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 Forklift Masts Cincinnati - The city of Cincinnati is situated on the Ohio River in the state of Ohio. Cincinnati's picturesque river location has contributed both to its prosperity and its charm. Winston Churchill once called it "the most beautiful of America's inland cities."
During the year 1788, the city 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. Cincinnati grew considerably during the mid 1830s after the completion of the Ohio and Erie Canal. With the development of steamships, the city of Cincinnati became a major shipping center, specifically for the pork business. Cincinnati gets its name from the Society of the Cincinnati, which honored George Washington, who was compared to the great Roman General Cincinnatus.
These days, major companies are situated in the city of Cincinnati, including Kroger, CInergy Corporation, Chiquita Brands International, Proctor & Gamble, and Federated Department Stores, that owns Bloomingdale's and Macy's. The area is home to over ten Fortune 1000 company headquarters 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 consists of parts of Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana, a convergence of Midwestern industrial with southern nation. Famous personalities which hail from Cincinnati consist of talk show host Jerry Springer (a former mayor of Cincinnati City), Carmen Electra, Sarah Jessica Parker and Nick Lachey.
Cincinnati's biggest draw is undeniably sports, as there are a lot of teams within the area to support comprising major league baseball's oldest team, the Cincinnati Reds, who play in the 42,000-seat Great American Ballpark in downtown Cincinnati. At the 65,600-seat Paul Brown Stadium, hockey fans 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 the University of Cincinnati and Xavier University.
Numerous visitors flock to the top-notch cultural attractions within Cincinnati, like for example the Cincinnati Art Museum, the Contemporary Arts Center, and the American Classical Music Hall of Fame and Museum. Housed in the newly revamped railroad terminal is the Cincinnati Historical Museum and the Museum of Natural History and Science. Also, there are a lot of art deco buildings located within the downtown core. Cincinnati has one of the oldest orchestras within the country, the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra. The city's festivals are a big draw every year. In the month of March the International Wine Festival draws a lot of tourists. In September, tourists come to the Labor Day Riverfest and the Octoberfest, which due to the huge German population is among the nations most authentic and largest. Skyline Chili, which is served over spaghetti, is a famous dish of the city of Cincinnati.
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