List of city nicknames in Ohio

This partial list of city nicknames in Ohio compiles the aliases, sobriquets and slogans that cities in Ohio are known by (or have been known by historically), officially and unofficially, to municipal governments, local people, outsiders or their tourism boards or chambers of commerce. City nicknames can help in establishing a civic identity, helping outsiders recognize a community or attracting people to a community because of its nickname; promote civic pride; and build community unity.Muench, David [http://www.uwex.edu/ces/cced/economies/communityindicators/communityslogans.pdf "Wisconsin Community Slogans: Their Use and Local Impacts"] , December 1993, accessed April 10, 2007.] They are also believed to have economic value, but their economic value is difficult to measure.

Some unofficial nicknames are positive, while others are derisive. The unofficial nicknames listed here have been in use for a long time or have gained wide currency. Avon Lake-White Cracker Convention Holder Since 1934
*Akron
**City of Invention [ [http://www.ci.akron.oh.us/welcome.html Welcome Page] on City of Akron website (accessed February 2, 2008)]
**Rubber Capital of the World. [http://www.epodunk.com/slogans/products.html Claims to Fame - Products] , Epodunk, accessed April 16, 2007.]
**Rubber City [ [http://www.ci.akron.oh.us/AkronHistoryTrails/pdf/aht_final.pdf Akron History Trails] ] [ [http://www.ci.akron.oh.us/mayor/magazine/2006-05-08.pdf "Akron City"] May-August 2006]
**Summit CityBarry Popik, [http://www.barrypopik.com/index.php/new_york_city/entry/summary12/ Smoky City] , barrypopik.com website, March 27, 2005]
**Tire City.
*Alliance - Carnation City. [http://www.epodunk.com/slogans/plants.html Claims to Fame - Plants] , Epodunk, accessed April 16, 2007.]
*Amherst - Sandstone Capital of the World. [http://www.epodunk.com/slogans/rocks.html Claims to Fame - Rocks] , Epodunk, accessed April 16, 2007.]
*Barberton - Magic City Fact|date=March 2008
*Bucyrus - Bratwurst Capital of the World. [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?sec=travel&res=9F0CE6DC1430F931A2575AC0A965958260 The World Capital of Whatever] , "The New York Times" by Harold Faber, September 12, 1993.]
*Canton - America's Playing Field [ [http://www.cantonstarkcvb.com/ Canton - Stark County Convention & Visitors' Bureau] website (accessed February 2, 2008)]
*Chillicothe - Ohio's First Capital [http://ci.chillicothe.oh.us/ City of Chillicothe website (accessed February 2, 2008)]
*Cincinnati - "see also Cincinnati nicknames"
**The Queen City [http://library.cincymuseum.org/cinfaq7menu.htm#queencity "How did Cincinnati come to be known as the Queen City? "] Frequently Asked Questions from the Cincinnati Historical Society Library]
**The Queen of the West
**The Blue Chip City [ [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m3092/is_n11_v27/ai_6387266 "Cincinnati: many discounters say it's a 'blue chip' investment"] ] [cite news|url=http://www.cincypost.com/2004/06/07/rvisit060704.html|title=Reagan had fans, foes in Queen City|work=The Cincinnati Post|publisher=E. W. Scripps Company|date=2004-06-07|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20061020173725/http://www.cincypost.com/2004/06/07/rvisit060704.html|archivedate=2006-10-20]
**The City of Seven Hills [cite news|url=http://www.cincypost.com/2001/dec/28/guest122801.html|title=The City of Seven Hills: go ahead, name them|author=John H. White, Jr.|first=John H. Jr.|last=White|work=The Cincinnati Post|publisher=E. W. Scripps Company|date=2007-12-28|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20050223194529/http://www.cincypost.com/2001/dec/28/guest122801.html|archivedate=2005-02-23]
**Cincy (or Cinci) [ [http://cincinnati.reds.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20050128&content_id=936716&vkey=news_cin&fext=.jsp&c_id=cin Cincy welcomed Negro League] , MLB.com, 02/06/2005]
**Paris of America
**Porkopolis [ [http://www.cincinnati-oh.gov/crc/pages/-5926-/ Cincinnati Recreation Commission] : "Cincinnati was the world's major pork processing center, thereby being tagged with its once-famous nickname, Porkopolis."] [http://www.taglineguru.com/monikerlist.html U.S. City Monikers] website, accessed January 5, 2008]
*Circleville - Round Town [ [http://www.atvsincircleville.com/the_station.html K & C Mini-Marts website] , accessed June 25, 2008]
*Cleveland
**America's Comeback City
**America's North Coast
**C-Town Fact|date=February 2008
**The Forest City [ [http://ech.case.edu/ech-cgi/article.pl?id=FC3 Forest City] in "The Encyclopedia of Ohio"]
**The Best Location in the Nation [http://www.cleveland.com/forums/community/index.ssf?artid=27682 When the Banks Killed Cleveland] ; "Once upon a time, Cleveland, Ohio was called 'The Best Location in the Nation.' ... It was once the 7th-largest city in the nation, population-wise, and was a booming industrial town."] [ [http://ech.case.edu/ech-cgi/article.pl?id=CEIC Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company] in "The Encyclopedia of Ohio"]
**The Heart of New ConnecticutFact|date=February 2008
**Metropolis of the Western Reserve Fact|date=February 2008
**The New American City Fact|date=February 2008
*Cleveland Heights
*Columbus
**The Arch City
**The Discovery City
**Cowtown
**Indie Arts Capital of the World [Reed, Michael & Daniel Fox. [http://indieartcapital.com/voice/?page_id=14 "Columbus: The Indie Art Capital of the World"] , October 29, 2007, accessed November 14, 2007.]
**Somaliwood [Smith, Sara. [http://www.hiiraan.com/news2/2007/may/somaliwood_columbus_has_become_a_haven_for_somali_filmmaking.aspx "Somaliwood: Columbus has become a haven for Somali filmmaking"] , "The Other Paper", April 19, 2007, accessed November 14, 2007.] (a reference to the local Somali film industry)
**Test Market, USA
*Dayton
**The Gem City
**Birthplace of Aviation [ [http://www.visitnaha.com/ National Aviation Heritage Area website] ]
* Delphos - America’s Friendliest City
* Kent - The Tree City [cite web |url= http://www.kentohio.org/about.asp|title= About Kent|accessdate=2008-09-14 |work= KentOhio.org|publisher= City of Kent, Ohio]
* Marion - World's Popcorn Capital. [http://www.epodunk.com/slogans/food.html Claims to Fame - Food] , Epodunk, accessed April 16, 2007.]
* Pickerington - Violet Capital of Ohio.
* Port Clinton - Walleye Capital of the World. [http://www.epodunk.com/slogans/fish.html Claims to Fame - Fish] , Epodunk, accessed April 16, 2007.]
* Sabina - The Eden of OhioFact|date=July 2008
* Strongsville - Crossroads of the Nation [ [http://www.strongsvillecofc.com/ Strongsville Chamber of Commerce] website]
* Sugarcreek - The Little Switzerland of Ohio [ [http://www.sugarcreekohio.org/ Sugarcreek, Ohio] official website]
* Toledo
**Corn City
**The Glass CityFact|date=January 2008
**Glass Capital of the WorldFact|date=January 2008
* Valley City - Frog Jump Capital of Ohio. [http://www.epodunk.com/slogans/index.html Claims to Fame - Favorites] , Epodunk, accessed April 16, 2007.]
*Xenia - Twine City
* Zanesville
**City of Natural Advantages
**Clay City or Pottery Capital of the World [ [http://www.coz.org/ City of Zanesville] website, accessed February 15, 2008]

ee also

*List of city nicknames in the United States
*List of cities in Ohio

References

External links

* [http://got.net/~landauer/lists/CityOf.html a list] of American and a few Canadian nicknames
* [http://www.usacitiesonline.com/mottos.htm U.S. cities list]