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Originally Posted by jmecklenborg
Cincinnati is where it is because of geologic anomaly known as the "upper alluvial plain" that is a relic of the retreating Wisconsin glacier from the last Ice Age. What this means is the plain upon which the town (and now downtown) was built sits about 30 feet higher than the rest of any other flood plain for 100+ miles in either direction.
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Which was/is
VERY important considering the Ohio river's long history of massive flooding.