It was also one of the fastest - growing cities in the nation at the time , with its population leaping from 10,000 people in 1820 to 25,000 in 1830 .
Cincinnati was then an area active in the abolitionist movement .
Cincinnati was also one of the fastest - growing cities in the nation at the time , with Cincinnati 's population leaping from 10,000 people in 1820 to 25,000 in 1830 .
Cincinnati was then an area active in the abolitionist movement .