Even in the 1950s, six of the top 15 wealthiest cities in America were right here in Ohio. Toledo, where I was last week, was the glass capital of the world. Akron was the rubber capital. Youngstown and Cleveland were the steel production capitals of the Western Hemisphere. My hometown of Cincinnati was known around the world as the Queen City, the city of the pioneers, the explorers, the unafraid. (09:56–10:03)
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Asserts that Youngstown and Cleveland, Ohio, were once the steel production capitals of the Western Hemisphere.
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