Fort Hamilton is generally believed to have been completed Sept. 20, 1791, and was named for Alexander Hamilton, who at the time was President George Washington’s treasury secretary. Hamilton also had been an important senior aide to Washington during the Revolutionary War.

Like some other cities, Hamilton uses the fort’s completion date as the date it celebrates as its founding, and the city celebrated the 225th anniversary of the date in 2016.

The actors who portray George Washington and Alexander Hamilton in the musical "Hamilton" playing in Cincinnati visited Hamilton on Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2019. GREG LYNCH / STAFF