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Cincinnati (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 39 09 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 39.1500 decimal degrees |
| Long: 084 27 00 W degrees minutes |
Long: -84.4500 decimal degrees |
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Note: Located at influx of Great Miami and Little Miami Rivers into Ohio River; settled by Moundbuilders; settled by Europeans in 18th century, site of battles with Amerindians; was on Mason-Dixon Line and culturally tied to South, but sided with North in Civil War. |
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| Cincinnati (preferred,C,V,English-P)
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............ | renamed in 1790 to honor Revolutionary War Officers' Society of the Cincinnati |
| סינסינטי (C,U,Hebrew )
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| Columbia (H,V)
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............ | name of first settlement on site by European-Americans |
| Covalts Station (H,V)
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| Fort Washington (H,V)
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| Losantiville (H,V)
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| Porkopolis (H,V)
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| Queen City (H,V)
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Ohio (state) (P) |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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founded in 1788 on site of an earlier Moundbuilder Indian village, expanded when steamboats & railroads came in 19th cen. |
| city (C) |
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| inland port (C) |
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became important river port after steamboats arrived in 1811 & is a center for transporting coal |
| industrial center (C) |
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produces chemicals, machine tools, furniture, jet engines, building materials, packaged meats, playing cards & organs |
| transportation center (C) |
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for river, rail & road traffic |
| cultural center (C) |
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has symphony orchestra, museums of art & natural history |
| sporting center (C) |
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noted as home of nation's first professional baseball team Cincinnati Reds (founded 1875), also has football team |
| scientific center (C) |
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noted for one of nation's oldest zoological parks, has very successful program for breeding gorillas in captivity |
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