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Palace Theatre In Peril Of Closing During 1960s

Friday, Apr 13, 2012

The Palace Theatre has been home to prime entertainment for decades. Learn more.

Baseball Made Rounds Around Columbus

Friday, Apr 6, 2012

Columbus teams played at fields all around the city. Get the story.

America’s Pastime Has Roots In Columbus

Friday, Mar 30, 2012

Many nuances of America’s pastime were developed in Columbus. Learn more.

Short North Arches Have Storied Past

Friday, Mar 23, 2012

The arches that illuminate the Short North were first installed along High Street in 1888. Learn more.

Dublin Fought To Be Ohio’s Capital City

Friday, Mar 16, 2012

Dublin joined Worthington and Franklinton on the short list of communities that wanted to be Ohio’s centralized capital city. Learn more.

City’s Largest Cemetery Is Final Resting Place Of City’s Founders

Friday, Feb 24, 2012

Greenlawn Cemetery is more than a place for eternal rest. Get the story.

Central Ohio Served As Major Stop On Underground Railroad

Friday, Feb 17, 2012

Many stops on the Underground Railroad were along the Olentangy River. Get the story.

 

Columbus To Celebrate Birthday In Song

Tuesday, Feb 14, 2012

Officials say they want Columbus residents to vote for their favorite songs to celebrate Columbus’ bicentennial. Read the story.

Ohio Theatre Was Former City Hall Site

Friday, Feb 10, 2012

Designers wanted the Ohio Theatre to be the biggest movie house in the nation. Read the story.

Culinary Students Recreate Columbus Scenes Out Of Cake

Thursday, Feb 9, 2012

Culinary students are creating Columbus scenes with cakes as part of a bicentennial contest. Read the story.

Ohio State University Faced Many Obstacles At Founding

Friday, Feb 3, 2012

Ohio State University was founded with a federal land grant and started out with a different name. Read the story.

 

Columbus Prepares To Celebrate 200th Birthday With Bash

Friday, Feb 3, 2012

The City of Columbus will celebrate it’s 200th birthday with a gala event. Read More.

Ohio Statehouse Honors State, People, Leaders

Friday, Jan 27, 2012

Ohio’s second statehouse has already stood for 151 years. Read the story.

 

Tune Composed For Columbus Bicentennial

Thursday, Jan 26, 2012

The bells at the Trinity Episcopal Church play music specifically for Columbus' bicentennial. Read the story.

Sullivants' Fingerprints Still Seen In Franklinton

Friday, Jan 13, 2012

A neighborhood was formed as a way to repay soldiers who fought in the Revolutionary War. Read the story.

Former Penitentiary Site Is Beacon Of Redevelopment

Friday, Jan 6, 2012

As Columbus celebrates its bicentennial, city officials reflect on its past. Read the story.

Columbus Mileposts From The Columbus Dispatch

 

Columbus Mileposts | May 23, 1975: Cemetery almost dead end for Rt. 315

Wednesday, May 23, 2012

A decade-long dispute that held up construction of Rt. 315 north of Ackerman Road was resolved on May 23, 1975, clearing the way for the completion of the freeway north to the Outerbelt.

 

Columbus Mileposts | May 22, 1944: Penicillin distributed to city for civilians

Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Health care in Columbus changed forever when the first penicillin for civilian use arrived on May 22, 1944.

Columbus Mileposts | May 21, 1975: Train carried symbols of nation’s heritage

Monday, May 21, 2012

The Freedom Train — a 22-car traveling U.S. bicentennial museum — puffed into Columbus on May 21, 1975, pulled by a restored steam engine.

Columbus Mileposts: May 20, 1837 | Local banks handled ‘Hard Times’

Sunday, May 20, 2012

On May 20, 1837, as the nation’s financial system collapsed into six years of devastating depression that historians call the “Hard Times,” Ohio bankers convened in Columbus to deal with the crisis.

Columbus Mileposts | May 18, 1928: Library fountain shows man’s love for lost son

Friday, May 18, 2012

A dying father’s grief over the death of his only son more than 40 years before is expressed in a fountain in front of the Columbus Metropolitan Library.

Columbus Mileposts | May 17, 1798: One of the city’s founders becomes an American

Thursday, May 17, 2012

John Kerr, one of the four men who founded Columbus, left his native Ireland in 1789 and became a naturalized U.S. citizen in Pittsburgh on May 17, 1798.

 

Columbus Mileposts | May 16, 1822: Plow-making was a fertile business

Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Though many people tried to start factories in the city’s first decade, all proved to be hapless affairs doomed to failure for want of capital or business sense, William T. Martin wrote in his 1858 History of Franklin County.

 

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