1960's,I guess,Interstate I-275 was built around Cincinnati, and goes thru the western sections of Clermont's Union and Miami townships, [and a bit of the nw corner of Pierce twnsp, and is the most heavily traveled road in Clermont. There are motels,at least,at it's RT 32,and it's RT 125 exits that researchers from afar might use . North to south, I-275 crosses the Little Miami River near Loveland,and near 1 of Clermont's 1st 2 forts,built by the sons,and sons-in-law of Capt Thomas Paxton that 1st winter,1795-96 after the Treaty of Greenville brought peace. Some-all? of them had fought at the nw Ohio's 1794 Battle of Fallen Timbers. Going south,the highway is in the wooded and rough river hills of the Little Miami a few miles, with Miamitown, Camp Dennison,and Waldshmidt's-Kugler's Mill and 'New Germany" not visable a couple miles west. They are where history was made in this section, with civil war's Camp Dennison very important. The busy RT 28 and I-275 intersection at n e Milford was the center of one of Clermont's very 1st settlement's. Harner's Run. Milford, etc. About 2-3 miles sw,at Terrace Park,in Hamilton Co had been 2 very earl,and exposted forts. Covalt's and Round Bottom Station, and inbetween, Mill Ford. This is the most important section of earliest western Clermont Co. Topography has limited devolopement at I-275 AND US Rt 50,somewhat,with flood plains of the East Fork of the Little Miami ,and it's adjoining hillsides. Still just east of Milford, and just west of once busy Perintown. The important thing is the East Fork and it's mile wide bottoms of rich farm land that have grown more corn than anyplace else in Clermont. And,once water powered mills ground that corn,and many stills made whisky. The East Fork is "the" major waterway inside Clermont. It's got far wider bottoms than the main Little Miami running the western boundry of Miami Township. It's exits at Marathon,Oh,and then bi-sects Perry Township in Brown Co. Williamsburg,Batavia,Lake Harsha, and the mouth of many smaller creeks like STONELICK, are east,or se, for it winds it's way. Climbing the hill to the south,we soon cross little Salt Run, where Malott ran a salt works at a lick, that must have attracted game ,and the wildlife surely made a trace [road] south to Witham's Big Spring at the I-275-RT 125 EXIT. Along that 3-4 mile trace,at the RT 32 exit,is an area now known as Eastgate, and it is 'the" major commercial area of Clermont. If Mall's, and huge stores,and junk food, and motels are your thing ,this is your exit. Rt 32 . Mt Carmel, and Summerside,and Glen Este are older names swallowed by Eastgate. Once many Jerseymen settled this area. Batavia,with it's courthouse[s] and genealogy research library, are east just off NEW Rt 32. [Batavia exit signs. And campers, east of Batavia,and south of the big FORD plant, is the East Fork State Park's campground off old RT 32. South 2 miles is the RT 125-Beechmont-Amelia exit of 1-275,which sits atop ,once,the hamlet of Tobasco. Mt Moriah cemetary is 1\2 mile by crow,and 1 busy mile by road, hidden back, once Old Rt 125-[Mt Moriah Drive]. Mt Moriah sits at "Witham's big spring",and between the hamlets of wITHAMSVILLE and Tobasco. 1800,it was a settlement of very down east Maine Baptists,surrounded by Jerseymen. 10-11 miles east,on the south side of busy RT 125,sits your author. Ruth Fagley says his big mail box, and the only sign left advertizing his,once, business,says "Fagley's Apples" in 2 foot letters, but not now visable going east to west. But,the big,fat,old man exercising walking Rt 125's s birm is me. I-275 may hit a corner of Pierce twnsp bridgeing Hopper Hill Rd,and then crosses s e Anderson Twnsp,Hamilton Co,Oh , but it's headed sw to cross the Ohio River at Coney Island-River Downs-Riverbend-California . the 2 exits at RT 52,AND CONEY ISLAND, are the way to follow US RT 52 EAST alont the Ohio River to s Clermont Co,Areas. The Ohio River,along s Clermont, was the major "interstate highway" of the 1790-1890 period. Flatboats and then steamboats. And our modern way to downtown Cincinnati, is to follow I-275 across into Campbell Co,Ky, and then follow I-461 [?] NW back into Ohio 8th and Main is Cincinnati's library, but the Hamilton Co Historical Society library,is major,and n w of downtown in what once was Union RR Termial-an art decco building . Also,in my Prodigy years, mention was made of the Began library at U Cincinnati.