Cincinnati

Cincinnati , city (1990 pop. 364,040), seat of Hamilton co., extreme SW Ohio, on the Ohio River opposite Newport and Covington, Ky.; inc. as a city 1819. The third largest city in the state, Cincinnati is the industrial, commercial, and cultural center for an extensive area including numerous suburbs in Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana. It is also a port with a large riverfront and good transportation facilities. Machinery; consumer goods; transportation, electric, and electronic equipment; musical instruments; metal goods; and packaged meats are among its manufactures; banking and finance also are important. Cincinnati was founded in 1788 as Losantiville; in 1790 Arthur St. Clair , the first governor of the Northwest Territory , renamed it for the Society of Cincinnati, a group of Revolutionary War officers. It was the first seat of the legislature of the Northwest Territory. After the opening of the Ohio and Erie Canal (c.1832), the city developed as a shipper of farm products and meat. Built on and below "seven hills," it became known for its German-influenced cultural life. Corruption, crime, and unrest plagued late-19th-century Cincinnati; a reform movement culminated in the establishment (1924) of the city-manager type of government (notable managers were Clarence A. Dykstra and Clarence O. Sherrill). Disastrous flooding struck the city in 1884 and again in 1937, after which major flood-control projects were undertaken. The Univ. of Cincinnati, Edgecliff College, Xavier Univ., and several other educational and arts institutions are in the city. William Howard Taft and his son Robert A. Taft were born here. Cincinnati's landmarks include the Taft Museum; Eden Park, with the Cincinnati Art Museum; the Cincinnati Museum Center in the former Union Terminal; and the Rosenthal Center for Contemporary Art. The city is home to the Cincinnati Reds, the nation's oldest professional baseball team, and the Bengals football team.

Cincinnati City on the Ohio River, sw Ohio, USA. Originally named Losantiville, it grew around Fort Washington (established 1789). The completion of the Miami and Erie Canal in 1832 made the city a shipping centre for farm produce. In order to compete with Chicago and St Louis, Cincinnati built its own railway (1880). The city has a university (1819) and other colleges. Industries: machine tools, soap products, brewing, meat packing, aircraft engines. Pop. (2000) 331,285.

Cincinnati, Ohio/USA Columbia, Losantiville Columbia was founded in 1788 and Losantiville, nearby, in 1789. The latter is a representation of the ‘Town opposite the Mouth of Licking Creek’ from L(icking Creek), the Latin os ‘mouth’, the Greek anti ‘opposite’ and the French ville ‘town’. Two years after its initial founding General Arthur St Clair, governor of the Northwest Territory, renamed the settlement in honour of the Revolutionary War Officers' Society of the Cincinnati, itself named after Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus (5th century bc), Roman statesman and folk hero.