Tag Archive: Cincinnati

Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake – Cedar Bog – Ohio

Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake - Cedar Bog - Ohio

An Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake, seen the Cedar Bog nature reservoir, north of Cincinnati, Ohio.  This snake goes by a couple of different names, including Swamp Rattler and Black Snapper. It is a highly venmous snake, but smaller than the other two venomous snakes common to Ohio, the Northern Copperhead and the Timber Rattlesnake.  Its is fairly rare, and typically inhabits, wetlands, bogs, and other marshy areas.  In fact its name comes from the Chippewa Indians, and refers to the marshy areas commonly found at the mouth of a river.  Its prey generally includes mice, shrews, voles, lizards, birds, frogs, crayfish and other snakes.

Great American Tower – Cincinnati – Ohio

Great American Tower - Cincinnati - Ohio

The Great American Tower stands above the stadium of the Cincinnati Reds, in Ohio. The skyscraper was completed in 2011 at a cost of $322 million. It contains more than 800,000 square feet of office space. It is the tallest building in Cincinnati (ending the 81 year rein of the Carew Tower), at 41 stories and 665 feet tall. It is the third tallest in Ohio.

Pete Rose Way – Cincinnati Reds Stadium – Ohio

Pete Rose Way - Cincinnati Reds Stadium - Ohio

In 1985 the City of Cincinnati renamed the city’s Second Street to Pete Rose Way after the famous baseball player. The road lies just outside of the Cincinnati Red’s stadium, which lies along the Ohio River Waterfront. Pete Rose, despite the gambling scandal that forced his retirement as a baseball manager in 1989, remains a home town hero. He was a Major League Baseball player from 1963 to 1986, playing for the Cincinnati Reds twice, as well as the Philadelphia Phillies, and the Montreal Expos. He would eventually become a manager for the Cincinnati Reds from 1984 until 1989.