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Cincinnati as Porkopolis
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A guide to why Cincinnati, Ohio, was once known as Porkopolis and how the city still celebrates its meatpacking history today.
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K.M. Schwartz
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marathons
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meatpacking
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nicknames
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pigs
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Porkopolis
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public art
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running
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Why was Cincinnati Once Known as Porkopolis?
http://www.wisegeek.com/why-was-cincinnati-once-known-as-porkopolis.htm
Cincinnati's meatpacking history
http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=1547
History
Meatpacking today
Kahn's and John Morrell continue the pork-processing history in Cincinnati today.
Kahn's - The taste you've always loved.
http://www.kahns.com/
John Morrell & Co.
http://www.johnmorrell.com/
Meatpacking today
Public pig art
Big Pig Gig - Pig Profiles
http://www.cincinnati.com/bigpiggig/profiles.html
The Cincinnati Enquirer's art critic at the time, Owen Findsen, wrote about each of the pigs and artists in the Big Pig Gig project of 2000. Find an archive here and links to other Enquirer Pig Gig coverage.
Background about the flying pig sculptures at Cincinnati's Sawyer Point park
http://www.enquirer.com/editions/1999/05/07/spt_the_story_behind.html
More about the flying pig art, with a link to the site of the artist, Andrew Leicester
http://www.porkopolis.org/pigcity/sawyer-point-park/
Public pig art
Sports
Cincinnati's Flying Pig Marathon has quickly become a nationally popular running event.
Cincinnati Flying Pig Marathon -- history, registration, race course and more
http://www.flyingpigmarathon.com
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Video from 2008 Flying Pig Marathon
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2qEAU10kzQ
Video from 2008 Flying Pig Marathon
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Sports
Books
You can purchase a book all about Cincinnati's Big Pig Gig public art project
The Big Pig Gig: Celebrating Pigs in the City
http://www.amazon.com/Big-Pig-Gig-Celebrating-Pigs/dp/1882203704
I'll Cook When Pigs Fly ... and They Do in Cincinnati
http://www.amazon.com/Cook-When-Pigs-Fly-Cincinnati/dp/0960707824#reader
Cookbook with whimsical title, from the Junior League of Cincinnati
Books
Quotations
Visitors' quotes and impressions of "Porkopolis"
Cincinnati Quotations, pg.1 — Porkopolis
http://www.porkopolis.org/quote/q-cin1.php
Quotations
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Jaramy Carmody
(12 hours ago)
Great guide! I've always wanted to know about this. :-)
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