Fosters, Ohio facts for kids
Fosters is a small community in southern Warren County, Ohio, United States. It is located where the Little Miami River flows through Deerfield and Hamilton Townships. Fosters is about two miles southwest of Hopkinsville and two miles west of Maineville. It is also near U.S. Route 22 and State Route 3.
The community is part of the Kings Local School District and gets its mail from the Maineville post office. Fosters was originally known as Foster's Crossing. This name came from the local Foster family who lived there.
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Outdoor Fun
The Little Miami Bike Trail passes right through Fosters. This popular trail stretches from Milford all the way to Spring Valley. It's a great place for biking, walking, and enjoying nature along the eastern side of the Little Miami River.
History and Culture
The Monkey Bar and Grille
On the east side of the Little Miami River, you'll find a place now called the Monkey Bar and Grille. It used to be known as the Train Stop Inn. Long ago, it was a three-story hotel called The Blue Danube. This hotel was right next to the Little Miami Railroad, which is now the bike trail.
The hotel was located at Foster's train stop, near a covered bridge. Trains would travel north and south, while horse-drawn wagons crossed east and west. This is how the area got its original name, "Foster's Crossing."
Ancient History: Fosters Earthworks
Across the river from the Monkey Bar and Grille, on a wooded hilltop, are the Fosters Earthworks. These are ancient structures built by people long ago. In 1890, an archaeologist named Frederick Ward Putnam studied this site. He described it as a "singular ancient work" created by the Hopewell culture.
Putnam discovered that the walls of these earthworks were made with lots of burned stone, earth, and clay. The evidence found here suggests these earthworks were built after the famous Fort Ancient site, which is about twelve miles up the river.
