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An
Introduction to Southwest Ohio
The Zoological Resources of Oxford, Cincinnati, and Dayton
Oxford is
a classic college town, founded in 1809 when Miami University
was chartered. It has about 8,500 permanent residents and grows
to 24,700 when Miami is in session. Uptown Oxford, adjacent
to campus, has student-oriented coffee shops, bookstores, restaurants,
music stores, a movie theatre, and pubs. The Miami Metro bus
service gives students a free ride to shopping areas that have
a grocery, photo shop, Walmart, dry cleaners, video stores,
restaurants, and convenience stores.
The area
is also rich in zoological and biological resources -- Cincinnati
is home to world-famous Cincinnati
Zoo, and nearby Newport, Kentucky hosts the new Newport
Aquarium. Large zoos in Dayton and Columbus are also within
an afternoon's driving distance.
Though
Oxford provides ample opportunities for student recreation,
Cincinnati and Dayton both harbor active leisure opportunities
-- such as Paramount's King's
Island amusement park, Cinergy Field, Riverbend
Music Center, Hara Arena, national sports teams, and active
nightlife scenes.
Hueston
Woods State Park is also just a few miles from Miami's Oxford
campus. Its habitat types include a 300-acre beech-maple
climax forest and the 630-acre Acton Lake. Miami's crew teams
row on its lake, you can ride mountain bikes or hike on its
trails, and your family can stay in its lodge or cabins when
they come to visit. Oxford is 35 miles north of Cincinnati
and 45 miles southwest of Dayton.
For more
information on Miami University, visit the Prospective
Students section of their web site; For more information
about Oxford, visit the City's Website
or the Oxford Chamber
of Commerce; and for more information about Cincinnati,
Ohio, visit Cincinnati.com.
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