The Greater Cincinnati Police Historical Society: Cincinnati Police Department History Pre 1800

CINCINNATI POLICE DEPARTMENT HISTORY PRE-1800

1630	-	-	The first night watch is formed in Boston, Massachusetts.	5
1658	-	-	Paid watchmen in Boston, Philadelphia, and New York.	5
1693	-	-	First uniformed police officer hired (unknown city).	5
1731	-	-	First police station built (unknown city).	5
1788	2-Sep	Brown, John	Sheriff appointed by Gen. Arthur St. Clair, as well as other court officers.	-
-	28-Dec	-	Losantaville settled -- 3rd landing for the permanent settlement -- 740 acres, bounded by what is now Central Avenue, Liberty Street, and Broadway.	1
-	-	-	Population - Settlement - 11 families with 24 unmarried men.	1
1789	1-Jun	Dougherty, Major, US Army	140 men arrived from Fort Harmar and built 4 block houses between Broadway and Lawrence on Third Street. Began construction on Fort Washington.	1
-	Nov	-	Soldiers moved into Fort Washington.	1
1790	2-Jan	St. Clair, General Arthur, Governor	Hamilton County created by proclamation issued by governor of the Northwest Territory. Named for Alexander Hamilton, then Secretary of Treasury. Originally 1/8 of State, but 10 other counties formed.	-

This page is  maintained by Lieutenant Stephen  R. Kramer of the Cincinnati Police Department.
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Reference	Title	Written/Edited	Published By	Year
1	Our Police	G.M. Roe	Cincinnati, OH	1891
2	Cincinnati in 1851	Charles Cist	Wm. H. Moore Publishers	1851
3	History of the Police Department of Cincinnati, Ohio	Captain Gustav A. Lorenze	Police Force of City of Cincinnati	1929
4	Cincinnati, The Queen City	Goss, Rev. Charles Frederick	S.J. Clarke Publishing Company, Cincinnati	1912
5	Cincinnati Police: The Beginning to World War II: 1802-1942	Patrick Olvey	Masters Thesis	-