Gen. Ormsby Mac Knight Mitchel
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This park named for General Mitchel (1809-62), who assisted in Union defense of Cincinnati during Civil War. Fort Mitchell, one of 7 forts erected around city, named for him. Born in Ky.; graduate of West Point and served in Mexican War. A noted astronomer, he founded Cincinnati Observatory; later director of the Dudley Observatory, N.Y. Died of yellow fever while in the service.
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