Camp Washington is a residential neighborhood located in Cincinnati, Ohio

Cincinnati, Ohio

Cincinnati is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio. Cincinnati is the county seat of Hamilton County. Settled in 1788, the city is located to north of the Ohio River at the Ohio-Kentucky border, near Indiana. The population within city limits is 296,943 according to the 2010 census, making it Ohio's...

, USA, home to the award-winning Cincinnati chili

Cincinnati chili

Cincinnati chili is a regional style of Chili con carne characterized by the use of unusual seasonings such as cinnamon, cloves, allspice or chocolate. It is commonly served over spaghetti or as a hot dog sauce, and is normally of a thin, sauce-like consistency, unlike most chili con carne...

 parlor, Camp Washington Chili

Camp Washington Chili

Camp Washington Chili is a Cincinnati chili parlor founded in 1940 by Steve Andon and Fred Zannbus in the neighborhood of Camp Washington, near downtown Cincinnati, in southwestern Ohio. A well known Cincinnati landmark, the parlor is located at 3005 Colerain Avenue and the current owner is John...

. It is located north of Queensgate, east of Fairmount, and west of Clifton and University Heights.

During the U.S.-Mexican War Camp Washington was an important military

Military

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 location, training five-thousand, five-hundred and thirty-six soldiers who went to war. This neighborhood is also the location of National Register

National Register of Historic Places

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 buildings, including the Oesterlein Machine Company-Fashion Frocks, Inc. Complex and the old Cincinnati Workhouse (designed by Samuel Hannaford

Samuel Hannaford

Samuel Hannaford was an American architect based in Cincinnati, Ohio. Some of the best known landmarks in the city, such as Music Hall and City Hall, were of his design...

), which was destroyed and rebuilt to serve as a drug rehab for felons.

The community website is: http://camp-washington.org/