6. What issues and problems did your city face as its population grew? How did it handle them?
As Cincinnati’s population grew, the city became densely populated and overcrowded. To solve this problem, the city became very active in the annexation of its neighbors. In 1873, the city annexed Camp Washington, Price Hill, and many more (Schulz, 2011). Another problem that the city faced in the 1890s was the loss of its wealthy residents to suburban areas. In order to combat this problem, the city annexed these suburbs and brought the income back to the city (Schulz, 2011).
Cincinnati was also faced with the problem of pollution due to its meat-processing industry. Southern Ohio experiences warm enough weather to spoil the meat quickly. This spoiled …show more content…
It was called the Common Schools of Cincinnati. It is believed that Cincinnati was the first to establish a school system in the Old Northwest territory. The school system continued to grow in popularity over the time period. It established different departments for ethnic groups, such as the German Department. These were added to help educate the immigrants that came to the city. In 1914, the Harriet Beecher Stowe School was established. This school was organized by an African American school teacher. It was a segregated school for African Americans (The Early History, …show more content…
That is due to the fact that a large number of firms and companies hold their headquarters, national or regional, in Cincinnati. This provides the city with diverse options of employment and a large number of jobs. These factors allow Cincinnati to withstand hard economic times, such as the Great Depression (Cincinnati, Ohio, n.d.). The Cincinnati Milling Machine Company was one of the firms that were able to withstand the economic downturn. This was due to its success in the world market; the company was one of the largest producers of machine tools in the world. This allowed it to be relatively unaffected by the Great Depression (Cincinnati, Ohio, n.d.). However, many jobs were lost because of the Great Depression. Nevertheless, the city persevered, through employment in governmental jobs and programs. The Works Progress Administration and Public Works Administration are two of the noteworthy programs. Programs such as these helped construct the Carew Tower; the second largest building in Cincinnati. However, it was the largest building at the time (Cincinnati, Ohio,
As Cincinnati’s population grew, the city became densely populated and overcrowded. To solve this problem, the city became very active in the annexation of its neighbors. In 1873, the city annexed Camp Washington, Price Hill, and many more (Schulz, 2011). Another problem that the city faced in the 1890s was the loss of its wealthy residents to suburban areas. In order to combat this problem, the city annexed these suburbs and brought the income back to the city (Schulz, 2011).
Cincinnati was also faced with the problem of pollution due to its meat-processing industry. Southern Ohio experiences warm enough weather to spoil the meat quickly. This spoiled …show more content…
It was called the Common Schools of Cincinnati. It is believed that Cincinnati was the first to establish a school system in the Old Northwest territory. The school system continued to grow in popularity over the time period. It established different departments for ethnic groups, such as the German Department. These were added to help educate the immigrants that came to the city. In 1914, the Harriet Beecher Stowe School was established. This school was organized by an African American school teacher. It was a segregated school for African Americans (The Early History, …show more content…
That is due to the fact that a large number of firms and companies hold their headquarters, national or regional, in Cincinnati. This provides the city with diverse options of employment and a large number of jobs. These factors allow Cincinnati to withstand hard economic times, such as the Great Depression (Cincinnati, Ohio, n.d.). The Cincinnati Milling Machine Company was one of the firms that were able to withstand the economic downturn. This was due to its success in the world market; the company was one of the largest producers of machine tools in the world. This allowed it to be relatively unaffected by the Great Depression (Cincinnati, Ohio, n.d.). However, many jobs were lost because of the Great Depression. Nevertheless, the city persevered, through employment in governmental jobs and programs. The Works Progress Administration and Public Works Administration are two of the noteworthy programs. Programs such as these helped construct the Carew Tower; the second largest building in Cincinnati. However, it was the largest building at the time (Cincinnati, Ohio,