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How did Cincinnati, Ohio get its name?

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The name was a convoluted contraction of the idea that this was a "city across from the mouth of the Licking River." The town grew ... Cincinnati had emerged as a major city, primarily due to its strategic location on the Ohio River. ... Many major corporations have their national or regional headquarters in Cincinnati. read more

Cincinnati began as three settlements between the Little Miami and Great Miami rivers on the north shore of the Ohio River. Columbia was on the Little Miami, North Bend on the Great Miami. Losantiville, the central settlement, was opposite the mouth of the Licking River. read more

Cincinnati was named after a Roman dictator named Cincinnatus who saved Rome and then later retired kind of to where he lived. There was a organization called the Society of Cincinnati and the governor of the territory where the town was gave it it's name as he was in the society organization. At least that's how I learned it when I lived there. read more

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