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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.
Cincinnati began with the settlement of Columbia, Losantiville, and North Bend in the Northwest Territory of the United States beginning in late December 1788. The following year Fort Washington, named for George Washington, was established to protect the settlers.
Timeline of important dates and major events in the history of Cincinnati. Illustrated list of events and people from our today in history archives.
1811: Steamboats first plied the Ohio River, opening up commerce to the city. 1837: William Procter and James Gamble teamed up to sell candles and soaps. Procter & Gamble introduced Ivory soap...
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.
The history of Cincinnati got going in 1802 when it was formed as a village, later becoming an incorporated city in 1819. Two major events helped to shape the young town's future - the arrival of steam navigation for boats along the Ohio River and the completion of the Miami and Erie Canal in 1827.
12 lis 2024 · Cincinnati emerged as a river port after 1811, when the first steamboat west of the Allegheny Mountains, the New Orleans, arrived on its downriver voyage from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Miami and Erie Canal was completed to Dayton in 1829, and the first section of the Little Miami Railway was laid in 1843.
