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Majestic (riverboat)
Encyclopedia
The Majestic is a historic riverboat in Cincinnati
, Ohio
. It was declared a National Historic Landmark
on December 20, 1989.
The last of the original travelling showboat
s, she was built in 1920 and plied the Ohio River for many years offering shows at towns along the way. Now permanently docked at the Cincinnati Public Landing, the riverboat is a venue for comedies and musicals.
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...
, Ohio
Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...
. It was declared a National Historic Landmark
National Historic Landmark
A National Historic Landmark is a building, site, structure, object, or district, that is officially recognized by the United States government for its historical significance...
on December 20, 1989.
The last of the original travelling showboat
Showboat
A showboat, or show boat, was a form of theater that traveled along the waterways of the United States, especially along the Mississippi and Ohio rivers . A showboat was basically a barge that resembled a long, flat-roofed house, and in order to move down the river, it was pushed by a small tugboat...
s, she was built in 1920 and plied the Ohio River for many years offering shows at towns along the way. Now permanently docked at the Cincinnati Public Landing, the riverboat is a venue for comedies and musicals.