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| Cincinnati City Facts |
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Cincinnati was founded in 1788 as Losantiville; in 1790 Arthur St. Clair, the first governor of the Northwest Territory, renamed it for the Society of Cincinnati, a group of Revolutionary War officers. |
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The city is home to the Cincinnati Reds, the nation's oldest professional baseball team. The Cincinnati Reds were previously known as the Cincinnati Stockings. |
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Comprised of 13 counties and the corners of three states - Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana - Greater Cincinnati is home to almost 2 million people. |
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