• Cincinnati attracted its first permanent white settlers by flatboat in 1788. It took its name from the Society of Cincinnati, an organization of Revolutionary officers. That name came from Cincinnatus, the Roman farmer and general.

  Bill Dedman
  American journalist
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1. revolutionary
2. cincinnatus
3. permanent
4. settlers
5. flatboat
6. officers

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Cincinnati attracted its first permanent white settlers by flatboat in 1788. It took its name from the Society of Cincinnati, an organization of Revolutionary officers. That name came from Cincinnatus, the Roman farmer and general. by : Bill Dedman

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