Tuesday, August 5, 2025

Question: Which Ohio city is known as the Queen City?

Answer: Cincinnati earned the nickname “Queen City” in the early 19th century as it rapidly became a center for culture, arts, and journalism. By the 1820s, locals referred to it by that name, or “Queen of the West.” The title was popularized by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, who described the Ohio River Valley vineyard region as the “Queen of the West… On the banks of the Beautiful River.”