About Cincinnati
John Filson, one of the first settlers in the Ohio Valley community, named it Losantiville, meaning “town opposite the mouth” of the Licking River. The community was the location of Fort Washington, which provided military protection for the surrounding territories. In 1790, General Arthur St. Clair, Commander of Fort Washington, renamed it Cincinnati in honor of the Society of Cincinnati, an organization of Revolutionary War officers.
Amidst the gently rolling hills along the Ohio River, Greater Cincinnati spreads from the southwestern corner of Ohio into Northern Kentucky and southeastern Indiana. The city is located about mid-point on the shoreline of the 981-mile long Ohio River. The metropolitan population is approximately 2,100,000.
Greater Cincinnati is the headquarters city for various national and international companies such as: American Financial Corporation, Cinergy Corporation, The Kroger Company, Chiquita Brands International, Cincinnati Milacron, Procter & Gamble Company, and Western-Southern Insurance.
The region has 5,000 acres of parks and green space, miles of trails and scenic overlooks along the Ohio River Corridor, and an internationally renowned arts, cultural and entertainment scene. Fortune Magazine calls it one of the Top 10 places in the country to live and work.
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