According to Moonalice legend, the waters of the Licking River near Cincinnati in southern Ohio can make anything float. Upon such small advantages are great fortunes built.

History tells us that a surveyor originally called the place that is now Cincinnati "Losantiville." They claim Losantiville combines bits of Greek, Roman, French, and English to create a word that means "City on the mouth of the Licking River." How can Moonalice legend argue with the mouth of the Licking?