What is the history of Hamilton, Ohio?
Hamilton was laid out as Fairfield in 1794, but took the name of Fort Hamilton, the army post established there by General Arthur St. Clair and named for United States Secretary of the TreasuryTreasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton. From there, St. Clair and General Richard Butler (general)Richard Butler, namesake of the county, marched north in 1791 to fight Indians. Butler was killed in the expedition. The ‘father of Hamilton’ and a leading statesman was James McBride. Hamilton was first incorporated by act of the Ohio General Assembly in 1810, but lost its status in 1815 for failure to hold elections. It was reincorporated in 1827 with Rossville, the community across the Great Miami River in St. Clair Township, Butler County, OhioSt. Clair Township but the two places severed their connection in 1831 only to be rejoined in 1854. It became a city in 1857. On March 14, 1867, Hamilton withdrew from the townships of Fairfield Township, Butler County, OhioFairfield and St. Clair Township,
