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is a city in Hamilton County, Ohio, United States. The city is located in the Cincinnati-Northern Kentucky metropolitan area and has a population of 8,918 according to the United States Census Bureau as of 2007.
Harrison was named after the 9th US President, William Henry Harrison. It was incorporated in 1850, and became a city in 1981.
It was one of the few stops in Ohio of the Whitewater Canal. The Whitewater Canal, which was built between 1836 and 1847, spanned a distance of seventy-six miles.
July, 13, 1863, Morgans Raiders invade. The column passes through taking fresh horses and burning the bridge over the Whitewater River near the southwest part of the town.
1882 Harrison depot built on W. Broadway and Railroad Avenue. It later burns to the ground.
Harrison Village Park is the final resting place for a small number of veterans of the Revolutionary War. In the center of the park is a bandstand. Prior to it being a bandstand it was a fountain. In the early 1930’s the fountain was drained and filled in and made a bandstand. It seems many children came down with cases of impetigo after spending a hot summer swimming in the fountain full of untreated water.
1940 The dog track in West Harrison closed due to pressure from the horse racing circuit. Monkeys in silk jackets had been used as jockeys for the dogs. The track had originally opened in 1932, when parimutual betting was illegal in Indiana. However, during the Depression, heads were turned as the track attracted revenue to the area and was one of the highest paying local jobs at $12 a week.
The city was devastated on June 2, 1990 by an F4 tornado, but was quickly rebuilt.
Harrison boast Miami Whitewater Forest, the second park to join the Hamilton County Park District in 1949. It now spans .