Public Landing, Cincinnati

Riverboats dock at the Public Landing during the 2006 Tall Stacks festival

The Cincinnati Public Landing is the landing on the banks of the Ohio River in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States.

The Cincinnati Public Landing by 1825 had shipbuilding facilities.[1] It was described in 1841 as a space of nearly 10 acres (4 ha), with a front of almost 1,000 feet (305 m).[2] In the age of steamboat transport, the public landing was frequently jammed with riverboat traffic with 5,000 arrivals and departures per season.[3]

The historic showboat Majestic was moored at the Public Landing until it was sold in 2019 at public auction and relocated to Manchester, Ohio.[4][5]

  1. ^ Dunham, Tom (Jan 15, 2007). Covington Kentucky a Historical Guide. AuthorHouse. p. 2. ISBN 9781467077569. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
  2. ^ Cist, Charles (1841). Cincinnati in 1841: Its Early Annals and Future Prospects. the Author. pp. 234. Retrieved 2013-05-21. steven rolfes.
  3. ^ Federal Writers' Project (1943). Cincinnati, a Guide to the Queen City and Its Neighbors. p. 147. ISBN 9781623760519. Retrieved 2013-05-04.
  4. ^ "Historic Showboat Majestic floating theater sold for $110,100". WLWT. 11 February 2019. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  5. ^ Independent, Ledger (5 December 2019). "Showboat Majestic to hold first public event". Ledger Independent – Maysville Online. Retrieved 6 December 2019.