The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Cincinnati was platted in 1855. The town of Cincinnati was incorporated in February 1875, and named for the Ohio hometown of early resident J.H.B. Armstrong. Cincinnati was a coal mining camp, and as with many coal camps in the late 19th century, it was a hotbed of union activity, strikes and occasional violence. Company E of the Second Regiment of the Iowa National Guard was called up on April 12, 1895, in response to a request of support from the county sheriff after threats of violence from striking miners in Cincinnati. In 1912, Local 775 of the United Mine Workers based in Cincinnati, had 302 members.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Cincinnati’s history is told.
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Nothing in Cincinnati is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Cincinnati has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Drake Public Library in Centerville, 4.8 miles away.
Cincinnati and the nearest listed places
How a place gets listed
Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (3). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.