{"product_id":"history-of-camp-dennison-1796-1956-mary-rahn-sloane-9781948986014","title":"History of Camp Dennison 1796-1956","description":"\u003cp\u003en 1794, Revolutionary War veteran Christian Waldschmidt settled on the Little Miami River just east of Cincinnati and founded a community called New Germany. In 1804, he built his home which included a store. Waldschmidt actively encouraged settlement and New Germany grew to include a church, school, sawmill, blacksmith shop, distillery, and a paper mill.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDuring the Civil War, the grounds and house became part of Camp Dennison, a Union training center and hospital post named for Governor William Dennison. The main house, now known as Waldschmidt House, served as headquarters for General Joshua Bates.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFollowing the Civil War and into the twentieth century, the house fell into disuse and disrepair. In 1941, the Ohio Society Daughters of the American Revolution assumed ownership of the property and undertook its restoartion. In 1953, the property was dedicated and opened to the public as a museum.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mary Rahn Sloane\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1948986019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781948986014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Commonwealth Book Company, Inc.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/01\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.49lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.34d","brand":"Mary Rahn Sloane","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44125714743551,"sku":"9781948986014","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_fdc78ab5-2ca8-4403-aa27-9372aef1aa11.jpg?v=1687444270","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/history-of-camp-dennison-1796-1956-mary-rahn-sloane-9781948986014","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}