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Beaver Tavern would have over 100 wagons in the yard any given night in 1828. Mr. Beaver also dug graves. He became a prospector and sank on the SS Central America.
The ship was located by the Columbus-America Discovery Group of Ohio. A remotely operated vehicle(ROV) was sent down on 11 September 1988.[3] 5% of the gold and artifacts were recovered and brought to the surface by another ROV built specifically for the recovery. The total value of the recovered gold was estimated at $100–150 million. A recovered gold ingot weighing 80 lb (36 kg) sold for a record $8 million and was recognized as the most valuable piece of currency in the world at that time.[4]Thirty-nine insurance companies filed suit, claiming that because they paid damages in the 19th century for the lost gold, they had the right to it. The team that found it argued that the gold had been abandoned. After a legal battle, 92% of the recovered gold was awarded to the discovery team in 1996.[5
The ship was located by the Columbus-America Discovery Group of Ohio. A remotely operated vehicle(ROV) was sent down on 11 September 1988.[3] 5% of the gold and artifacts were recovered and brought to the surface by another ROV built specifically for the recovery. The total value of the recovered gold was estimated at $100–150 million. A recovered gold ingot weighing 80 lb (36 kg) sold for a record $8 million and was recognized as the most valuable piece of currency in the world at that time.[4]Thirty-nine insurance companies filed suit, claiming that because they paid damages in the 19th century for the lost gold, they had the right to it. The team that found it argued that the gold had been abandoned. After a legal battle, 92% of the recovered gold was awarded to the discovery team in 1996.[5
There was a beer garden at the northwest corner of North B Street and Park Avenue
Daniel Beaver
A grave site in Greenwood Cemetery awaits Daniel Beaver, a pioneer tavern owner, carpenter and civic leader in Rossville. But it's not likely his remains will ever be placed there beside those of his wife, Catherine.
"Daniel Beaver, lost at sea on the Central America Sept. 12, 1857, aged 56 years, 4 months and 5 days," reads a tombstone in the Hamilton cemetery.
Beaver was a prominent person in Rossville, the town founded in 1804 on the west bank of the Great Miami River, opposite 10-year-old Hamilton. The two communities merged in 1855.
In 1828 Beaver purchased a quarter block at the northeast corner of what is now Park Avenue and North D Street. Later, he bought another quarter block to the north of the first tract, reported Mrs. Alta Harvey Heiser in her book, Hamilton in the Making (1941).
He built a brick tavern on the corner with stables to the north on what is now Wayne Avenue. A courtyard -- where coaches and wagons parked overnight -- was east of the tavern.
An outside stairway on the Park Avenue side led to the first floor, which doubled as a sitting room and office. A bar was in the basement and a dining room in an adjoining building. Sleeping rooms were on upper floors.
"It was no uncommon site to see a hundred wagons in the Beaver House yard for the night, for they would travel until later in order to reach this popular place," said Dr. Henry Mallory in his book, Gems of Thought and Character Sketches (1895).
"The Beaver Tavern was a great stopping place for the teamsters who used to haul all the farm products from the west to the Cincinnati markets, and on their return, were loaded with dry goods and groceries for the merchants of the country towns," Mallory explained.
The Beaver Tavern also was a gathering place for Rossville residents. Its top floor served at various times as a ballroom, the town hall and a school.
Mrs. Heiser said Beaver also bought land in 1833 at the southeast corner of Park and North D Street, where he built a brick house for his wife and children.
Beaver also was sexton of the Rossville Burying Ground (now Sutherland Park), which was across the street from his tavern and residence. Mrs. Heiser said "the sextons were required to turn into the public treasury 50 cents from every $2 charged for digging a grave, keeping the remainder for his work."
In 1841, Beaver, as a carpenter, won a contract for making wood mileposts for use along the 20-mile Hamilton, Rossville, Darrtown, Oxford and Fairhaven Turnpike. He was paid $8 for fashioning 10 mileposts.
Gold was discovered in 1848 at John Sutter's mill on the American River in California. Beaver -- one of the thousands lured by the prospect of finding a fortune -- left Rossville and became a successful '49er.
Beaver -- presumably returning to Rossville with his gold -- was aboard the SS Central America when it sank during an Atlantic hurricane Sept. 12, 1857, about 160 miles east of Charleston, S. C. Beaver was among more than 400 people who died. There were 153 survivors.
The Central America was carrying other miners and about two tons of their California gold - whose worth is estimated to have increased from $1.2 million in 1857 to about $1 billion by the 1990s.
"His brave wife, left alone, battled with life's trials until she had raised her young children to a life of honest industry and respectability," noted Dr. Mallory. Catherine Beaver, then 77 years old, died Aug. 15, 1885, nearly 28 years after her husband and his gold disappeared in the disaster.
About 132 years after its sinking, discovery of the wreckage of the Central America was announced in 1989 by treasure hunters who, despite legal challenges, plan to recover its cargo, which lies at a depth of about 8,000 feet.
"Daniel Beaver, lost at sea on the Central America Sept. 12, 1857, aged 56 years, 4 months and 5 days," reads a tombstone in the Hamilton cemetery.
Beaver was a prominent person in Rossville, the town founded in 1804 on the west bank of the Great Miami River, opposite 10-year-old Hamilton. The two communities merged in 1855.
In 1828 Beaver purchased a quarter block at the northeast corner of what is now Park Avenue and North D Street. Later, he bought another quarter block to the north of the first tract, reported Mrs. Alta Harvey Heiser in her book, Hamilton in the Making (1941).
He built a brick tavern on the corner with stables to the north on what is now Wayne Avenue. A courtyard -- where coaches and wagons parked overnight -- was east of the tavern.
An outside stairway on the Park Avenue side led to the first floor, which doubled as a sitting room and office. A bar was in the basement and a dining room in an adjoining building. Sleeping rooms were on upper floors.
"It was no uncommon site to see a hundred wagons in the Beaver House yard for the night, for they would travel until later in order to reach this popular place," said Dr. Henry Mallory in his book, Gems of Thought and Character Sketches (1895).
"The Beaver Tavern was a great stopping place for the teamsters who used to haul all the farm products from the west to the Cincinnati markets, and on their return, were loaded with dry goods and groceries for the merchants of the country towns," Mallory explained.
The Beaver Tavern also was a gathering place for Rossville residents. Its top floor served at various times as a ballroom, the town hall and a school.
Mrs. Heiser said Beaver also bought land in 1833 at the southeast corner of Park and North D Street, where he built a brick house for his wife and children.
Beaver also was sexton of the Rossville Burying Ground (now Sutherland Park), which was across the street from his tavern and residence. Mrs. Heiser said "the sextons were required to turn into the public treasury 50 cents from every $2 charged for digging a grave, keeping the remainder for his work."
In 1841, Beaver, as a carpenter, won a contract for making wood mileposts for use along the 20-mile Hamilton, Rossville, Darrtown, Oxford and Fairhaven Turnpike. He was paid $8 for fashioning 10 mileposts.
Gold was discovered in 1848 at John Sutter's mill on the American River in California. Beaver -- one of the thousands lured by the prospect of finding a fortune -- left Rossville and became a successful '49er.
Beaver -- presumably returning to Rossville with his gold -- was aboard the SS Central America when it sank during an Atlantic hurricane Sept. 12, 1857, about 160 miles east of Charleston, S. C. Beaver was among more than 400 people who died. There were 153 survivors.
The Central America was carrying other miners and about two tons of their California gold - whose worth is estimated to have increased from $1.2 million in 1857 to about $1 billion by the 1990s.
"His brave wife, left alone, battled with life's trials until she had raised her young children to a life of honest industry and respectability," noted Dr. Mallory. Catherine Beaver, then 77 years old, died Aug. 15, 1885, nearly 28 years after her husband and his gold disappeared in the disaster.
About 132 years after its sinking, discovery of the wreckage of the Central America was announced in 1989 by treasure hunters who, despite legal challenges, plan to recover its cargo, which lies at a depth of about 8,000 feet.