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Cincinnati, just like the state of Ohio itself, has one of the largest German-American populations in the country. Many notable individuals in the history of the city and surrounding area have been of German and German-American descent. Brewing in Cincinnati was an industry intimately connected with the German-American population.

Early history
The first Mayor of Cincinnati, David Ziegler, was a German immigrant. Other early leaders in the area, such as Mayor Martin Baum, were also of German descent. However, the majority of German immigrants would not come to the area until the 1840s.

Golden age
Beginning in the 1830s, many immigrants began to settle in an area of the city which became known as Over-the-Rhine. Here the immigrants established and preserved many cultural components from their homeland. The revolutions of 1848 in the German states brought many more to the area. The Forty-Eighters would establish German-language newspapers, churches, and organizations in the area. The name of the neighborhood itself came from a reference that one, crossing the Miami-Erie Canal into the neighborhood was crossing the Rhine river with the abundance of German culture. Tensions between this new group and others would occur, notably in the Cincinnati riots of 1855.

The 9th Ohio Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that was a part of the Union Army during the American Civil War. The members of the regiment were primarily of German descent from Cincinnati and the unit was the first almost all-German unit to enter the Union Army.

The John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge which connects Cincinnati to Covington, Kentucky was designed by John A. Roebling who would later construct the Brooklyn Bridge based off of the design.

During this period many immigrants became notable individuals in the city. Many of them were brewers such as Christian Moerlein, John Hauck, and Ludwig Hudepohl. The houses of some of these are preserved today in the Dayton Street Historic District, once known as Millionaires Row.

German-American August Herrmann would serve as president of the Cincinnati Reds from 1902 to 1927.

History
METRO was founded in 1946, as a service organization dedicated to recognizing undergraduate men who demonstrate spirit and leadership. The group would assist in orientation and other events on campus and originally raise money to host a Christmas party for underprivileged children in Cincinnati. METRO also sponsored a Dad's Day for the football team and an all campus basketball convocation.

The organization adopted their unique uniform of a skimmer hat and cane to distinguish themselves so that students can easily mark their attendance with the men at various university events. This is continued today as the METRO Spirit Cup, in which the group awards a trophy to the student organization who best attends prominent campus events.

In 1979, METRO helped to found CWEST (Cincinnati Women in Excellence and Spirit Together), a women's honorary in the same vein as METRO.

Talent Show
The organization also has sponsored an annual Talent Show for the benefit of various charities in Cincinnati since the 1950s. Since the founding of CWEST, both groups collaborate on the annual Talent Show.

Notable members

 * Tony Yates (1963), college basketball player, head basketball coach at Cincinnati
 * Brig Owens (1964), NFL player
 * Joseph diGenova (1965), former United States Attorney for the District of Columbia, political commentator
 * Myron E. Ullman (1967), former chairman and CEO of J. C. Penney, current chairman of Starbucks Corporation
 * Jim O'Brien (1969), NFL player
 * Dwight Tillery (1969), politician and former Mayor of Cincinnati
 * Peter Woo (1969), Hong Kong billionaire businessman
 * Lewis Johnson (1987), sports commentator and sports reporter
 * Roger McClendon (1987), college basketball player, former chief sustainability officer of Yum! Brands