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  2. Brent Spence Bridge - Wikipedia

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    Brent Spence Bridge. / 39.09087; -84.52291. The Brent Spence Bridge is a double decker, cantilevered truss bridge that carries Interstates 71 and 75 across the Ohio River between Covington, Kentucky and Cincinnati, Ohio. The top deck carries Kentucky-bound traffic while the bottom deck carries Ohio-bound traffic.

  3. List of locks and dams of the Ohio River - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of locks and dams of the Ohio River, which begins at the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers at The Point in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and ends at the confluence of the Ohio River and the Mississippi River, in Cairo, Illinois . A map and diagram of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers operated locks and dams on the Ohio River.

  4. Safe and Dangerous Places in Cincinnati - AOL

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    Alamy Cincinnati may not have the high crime rates of other metropolitan areas, but crime does exist. There are both safe places and areas to avoid in Cincinnati. Before you visit, you need to ...

  5. Underground Railroad - Wikipedia

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    Origin of the name Eric Foner wrote that the term "was perhaps first used by a Washington newspaper in 1839, quoting a young slave hoping to escape bondage via a railroad that 'went underground all the way to Boston'". Dr. Robert Clemens Smedley wrote that following slave catchers' failed searches and lost traces of fugitives as far north as Columbia, Pennsylvania, they declared in ...

  6. Crime in Cincinnati - Wikipedia

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    Crime in Cincinnati, Ohio has been a concern of residents since the 18th century.. Earliest years. The first recorded crime in Cincinnati's history was a petty theft in 1789. Under the judgement of William McMillan, informally appointed justice of the peace, one Patrick Grimes was sentenced to twenty-nine lashes after being caught stealing cucumbe

  7. Cincinnati - Wikipedia

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    Cincinnati (/ ˌ s ɪ n s ɪ ˈ n æ t i / SIN-si-NAT-ee, nicknamed Cincy) is a city in and the county seat of Hamilton County, Ohio, United States. Settled in 1788, the city is located in the northern side of the confluence of the Licking and Ohio rivers, the latter of which marks the state line with Kentucky.

  8. Over-the-Rhine - Wikipedia

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    Over-the-Rhine, also known as "Cincinnati's Rhineland", and the "Rhineland of America", is a German cultural district of Cincinnati, Ohio. [2] [3] [4] Over-the-Rhine is among the largest, most intact urban historic districts in the United States. [5] Germans from Ohio are known as "Ohio Rhinelanders" ( German: Ohio Rheinländer ), named after ...

  9. John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge - Wikipedia

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    Designated NHL. May 15, 1975. The John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge (formerly the Cincinnati-Covington Bridge) is a suspension bridge that spans the Ohio River between Cincinnati, Ohio, and Covington, Kentucky. When opened on December 1, 1866, it was the longest suspension bridge in the world at 1,057 feet (322 m) main span, [3] which was ...