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Park Description
The Board of Park Commissioners in 1973 received 21.21 acres of land at the east end of Stanford Drive and Northview Drive and a .63 acre tract at the corner of Craven Avenue and Fergus Street in the community of Northside for use as a nature preserve.
The natural preserve, to be known as Buttercup Valley, was a gift from the Greater Cincinnati Tree Council, conservationists, thousands of school children, the Park Board, and others. Buttercup Valley was dedicated on Arbor Day, April 26, 1974, with many children from schools attending since they had participated in the collection of funds to acquire the land.
Through a further donation of funds in 1974 by the Greater Cincinnati Tree Council and a Land and Water Conservation Fund grant from the Federal Bureau of Outdoor Recreation, additional acreage was purchased for a current total of 25.667 acres. These funds also provided for development of a hiking trail.
The Buttercup Valley Trail was designated as a National Recreation Trail by the U.S. Department of the Interior in 1979.
Visiting Buttercup Valley :
1558 Stanford Dr.
Cincinnati , OH 45223
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