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Winston Churchill once called Cincinnati City "the most beautiful of America's inland cities." The city is situated along the Ohio River, which provides Cincinnati a scenic river location which contributes to both its charm and its prosperity.

During 1788, Cincinnati was founded, but it wasn't until the year 1819 until the city was incorporated. Cincinnati is the third-largest city in the state, with a population of 340,000. The city of Cincinnati grew considerably during the mid 1830s after the completion of the Erie and Ohio Canal. With the development of steamships, the city of Cincinnati became a major shipping center, especially for the pork trade. Cincinnati gets its name from the Society of the Cincinnati, that honored George Washington, who was compared to the great Roman General Cincinnatus.

At the moment, major corporations are located within the city of Cincinnati, including Clnergy Corporation, Kroger, Chiquita Brands International, Proctor & Gamble, and Federated Department Stores, that owns Macy's and Bloomingdale's. The area is home to more than 10 Fortune 1000 company head offices and over 370 Fortune 500 firms have operations there. The city of Cincinnati has a unique cultural atmosphere because of the fact that its metropolitan area includes parts of Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana, a convergence of Midwestern industrial together with southern country. Famous personalities who hail from the city of Cincinnati include talk show host Jerry Springer (a former mayor of the city of Cincinnati), Sarah Jessica Parker, Nick Lachey and Carmen Electra.

Unquestionably, sports are Cincinnati's biggest draw. Sports fans could watch the Cincinnati Reds, major league baseball's oldest team, play at the 42,000-seat Great American Ballpark within downtown Cincinnati. At the 65,600-seat Paul Brown Stadium, hockey enthusiasts can watch the NFL's Cincinnati Bengals. US Bank Arena hosts the International Hockey League's Cincinnati Cyclones. Locals support the nationally competitive basketball teams at Xavier University and the University of Cincinnati.

Lots of visitors flock to the top-notch cultural attractions in Cincinnati, like for example the Contemporary Arts Center, the American Classical Music Hall of Fame and Museum and the Cincinnati Art Museum. Housed within the newly revamped railroad terminal is the Museum of Natural History and Science and the Cincinnati Historical Museum. Furthermore, there are many art deco buildings situated in the downtown core. The city has among the oldest orchestras in the country, the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra. The city's festivals are a big attraction each and every year. In the month of March the International Wine Festival attracts numerous visitors. During September, tourists come to the Labor Day Riverfest and the Octoberfest, that thanks to the huge German population is among the nations most authentic and largest. The city's famous dish is Skyline Chili, served over spaghetti.