QUESTION: I have found a Web site concerning construction of Interstate 75 from the late 1940s through the present day. There was mention of an old abandoned exit on the southbound side between current exits 12 and 10. I went exploring up and down Anthony Wayne Avenue on bike, but didn't find the exit — only the defunct Celotex plant.

        It made me interested in learning more about the communities in the Mill Creek Valley. Can you recommend a good history book about the area that includes Carthage, Hartwell, Wyoming and Lockland?
       Ken Wunderlich
       Wyoming

        ANSWER: Your first stop should be the Cincinnati Historical Society Library in the Cincinnati Museum Center at Union Terminal. Call 287-7000 for hours. Many of Cincinnati's suburban communities, incorporated and unincorporated, have active historical societies and have published histories. A call to the city or township hall should result in information about what is available. Finally, I often refer to two books published by the Cincinnati Historical Society that contain a wealth of history about the area — the Bicentennial Guide to Cincinnati and Hamilton County, published in 1988, and the WPA Guide to Cincinnati (1788-1943) for earlier information. Both are available at the Public Library of Cincinnati & Hamilton County.

        Q: I read your response to a reader who asked why a yield sign was placed at the end of the ramp off northbound Interstate 75 at Glendale-Milford Road. The reader said the ramp became a regular lane, and a yield sign is not necessary. That is correct.

        However, the response you printed from the traffic engineer makes no sense. The Ohio Department of Transportation spokeswoman stated that the signage was correct because traffic had to merge with traffic on the General Electric connector.

        The yield sign the reader wants removed is at the end of the single-lane ramp that curves to northbound Glendale-Milford Road. I think the engineers inspected the wrong place.
       Daniel Glassmeyer
       Sharonville

        A: “Obviously, our traffic department looked at the wrong sign,” said ODOT spokeswoman Kim Patton. “We reviewed the signage again and agree the yield sign at the top of the ramp should be removed and replaced with a sign that indicates the additional lane. The sign will be corrected within the next two weeks.”

       You Asked For It, which runs on Mondays, answers questions about regional history, government, schools and roads. Call 381-2800 and enter 2002. Fax 755-4150. E-mail wschaefer@enquirer.com. Mail The Cincinnati Enquirer, 7700 Service Center Drive, West Chester, OH 45069. Include name, neighborhood and phone.

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