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Cincinnati Observatory on Mount Lookout – Ohio

Cincinnati Observatory on Mount Lookout - Ohio

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A view of the Cincinnati Observatory on Mt. Lookout above the Ohio River. The observatory was dedicated by John Quincy Adams in 1843, in his last public speech. He died a few years later, and the hill on which the observatory originally stood was renamed Mount Adams in his honor. Today the observatory resides on Mt. Lookout. The observatory is operated by the University of Cincinnati, and is the oldest professional observatory in the United States.