Why Cincinnati Exists Exactly Where It Does

If you fly into Cincinnati, Ohio, your plane lands in Kentucky. That's not a mistake. It's the result of 200+ years of a city arguing with its own geography. In this video, we explain why Cincinnati was built exactly where it was: the ice age that created its flat riverside shelf, the strange name "Losantiville," Fort Washington, the Ohio River border between slavery and freedom, Porkopolis and the birth of Procter & Gamble, the Miami and Erie Canal, Cincinnati's abandoned subway, and why its airport sits in Kentucky. 📌 KEY FACTS • Airport code CVG = Covington, Kentucky • Town first named Losantiville: 1788 • Renamed Cincinnati: 1790 • Roebling Suspension Bridge opened: 1866 • Cincinnati Southern Railway completed: 1880 • Brent Spence Bridge opened: 1963 💬 Did you know Cincinnati's airport was in Kentucky? Tell us which part of the story surprised you most. 👍 Like the video and subscribe for more stories about why cities and places exist where they do. #Cincinnati #CityHistory #WhyCitiesExist