History

Settled in 1788, Cincinnati is located on the north bank of the Ohio River at the Ohio Kentucky border, near Indiana. The original surveyor named it "Losantiville" from four terms, each of different language, before his death in October 1879. It means "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 1790, Arthur St. Clair, the governor of the Northwest Territory, changed the name of the settlement to "Cincinnati" in honor of the Society of the Cincinnati, of which he was a member. The Society honored General George Washington, who was considered a latter day Cincinnatus, the Roman farmer who was called to serve Rome as dictator. Cincinnati was incorporated as a city in 1819. In the early 19th century, Cincinnati was the first American boomtown in the heart of the country to rival the larger coastal cities in size and wealth. During this period of rapid expansion, residents of Cincinnati began referring to the city as the "Queen" city. In his

immigrants for many years, and is one of the largest historic districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Local Cuisine
Cincinnati is identified with several unique foods. "Cincinnati chili" is commonly served by several independent chains, including Skyline Chili, Gold Star Chili, Price Hill Chili, Empress Chili, Camp Washington Chili, and Dixie Chili and Deli. Cincinnati has been called the "Chili Capital of America" and "the World" because it has more chili restaurants per capita than any other city in the nation or world. Another local delicacy is Graeters Ice Cream, which is known for its creamy texture (due to the French Pot method by which it is made) and large chunks of dark chocolate in their flavors featuring chocolate chips. Goetta is a meat product popular in Cincinnati consisting of sausage and pinhead oatmeal, usually fried and eaten as a breakfast food. Findlay Market is Ohio's oldest continuously-operated public market and one of Cincinnati's most famous institutions. The market is the last remaining market among the many that once served Cincinnati.

poem "Catawba Wine", Henry Wadsworth Longfellow wrote that the city was "the Queen of the West".

Sports Teams
The Cincinnati Red Stockings, a baseball team whose name and heritage inspired today's Cincinnati Reds, began their career in the 19th century. The Red Stockings became the first regular professional baseball team in 1869. Today, the Reds can be found playing in Great American Ballpark, located on the Ohio Riverfront, which opened in 2003. Cincinnati is also home to the Cincinnati Bengals, a professional football team, founded in 1966. The Bengals play at Paul Brown Stadium, also located on the Ohio Riverfront, which opened in 2000, and is named after the first owner of the franchise.

the Duke Energy Childrens Museum, as well as the Robert D. Lindner Family Omnimax Theater In addition to the historic Cincinnati Art Museum and Taft Museum, two new museums have opened in the past decade: the Rosenthal Center for Contemporary Art in 2003, and the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center in 2004. The Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden is one of the oldest in the United States, opening in 1875, and features a prominent breeding program for animals including Malaysian tigers, Western Lowland Gorillas and Masai Giraffes.

Architecture

Museums + Attractions
Cincinnati is home to a number of museums and cultural institutions. The Cincinnati Museum Center, which is located in the gorgeous Art Deco-style former train station known as Union Terminal, features three museums: the Cincinnati History Museum, the Museum of Natural History & Science, and

Cincinnati is known for its large collection of historic architecture. Over-the-Rhine, a neighborhood just to the north of Downtown Cincinnati, boasts among the world's largest collections of Italianate architecture, rivaling similar neighborhoods in New York City, Vienna and Munich in size and scope. In the late 1800s, Cincinnati was commonly referred to as 'Paris of America,' mainly due to significant architectural projects, like the Music Hall, the Cincinnatian Hotel, and the Shillito Department Store. Constructed mainly between 1850 and 1900, Over-theRhine was the center of life for German

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