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Mar 9, 2021 · Cincinnati has a lot of streets that clearly involve spelling somebody’s name backwards, including Semloh, Leumas, and Relleum. Less obvious is Zan Court in Mt. Lookout. Although John A. Naz developed the one-street subdivision in 1941, he objected to naming the cul-de-sac after himself, so his surveyors just reversed the spelling of his name.
Oct 11, 2021 · How did our neighborhoods get their names? Rivers, generals and post offices have been sources for some, but often the origins have been largely forgotten. Cincinnati was not the first name...
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Oct 11, 2022 · How did your street gets its name? Peruse this catalog of peculiar and prominent Cincinnati roads, places, lanes, drives, and courts to learn their curious histories.
May 8, 2021 · On September 22, 1788, three speculators — John Filson, Colonel Robert Patterson, and Mathias Denman — crossed the Ohio River from Kentucky and onto their 800-acre investment in the Northwest...
Sep 14, 2021 · September 14, 2021. Over the years, Cincinnati’s streets have been named, renamed, abandoned, and vacated. The origin of some of our street names is lost in the mists of time and mythology. I looked at some fun examples back in March, and here are a few more attempts to sort the facts from the folderol.
Nov 5, 2015 · Although, some early settlers and politicians chose to name cities after figures from history that they admired. Like Columbus, named after Christopher, and Cincinnati, named after Cincinnatus, an ancient Roman statesman. And a lot of Ohio cities have an international flair.
Jan 21, 2021 · The large influx of German immigrants gave rise to the city we are familiar with today. Home to over 50 breweries, such as Rhinegeist, Wiedemann’s, and Mecklenburg, Cincinnati garnered the nickname, “Beer capital of the world,” and was known to brew up to 35 million barrels at one time.
