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This article is about Cincinnati, Ohio. For the town of the same name in Iowa, see Cincinnati, Iowa.Cincinnati, 'The Queen of the West', is a city in Southwestern Ohio on the Ohio River and is the county seat of Hamilton County 6.
1 Introduction
As of the 2000 census, Cincinnati had a total population of 331,285 making it the third largest city in Ohio. It has a much larger metropolitan area covering parts of Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana, with nearly two million residents. It is home to both the Reds ( Major League Baseball) and the Bengals ( National Football League), as well as some major corporations such as Procter & Gamble, KrogerKroger is an American retail grocery store chain. It has an estimated 51 billion dollars in sales per year, which is either the highest or second-highest total for grocery chains in the United States (depending on whether non-grocery sales from Wal-Mart a, Federated Department StoresFederated Department Stores operates 465 department stores in 34 U. states, Guam and Puerto Rico, under the following names: Bloomingdale's 34 stores in California, Florida, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Penns (owner of Macy'sMacy's founded on the corner of 14th Street and 6th Avenue in New York City as R. Macy & Company in 1858, later moved to 18th Street and Broadway on the "Ladies' Mile", the 19th century's elite shopping district, where it remained for nearly 40 years. and Bloomingdale's), and the US Playing Card CompanyThe US Playing Card Company is a Cincinnati, Ohio-based company that is a large manufacturer of playing cards. Among their most popular brands are Bicycle, an inexpensive brand, and Bee, a high-quality brand manufactured not only for consumer use, but use.
2 History
Cincinnati was founded in 1788Events January 1 First edition of The Times previously The Daily Universal Register was published. January 2 Georgia ratifies the United States Constitution and becomes the 4th U. January 9 Connecticut ratifies the United States Constitution and becomes t near the site of Fort Washington. It was first named "Losantiville" by Israel Ludlow, a name formed from a hodgepodge of four different languages meaning "The city opposite the mouth of the Licking River." "Ville" is French for "city," "anti" is Greek for "opposite," "os" is Latin for "mouth," and "L" was all that was included of "Licking River." In 1790Events January 8 George Washington gives the first State of the Union Address. January 30 The first boat specialized as a lifeboat is tested on the River Tyne. February 1 In New York City the Supreme Court of the United States convenes for the first time., Arthur St. ClairArthur St. Clair ( March 23, 1734- 1736? August 31 1818) was the ninth President of the Continental Congress under the Articles of Confederation, holding office from February 2, 1787 to October 29, 1787. He was preceded in office by Nathaniel Gorham and s, the governor of the Northwest TerritoryThis article is about the historic region of the United States; you may be looking for North-Western Territory, British North American territory Northwest Territories, present-day Canadian territory Pacific Northwest, unofficial region in the United State, changed the name of the settlement to "Cincinnati" in honor of the Society of the Cincinnati, of which he was president. The Society honored General George Washington, who was considered a latter day Cincinnatus - the Roman general who saved his city, then retired from power to his farm. To this day, Cincinnati in particular, and Ohio in general, are home to a disproportionately large number of descendants of Revolutionary War soldiers who were granted lands in the state.
In 1802, Cincinnati was chartered as a village, and in 1819 it was incorporated as a city. The introduction of steam navigation on the Ohio River in 1811 and the completion of the Ohio and Erie Canal in 1832 helped the city grow to 115,000 citizens by 1850. The nickname "Porkopolis" was coined around 1835, when Cincinnati was the country's chief hog packing center, and herds of pigs traveled the streets. Called the "Queen of the West" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Cincinnati was an important stop on the Underground Railroad, which helped slaves escape from the South.
As a pioneer-era city, it compared with Pittsburgh and Nashville. As a " Riverboat" and canal-era city, it compared with Louisville, St. Louis, and New Orleans. As an immigrant, industrial city it compared with Brooklyn, Cleveland, Chicago, and Detroit.
Because of its river setting and extensive park system, many commentators have remarked on Cincinnati's beauty, including Winston Churchill who called it "the most beautiful of America’s inland cities." The city's picturesque skyline was used as a backdrop for the fictional city of Monticello on the soap opera The Edge of Night.
