Cincinnati Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
city in Ohio, United States; county seat of Hamilton County
About Cincinnati
Peak tourist season is summer and fall. If you are visiting during the winter or early spring, some activities or sights may have shortened hours or possibly be closed. Formerly known as Losantiville, the city was renamed Cincinnati by the first governor of the Northwest Territory, Arthur St. Clair, in honor of the Society of the Cincinnati, a society named after Roman dictator Cincinnatus who famously gave up absolute power and returned to his farm after serving his country in times of crisis and founded at the end of the Revolutionary War. Many members of the society were prominent men in the early years of the United States. The city's early economy was based on the pork industry, and this was celebrated in the summer of 2000 with theBig Pig Gig, during which large flying pig statues t
Cincinnati Travel Guide Sections
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