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Cincinnati

Cincinnati, is a city in Southwestern Ohio on the Ohio River and is the county seat of Hamilton County. As of the 2000 census, Cincinnati had a total population of 331,285 making it the third largest city in Ohio. Cincinnati was founded in 1788 near the site of Fort Washington. In 1790, Arthur St. Clair, the governor of the Northwest Territory, changed the name of the settlement to "Cincinnati" in honor of the Society of the Cincinnati, of which he was president. The Society honored General George Washington, who was considered a latter day Cincinnatus - the Roman general who saved his city, then retired from power to his farm. To this day, Cincinnati in particular, and Ohio in general, are home to a disproportionately large number of descendants of Revolutionary War soldiers who were granted lands in the state. In 1802, Cincinnati was chartered as a village, and in 1819 it was incorporated as a city. The introduction of steam navigation on the Ohio River in 1811 and the completion of the Ohio and Erie Canal in 1832 helped the city grow to 115,000 citizens by 1850. Cincinnati is served by two daily newspapers: The Cincinnati Enquirer, owned by Gannett Co., and The Cincinnati Post, owned by Scripps Howard. Among the major attractions in Cincinnati are Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden, Coney Island of Cincinnati and Kings Island (located in a suburb north of Cincinnati). It is also home to the following famous museums: American Classical Music Hall of Fame and Museum, Cincinnati Art Museum, Cincinnati Fire Museum, Cincinnati Museum Center at Union Terminal, Cincinnati Observatory Center, The Contemporary Arts Center, Drake Planetarium, Greater Cincinnati Science Education Center, Harriet Beecher Stowe House, National Signs of the Times Museum, National Underground Railroad Freedom Center, and The Taft Museum. Cincinatti is also home to the following sports franchises: Cincinnati Reds, Major League Baseball; Cincinnati Bengals, National Football League; Cincinnati Mighty Ducks, American Hockey League; Cincinnati Bearcats, University of Cincinnati; Xavier Musketeers, Xavier University.