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Kent is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the largest city in Portage County . It is located along the Cuyahoga River in Northeast Ohio on the western edge of the county. The population was 28,215 at the 2020 Census . The city is counted as part of the Akron metropolitan area and the larger Cleveland?Akron?Canton combined statistical area .

Part of the Connecticut Western Reserve , Kent was settled in 1805 and was known for many years as Franklin Mills . Settlers were attracted to the area due to its location along the Cuyahoga River as a place for water-powered mills. Later development came in the 1830s and 1840s as a result of the settlement's position along the route of the Pennsylvania and Ohio Canal . Leading up to the American Civil War , Franklin Mills was noted for its activity in the Underground Railroad . With the decline of the canal and the emergence of the railroad, the town became the home of the Atlantic and Great Western Railroad maintenance shops through the influence of Marvin Kent . In 1864 the town was renamed Kent in honor of and in gratitude for Marvin Kent's efforts. It was incorporated as a village in 1867 and became a city after the 1920 Census . Today Kent is a college town best known as the home of the main campus of Kent State University , founded in 1910, and as the site of the May 4, 1970 Kent State shootings .

Historically a manufacturing center, education is the city's largest economic sector with Kent State University being the city's, and one of the region's, largest employers. The Kent City School District and the Kent Free Library provide additional education opportunities and resources. Many of Kent's demographic elements are influenced by the presence of the university, particularly the median age, median income, and those living below the poverty level. The city is governed by a council-manager system with a city manager , a nine-member city council, and a mayor. Kent has nearly 20 parks and preserves and hosts a number of annual festivals including ones related to Earth Day , folk music, and the U.S. Independence Day . In addition to the Kent State athletic teams , the city also hosts a number of amateur and local sporting events at various times during the year. Kent is part of the Cleveland?Akron media market and is the city of license for three local radio stations and three television stations and includes the regional affiliates for National Public Radio (NPR) and the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS). Local transportation infrastructure includes a public bus service and hike-and-bike trails. As the home of the Davey Tree Expert Company , Kent is known as "The Tree City" while residents are referred to as " Kentites ". The city has produced a number of notable individuals, particularly in politics, athletics, and the entertainment industry. ( Full article... )

• ... that, unlike corporate creations Betty Crocker and Ronald McDonald , food-brand icon Chef Boyardee was real?
• ... that the Christopher Walker Farm was a center for hog raising in western Ohio ?
• ... that Admiral Clarence S. Williams , commander in chief of the U.S. Asiatic Fleet , directed a 1926 military intervention to protect foreign nationals in Shanghai at the start of the Chinese Civil War ?
• ... that Clement O. Miniger , founder of the Electric Auto-Lite Company , lost $5 million in 1931 due to the economic effects of the Great Depression ?

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Cincinnati chili (or Cincinnati-style chili ) is a Mediterranean-spiced meat sauce used as a topping for spaghetti or hot dogs ("coneys"); both dishes were developed by immigrant restaurateurs in the 1920s. Its name evokes comparison to chili con carne , but the two are dissimilar in consistency, flavor, and serving method; Cincinnati chili more closely resembles Greek pasta sauces and spiced-meat hot dog topping sauces seen in other parts of the United States.

Ingredients include ground beef , water or stock , tomato paste , spices such as cinnamon , nutmeg , allspice , clove , cumin , chili powder , bay leaf , and in some home recipes unsweetened dark chocolate in a soupy consistency. Customary toppings include cheddar cheese , onions, and beans; specific combinations of toppings are known as "ways". The most popular order is a "three-way", which adds shredded cheese to the chili-topped spaghetti (a "two-way"), while a "four-way" or "five-way" adds onions and/or beans before topping with the cheese. Ways are often served with oyster crackers and a mild hot sauce. Cincinnati chili is almost never served or eaten by the bowl.

While served in many local restaurants, it is most often associated with the over 250 independent and chain "chili parlors" (restaurants specializing in Cincinnati chili) found throughout greater Cincinnati with franchise locations throughout Ohio and in Kentucky , Indiana , Florida , and the Middle East . ( Full article... )

Cincinnati ( / ? s ? n s ? ? n æ t i / SIN -si- NAT -ee , nicknamed Cincy ) is a city in and the county seat of Hamilton County, Ohio , United States. Settled in 1788, the city is located on the northern side of the confluence of the Licking and Ohio rivers, the latter of which marks the state line with Kentucky . The population of Cincinnati was 309,317 in 2020, making it the third-most populous city in Ohio after Columbus and Cleveland and 65th in the United States . The city is the economic and cultural hub of the Cincinnati metropolitan area , Ohio's most populous metro area and the nation's 30th-largest with over 2.265 million residents.

Throughout much of the 19th century, Cincinnati was among the top 10 U.S. cities by population . The city developed as a river town for cargo shipping by steamboats , located at the crossroads of the Northern and Southern United States, with fewer immigrants and less influence from Europe than East Coast cities in the same period. However, it received a significant number of German-speaking immigrants , who founded many of the city's cultural institutions. It later developed an industrialized economy in manufacturing. Many structures in the urban core have remained intact for 200 years; in the late 1800s, Cincinnati was commonly referred to as the " Paris of America" due mainly to ambitious architectural projects such as the Music Hall , Cincinnatian Hotel , and Roebling Bridge . ( Full article... )

Jack William Nicklaus ( / ? n ? k l ? s ? ? n ? k ? l -/ ; born January 21, 1940), nicknamed " the Golden Bear ", is a retired American professional golfer and golf course designer . He is widely considered to be either the greatest or one of the greatest golfers of all time. He won 117 professional tournaments in his career. Over a quarter-century, he won a record 18 major championships , three more than second-placed Tiger Woods . Nicklaus focused on the major championships?the Masters Tournament , U.S. Open , Open Championship and PGA Championship ?and played a selective schedule of regular PGA Tour events. He competed in 164 major tournaments, more than any other player, and finished with 73 PGA Tour victories, third behind Sam Snead (82) and Woods (82).

Nicklaus won the U.S. Amateur in 1959 and 1961 and finished second in the 1960 U.S. Open , two shots behind Arnold Palmer . Nicklaus turned professional at age 21 in 1961. He earned his first professional victory at the 1962 U.S. Open , defeating Palmer by three shots in a next-day 18-hole playoff and launching a rivalry between the golf superstars. In 1966, Nicklaus became the first player to win the Masters Tournament two years running; he also won The Open Championship, becoming at age 26 the youngest player to win all four golf majors. He won another Open Championship in 1970. ( Full article... )

More than 15 percent of the jobs in Ohio are tied in some way to agriculture. A strong agriculture means a strong economy.

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