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Senior

Where:

On East side of the Little Miami River, North of Strout Road

Fun Facts:

  • The town was founded by Edward Senior in 1904, an ammunition merchant from Cincinnati who built a powder factory here.

  • There are several buildings and foundations still standing today.

  • The factory made gun powder during World War I as well as for miners and for clearing land.

  • At its height, the town was large enough to have a small hotel, a school and a number of houses.

  • The factory experienced several fatal explosions.

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