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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Leadfoot, post: 883322, member: 2972&quot;]FYI, Charlotte, named for Charlotte of Mecklenburg (the queen consort of George III of England), was incorporated in 1768, and the name Queen City dates into the 18th century.</p><p><br /></p><p>Cincinnati was incorporated in 1819 -- the 19th century.</p><p><br /></p><p>The first queen city is Charlotte....Mike</p><p><br /></p><p>p.s. some other cities that are also nicknamed the Queen City:&nbsp; Auckland, New Zealand; Seattle, Washington; Denver, Colorado; Toronto, Canada; and Poughkipsie, NY.&nbsp; However, none of them, to my knowledge, predate Charlotte in the use of the term Queen City.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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