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  2. History of Cincinnati - Wikipedia

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    Cincinnati in 1800, lithograph, based on a painting by A.J. Swing. In 1800, there were about 30 buildings and a population of 750 people. Cincinnati began with the settlement of Columbia, Losantiville, and North Bend in the Northwest Territory of the United States beginning in late December 1788.

  3. Cincinnati - Wikipedia

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    Cincinnati (/ ˌ s ɪ n s ɪ ˈ n æ t i / ⓘ SIN-si-NAT-ee; nicknamed Cincy) is a city in and the county seat of Hamilton County, Ohio, United States. [10] Settled by Europeans in 1788, the city is located on the northern side of the confluence of the Licking and Ohio rivers, the latter of which marks the state line with Kentucky.

  4. Fountain Square, Cincinnati - Wikipedia

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    An Indian mound stood at the present site of Fountain Square when the first white settlers arrived. [1] Fountain Square has been the symbolic center of Cincinnati since 1871. [2] The square, which replaced a butcher's market, [3] was a gift from Henry Probasco in memory of his business partner and brother-in-law, Tyler Davidson.

  5. Adena culture - Wikipedia

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    The Adena culture was named for the large mound on Thomas Worthington's early 19th-century estate located near Chillicothe, Ohio, [4] which he named "Adena".. The culture is the most prominently known of a number of similar cultures in eastern North America that began mound building ceremonialism at the end of the Archaic period.

  6. Cincinnati, Indiana - Wikipedia

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    A post office was established at Cincinnati in 1874, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1934. [3] According to tradition, the community was named when a visitor told the innkeeper that the surrounding hills and whiskey made him recall his home in Cincinnati, Ohio.

  7. History of the Indian Tribes of North America - Wikipedia

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    The History of the Indian Tribes of North America is a three-volume collection of Native American biographies and accompanying lithograph portraits, originally published in the United States from 1836 to 1844 by Thomas McKenney and James Hall. The majority of the portraits were first painted in oil by Charles Bird King.

  8. Timeline of Cincinnati - Wikipedia

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    1912, the Cincinnati Reds opened a new steel-and-concrete ballpark, Redland Field (later known as Crosley Field). 1914 - Martha, the last passenger pigeon, dies at the Cincinnati Zoo. [27] 1916 - 9th Street YMCA opens. [28] Hall of famer Edd Roush led Cincinnati to the 1919 World Series. 1920 Cincinnati Subway breaks ground [29] Cincinnati ...

  9. Fort Ancient - Wikipedia

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    Partially reconstructed Fort Ancient settlement at Sunwatch Indian Village The Fort Ancient culture is a Native American archaeological culture that dates back to c. 1000–1750 CE . [ 1 ] Members of the culture lived along the Ohio River valley, in an area running from modern-day Ohio and western West Virginia through to northern Kentucky and ...