition 
space was increased to fully 7 acres. This building was such a temporary affair that 
after 5 years’ of service it was declared unsafe and taken down, but the necessity of 
a suitable place for continuing the Exposition was soon felt, and the present hand- 
some structure, Fig. 195, was built in 1879, mainly through the munificence of Reuben 
R. Springer, one of Cincinnati’s merchant princes. The entire building, including 
the Exposition buildings proper and the Music Halls, occupies nearly an entire square, 
(316 by 402 feet square,) and is so arranged that each portion can be used separately 
or by connecting together the different portions with bridges, artistically arranged, 
the whole building may then be thrown into one. Not only does Cincinnati claim 
Fig. 195. Cincinnati Industrial Exposition and Music Hall Building. 
the honor of inaugurating the first annual Exposition, but also enjoys the proud dis- 
tinction of outranking all other institutions of a similar nature in point of excel- 
lence. First, their premiums exceed any other of the kind. Second, the judges and 
juries for deciding the merits of all exhibits are carefully selected from among the 
most experienced and practical men and women in the country. We cannot dismiss 
this part of the subject without adding that the next or Eighth Cincinnati Indus- 
trial Exposition will open on Wednesday, the 8th of September, and continue un- 
til Saturday, the 9th of October, 1880. The high character of all the preceding Ex- 
positions is Well known, and we are assured that in no respect will any department 
of that of 1880 be inferior to those of past years, but the aim will be to excel all 
others. 
One of the most important gifts to the people of Cincinnati is the Tyler Davidson 
Fountain, Fig. 196, which was donated to the city by Henry Probasco, Esq., in mem- 
ory of his brother-in-law, Tyler Davidson. The fountain is cast in bronze of con- 
demned cannons, procured from the Danish Government, and weighs 24 torts. Its 
height is 3S feet and is ornamented with numerous appropriate bronze ornaments, 
and was cast in Munich, Bavaria, by Ferdinand von Mueller, at a cost of $105,000, 
(gold). It was designed by Aug. von Kreling, Neuremburg, Germany, and is one of 
the finest works of art of the kind in America. The basin is of dark porphyry, 43 
feet in diameter, and finished in Europe before shipping to America. It stands on 
Fifth street, and was unveiled October 6, 1871. 
