Watchman Patrick Nuttle | City of Cincinnati

Age 30
Served 5 months
January 1861 to June 10, 1861

During the mid-19^th Century, many Irish immigrated to the United States and some settled in the east side of Cincinnati in an area along Deer Creek.  For a few decades, gangs festered in this area.  When Mayor Hatch was installed into office during January 1861, he appointed Patrick Nuttle, a resident of Deercreek Valley, as a Watchman in the 13^th Ward.  He was described years later by Superintendent Deitch as a “great big, raw-boned fellow who knew only his duty.”

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