Cincinnati
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- Names
Cincinnati
Losantiville
Covalts Station
Fort Washington
Porkopolis
Queen City
- Place Type
- inhabited place
- Description
- 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.
- Authority
- Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- Source
- Canby, Historic Places (1984); Encyclopaedia Britannica (1988); National Archives and Record Administration database (1987-); USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994); Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1984);
- Born
Isabel Bishop (American, 1902-1988)
Stu Levy (American, born 1948)
Elizabeth Nourse (American, active United States and France, 1859-1938)
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