▁Wy oming . ▁ ▁Im prov ements ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 3 0 s ▁only ▁en hanced ▁its ▁importance . ▁ ▁By ▁this ▁time , ▁another ▁mode ▁of ▁transport ation ▁had ▁become ▁significant : ▁the ▁Miami ▁and ▁Er ie ▁Canal ▁was ▁built ▁a ▁short ▁distance ▁to ▁the ▁east ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 8 , ▁and ▁the ▁village ▁of ▁Lock land ▁grew ▁up ▁along ▁its ▁side . ▁ ▁Rail ro ads ▁reached ▁the ▁city ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 1 ▁with ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁the ▁C inc inn ati , ▁Hamilton , ▁and ▁Day ton ▁Rail road ▁on ▁the ▁border ▁between ▁Lock land ▁and ▁Wy oming . ▁ ▁Because ▁of ▁Wy oming ' s ▁proxim ity ▁to ▁the ▁industry ▁of ▁Lock land , ▁its ▁easy ▁transport ation ▁to ▁the ▁bo oming ▁city ▁of ▁C inc inn ati , ▁and ▁its ▁pleasant ▁scen ery , ▁many ▁wealth y ▁industrial ists ▁purchased ▁local ▁far ms ▁and ▁built ▁grand ▁country ▁houses . ▁ ▁Most ▁such ▁houses ▁were ▁built ▁in ▁the ▁Wy oming ▁Hills ▁area , ▁west ▁of ▁Spring field ▁Pi ke ; ▁growth ▁in ▁this ▁area ▁continued ▁until ▁the ▁coming ▁of ▁the ▁Great ▁De pression . ▁ ▁William ▁P ab od ie ▁was ▁himself ▁not ▁a ▁business man ; ▁a ▁fac ulty ▁member ▁for ▁C inc inn ati ▁Public ▁School s , ▁he ▁taught ▁mathematics ▁at ▁the ▁old ▁Wood ward ▁High ▁School ▁in ▁Over - the - R h ine ▁for ▁many ▁years . ▁ ▁His ▁house ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁at ▁least ▁seven ▁significant ▁Wy