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Introduction
Columbus (/kəˈlʌmbəs/, kə-LUM-bəs) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Ohio. With a 2020 census population of 905,748, it is the 14th-most populous city in the U.S., the second-most populous city in the Midwest (after only Chicago), and the third-most populous U.S. state capital, after only Phoenix, Arizona and Austin, Texas. Columbus is the seat of government of Franklin County; it also extends into Delaware and Fairfield counties. It is the core city of the Columbus metropolitan area, which encompasses ten counties in central Ohio. It had a population of 2,138,926 in 2020, making it the largest metropolitan area entirely in Ohio and 32nd-largest metro area in the U.S.
Columbus originated as numerous Native American settlements on the banks of the Scioto River. Franklinton, now a city neighborhood, was the first European settlement, laid out in 1797. The city was founded in 1812 at the confluence of the Scioto and Olentangy rivers, and laid out to become the state capital. The city was named for Italian explorer Christopher Columbus. The city assumed the function of state capital in 1816 and county seat in 1824. Amid steady years of growth and industrialization, the city has experienced numerous floods and recessions. Beginning in the 1950s, Columbus began to experience significant growth; it became the largest city in Ohio in land and population by the early 1990s. Growth has continued in the 21st century, with redevelopment occurring in numerous city neighborhoods, including Downtown. (Full article...)
Selected general articles
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The Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum is a research library of American cartoons and comic art affiliated with the Ohio State University library system in Columbus, Ohio. Formerly known as the Cartoon Research Library and the Cartoon Library & Museum, it holds the world's largest and most comprehensive academic research facility documenting and displaying original and printed comic strips, editorial cartoons, and cartoon art. The museum is named after the Ohio cartoonist Billy Ireland.
Covering comic books, daily strips, Sunday strips, editorial cartoons, graphic novels, magazine cartoons, and sports cartoons, the collection includes 450,000 original cartoons, 36,000 books, 51,000 serial titles, and 3,000 feet (910 m) of manuscript materials, plus 2.5 million comic strip clippings and tear sheets. (Full article...) -
Image 2The following list includes notable people who were born or have lived in Columbus, Ohio, in alphabetical order by last name. (Full article...)
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Image 3The following is a bibliography of Columbus, Ohio. It includes selected publications specifically about the city of Columbus, Franklin County, and the Columbus metropolitan area. (Full article...)
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The Great Southern Hotel & Theatre is an historic hotel and theater building in Downtown Columbus, Ohio. The building currently operates as the Westin Great Southern Columbus and the Southern Theatre.
It opened on September 21, 1896 and is the oldest surviving theater in Central Ohio and one of the oldest in the state of Ohio. The Southern Theatre is currently owned and operated as a home for live concerts, plays and opera by CAPA (the Columbus Association for the Performing Arts). CAPA also manages several other venues in Columbus including the Ohio, the Palace, and the Lincoln Theatres.
The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places and Columbus Register of Historic Properties in 1982. It was also included in the South High Commercial Historic District, added to those registers in 1983 and 1987, respectively. (Full article...) -
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Capitol Square is a public square in Downtown Columbus, Ohio. The square includes the Ohio Statehouse, its 10-acre (4.0 ha) Capitol Grounds, as well as the buildings and features surrounding the square. The Capitol Grounds are surrounded to the north and west by Broad and High Streets. These are the main thoroughfares of the city since its founding. They form the city's 100 percent corner. The grounds are surrounded by 3rd Street to the east and State Street to the south. The oldest building on Capitol Square, the Ohio Statehouse, is the center of the state government and roughly in the geographic center of Capitol Square, Columbus and Ohio. (Full article...) -
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The Central Ohio Fire Museum is a firefighting museum in Downtown Columbus, Ohio, housed in the former Engine House No. 16 of the Columbus Fire Department, built in 1908. It was listed on the Columbus Register of Historic Properties in 1983 and the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.
Details of the building's plans were released in September 1908, drawn by department architect A. C. Burley. The building was renamed Station No. 1 when the old Engine House No. 1 at Front and Elm streets closed. The fire station was one of several built to similar design, along with Engine House No. 14 and Engine House No. 15.
The building was completed in 1908, built as the last in the city to accommodate horse-drawn engines (the transition to motorized equipment began one year later). It was remodeled several times for larger equipment, and was closed in 1982 when the new Station No. 1 was built two blocks away. The city began leasing the station to the Central Ohio Fire Museum, which facilitated a restoration of the building's exterior in 1990. The facade's third story and decorative parapet were rebuilt, along with the top of its hose tower. New doors were added based on the original design as well. (Full article...) -
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Columbus Public Health is the health department of Columbus, Ohio. The department is accredited by the Public Health Accreditation Board. The department dates to 1833, when the city's mayor appointed five citizens to help with its cholera outbreak. It became a permanent body to activate whenever health emergencies arose.
Columbus Public Health is headquartered at 240 Parsons Avenue, a large building completed in 1874 for the Ohio Asylum for the Blind. The building and its campus were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973, and as part of the Columbus Near East Side District in 1978. (Full article...) -
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The Columbus Recreation and Parks Department manages parks, recreational facilities, and grounds in Columbus, Ohio. The department oversees 370 parks on about 13,500 acres (5,500 ha). The department also maintains 29 community centers, five athletic complexes, six golf courses, 120 miles (190 km) of trails, five splash pads and interactive fountains, eight pools, an indoor aquatic center, 14 nature preserves, three reservoirs, five dog parks, and a skate park. (Full article...) -
Image 9The Columbus Destroyers were an Arena Football League (AFL) team based in Columbus, Ohio, with home games in Nationwide Arena. The team was founded in 1999 as the Buffalo Destroyers, based in Buffalo, New York, and relocated to Columbus in 2004. They folded along with the original incarnation of the AFL following the 2008 season, after a total of ten seasons of play.
On February 7, 2019, the AFL announced that it had placed an expansion team in Columbus and once again play at Nationwide Arena. The league announced on February 22, 2019, that the team as a re-launch of the Destroyers and revealed the new logo and Matthew Sauk as the head coach.
After the 2019 season, the AFL announced that they had suspended local business operations including the Destroyers, but were looking into become a traveling league. A month later, on November 27, 2019, the league announced that they had filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy and were ceasing operations. (Full article...) -
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Worthington is a city in Franklin County, Ohio, United States, and is a northern suburb of Columbus. The population in the 2020 Census was 14,786. The city was founded in 1803 by the Scioto Company led by James Kilbourne, who was later elected to the United States House of Representatives, and named in honor of Thomas Worthington, who later became governor of Ohio. (Full article...) -
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Woodland Park is a residential neighborhood located in the Near East Side of Columbus, Ohio that houses approximately 1,500 residents. The neighborhood was previously home to such figures as artist Emerson Burkhart, cartoonist Billy Ireland, and judge William Brooks. Established in the early 20th century, Woodland Park has grown from its planned neighborhood roots into a neighborhood that contains various faith communities, schools, sources of entertainment and recreation, and borders an extension of the Ohio State University medical center. (Full article...) -
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The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium is a non-profit zoo located near Powell in Liberty Township, Delaware County, Ohio, United States, north of the city of Columbus. The land lies along the eastern banks of the O'Shaughnessy Reservoir on the Scioto River, at the intersection of Riverside Drive and Powell Road. It has a worldwide reputation, largely attributable to the efforts and promotion of director emeritus Jack Hanna. In 2009, it was named by the USA Travel Guide as the number one zoo in the United States. It was also ranked number one best zoo in 2012 by Besties Readers Choice.
The Columbus Zoo is home to more than 7,000 animals representing over 800 species and sees over 2 million visitors annually. The animal exhibits are divided into regions of the world, with the zoo currently operating eight such regions. In addition the zoo owns an 18-hole golf course, known as the Safari Golf Club which encompasses 56.656 hectares (140 acres). The zoo also owns Zoombezi Bay which encompasses 9.187 hectares (22.70 acres). In total, the zoo owns 234 hectares (580 acres) of land, with 164.424 hectares (406.30 acres) dedicated to the zoo itself.[needs update]
The zoo operates its own conservation program, donating money to outside programs as well as participating in their own conservation efforts. Over the past five years the zoo has contributed over $3.3 million to more than 70 projects in 30 countries. The zoo also has a close working relationship with the Wilds, a 9,154-acre (37.04 km2) animal conservation center located in southeast Ohio and featured on the Columbus Zoo's website. (Full article...) -
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The Columbus Bus Station was an intercity bus station in Downtown Columbus, Ohio. The station, managed by Greyhound Lines, also served Barons Bus Lines, Miller Transportation, GoBus, and other carriers. The current building was constructed in 1969. From 1979 until its closure in 2022, with the demolition of Union Station and a short-lived replacement, the Greyhound station was the only intercity transit center in the city.
Columbus has seen intercity bus transit since 1929, when a union station opened on Town Street. Sixteen companies, including a Greyhound bus company, operated there. In 1932, a competing bus terminal opened on State Street, operated by Greyhound. By 1940, the station was replaced by another Greyhound terminal, in a space neighboring the current bus station site. The 1940 terminal was lauded at its opening, though in following decades, it reportedly deteriorated and became a place of refuge for the homeless. The current bus station was built from 1968 to 1969 in a modern style, and featured numerous traveler amenities. Efforts to keep the station safe were successful early on, though the Greyhound Corporation proposed its sale by 1988. In 2021, following a shooting incident and reports of frequent police visits, the property was declared a public nuisance. Agreements were made to increase security, and the local mass transit agency, COTA, agreed to purchase and redevelop the site. Intercity bus services moved to a COTA facility in 2022, and COTA plans to demolish the 1969 station and create a mixed-use development on the property. (Full article...) -
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The Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA /ˈkoʊtə/) is a public transit agency serving the Columbus metropolitan area, headquartered in Columbus, Ohio. It operates fixed-route buses, bus rapid transit, microtransit, and paratransit services.
COTA's headquarters are located in the William J. Lhota Building in downtown Columbus. The agency is managed by President and CEO Monica Tellez-Fowler along with a 13-member board of trustees. COTA is funded by a permanent 0.25% sales tax as well as another 10-year 0.25% sales tax.
The agency was founded in 1971, replacing the private Columbus Transit Company. Mass transit service in the city dates to 1863, progressively with horsecars, streetcars, and buses. The Central Ohio Transit Authority began operating in 1974 and has made gradual improvements to its fleet and network. Its first bus network redesign took place in 2017. (Full article...) -
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The Columbus Bullies were a professional football team founded by Dean Carter in Columbus, Ohio, in 1938. The Bullies started out as a member of the American Professional Football Association (APFA) in 1939. Later, in 1940, the Bullies joined the Cincinnati Bengals and Milwaukee Chiefs in leaving the APFA and becoming charter members of a new American Football League. Playing in Red Bird Stadium, the Bullies
won both AFL Championships prior to ceasing operations when the AFL disbanded due to World War II. The Bullies defeated the Milwaukee Chiefs in 1940, and the New York Americans in 1941 in the only two AFL Championships.
At the beginning of the 1941 season, the Bullies accepted a challenge from the defending Western Interprovincial Football Union champion Winnipeg Blue Bombers for a three-game series; the Bombers had been banned from Grey Cup contention that year due to rules discrepancies between the WIFU and the other organizations playing Canadian football at the time. The Bullies and Blue Bombers played three games, at least partially by Canadian rules (as one of the games, the deciding third game, had Winnipeg's final score as 1 point, which is not possible in the American game). Winnipeg won the first game 19–12, making the Bullies one of only two major league American football teams to have ever lost to a current Canadian Football League team. (The other American team to lose to a Canadian team is the modern Buffalo Bills, who lost to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in 1961.) The Bullies responded, however, by defeating Winnipeg twice in the next two games, 6–0 and 31–1. Columbus won the series, 2–1. (Full article...) -
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The Columbus Blue Birds were a professional Negro league baseball team based in Columbus, Ohio in 1931 and 1933. (Full article...) -
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Brice is a village in Franklin County, Ohio, United States, on the southeast side of the Columbus metropolitan area. The population was 93 at the 2020 census.
The majority of the village's revenues in 2019 and 2020 were in fines collected with traffic enforcement cameras. Ohio Auditor of State Keith Faber characterized the village as a "speed trap" with "no other reason for it to exist." The speed camera program was suspended in 2021. (Full article...) -
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Upper Arlington (often known by its initials U.A.) is a city in Franklin County, Ohio, United States, on the northwest side of the Columbus metropolitan area. As of the 2020 census, the population was 36,800. The Old Arlington neighborhood is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. (Full article...) -
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Grandview Heights, or simply Grandview, is a city in Franklin County, Ohio, United States. The population was 8,085 at the 2020 census. (Full article...) -
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Capital University Law School is an ABA-accredited private law school located in downtown Columbus, Ohio, United States. The law school is affiliated with Capital University, the oldest university in Central Ohio and one of the oldest and largest Lutheran-affiliated universities in North America. (Full article...) -
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The Palace Theatre is a 2,695-seat restored movie palace located at 34 W. Broad Street in Columbus, Ohio. It was designed and built in 1926 by the American architect Thomas W. Lamb as part of the American Insurance Union Citadel (now the LeVeque Tower). Today the theater functions as a multi-use performing arts venue. It is owned and operated by The Columbus Association for the Performing Arts. The Palace Theater's "house" is considered separate from LeVeque Tower, while the marquee and lobby are part of the LeVeque complex. (Full article...) -
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Briggsdale is a neighborhood of Franklin County in the city of Columbus, Ohio. The neighborhood is on the west/southwest side of the city within the Hilltop area. The area was first settled and founded by the family of Joseph M. Briggs, after whom the neighborhood was named. Joseph Briggs was an active figure in the early years of the township and county operations. The Briggsdale Methodist church was founded with his help, and it now exists as the New Horizons Methodist Church. The present-day Briggsdale neighborhood is located near the historical Green Lawn Cemetery to the north as well as Briggs High School to the west. (Full article...) -
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Hilltop is one of the largest neighborhoods in Columbus, Ohio, located west of Franklinton and Downtown. The Greater Hilltop area contains newer and historic neighborhoods, schools, various stores, industrial areas, and recreational facilities. The development pattern is considered a distinct suburb. The majority of the area is predominantly single family residential. (Full article...) -
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The architecture of Columbus, Ohio is represented by numerous notable architects' works, individually notable buildings, and a wide range of styles. Yost & Packard, the most prolific architects for much of the city's history, gave the city much of its eclectic and playful designs at a time when architecture tended to be busy and vibrant. (Full article...) -
Image 25The COVID-19 pandemic is an ongoing viral pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), a novel infectious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The pandemic affected the city of Columbus, Ohio, as Ohio's stay-at-home order shuttered all nonessential businesses, and caused event cancellations into 2021. The shutdown led to protests at the Ohio Statehouse, the state capitol building.
The COVID-19 pandemic muted activity in Columbus, especially in its downtown core, from 2020 to 2022. By late 2022, foot traffic in Downtown Columbus began to exceed pre-pandemic rates; one of the quickest downtown areas to recover in the United States. (Full article...)
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Image 1Victorian-style homes located along Goodale Park (from Neighborhoods in Columbus, Ohio)
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Image 3The Pontifical College Josephinum (1888-1931) (from List of demolished buildings and structures in Columbus, Ohio)
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Image 6The Santa Maria Ship & Museum, a Santa María replica, was docked downtown from 1991 to 2014. (from Columbus, Ohio)
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Image 7The Scioto Mile includes nine parks along both banks of the Scioto River between downtown Columbus and Franklinton. (from Columbus, Ohio)
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Image 9The LeVeque Tower was the tallest building in Columbus from 1927 to 1973. (from List of tallest buildings in Columbus, Ohio)
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Image 11Hungarian Reform Church, in Hungarian Village (from Neighborhoods in Columbus, Ohio)
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Image 12Lou Berliner Sports Park (from List of parks in Columbus, Ohio)
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Image 16I-71, part of the innerbelt around downtown, bridged by numerous overpasses (from Columbus, Ohio)
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Image 18Home in Old Oaks (from Neighborhoods in Columbus, Ohio)
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Image 19The Merion Village arch (from Neighborhoods in Columbus, Ohio)
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Image 20Aerial view of Reeb-Hosack (from Neighborhoods in Columbus, Ohio)
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Image 21Locations of numbered streets and avenues (from Columbus, Ohio)
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Image 22The Columbus Museum of Art collects and exhibits American and European modern and contemporary art, folk art, glass art, and photography. (from Columbus, Ohio)
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Image 23Big Run Sports Complex, in Big Run Park (from Neighborhoods in Columbus, Ohio)
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Image 25Map of land surveys and city boundary growth, 1812–1920 (from History of Columbus, Ohio)
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Image 27Municipal offices, including the Columbus Division of Police Headquarters, in the city's Civic Center (from Columbus, Ohio)
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Image 29Eastern side of Olentangy Commons (from Neighborhoods in Columbus, Ohio)
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Image 30The historic Lincoln Theatre (from Neighborhoods in Columbus, Ohio)
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Image 32Columbus in 1936 (from History of Columbus, Ohio)
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Image 33Map of the Ohio Country between 1775 and 1794, depicting locations of battles and massacres surrounding the area that would eventually become the U.S. state of Ohio (from Columbus, Ohio)
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Image 34Old North Columbus Arch (from Neighborhoods in Columbus, Ohio)
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Image 38COSI (east entrance pictured) features themed, interactive science exhibits. (from Columbus, Ohio)
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Image 42The iconic arches of the Short North (from Neighborhoods in Columbus, Ohio)
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Image 46Barlouie (from Neighborhoods in Columbus, Ohio)
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Image 49Taylor House on Bethel Rd. (from Neighborhoods in Columbus, Ohio)
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Image 50Audubon nature center at Scioto Audubon Metro Park, the first built close to a major city's downtown (from Columbus, Ohio)
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Image 51Dutch Colonial Style residences in Hungarian Village (from Neighborhoods in Columbus, Ohio)
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Image 53Bird's eye view map of Columbus in 1872 (from History of Columbus, Ohio)
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Image 56St. Mary Magdalene Church in Westgate (from Neighborhoods in Columbus, Ohio)
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Image 58Arcade of the third Union Station, the city's rail station from 1897 to 1977 (from Columbus, Ohio)
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Image 59Racial distribution in Columbus in 2010: ⬤ White ⬤ Black ⬤ Asian ⬤ Hispanic ⬤ Other (from Columbus, Ohio)
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Image 60Four of the city's five tallest buildings are around Capitol Square (from List of tallest buildings in Columbus, Ohio)
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Image 61The city c. 1924 (from History of Columbus, Ohio)
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Image 63Italian Village rowhouse (from Neighborhoods in Columbus, Ohio)
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Image 64Map of the Ohio Country between 1775 and 1794, depicting locations of battles and massacres surrounding the area that would eventually become Ohio (from History of Columbus, Ohio)
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Image 70Bird's eye view map of Columbus in 1872 (from Columbus, Ohio)
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Image 722010 Census-based map: red dots indicate white Americans, blue dots for African Americans, green for Asian Americans, orange for Hispanic Americans, yellow for other races. Each dot represents 25 residents. (from Neighborhoods in Columbus, Ohio)
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Image 73Hilltop signage (from Neighborhoods in Columbus, Ohio)
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Image 74Ohio Stadium, on the campus of Ohio State University, is the 5th-largest non-racing stadium in the world. (from Columbus, Ohio)
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Image 76The city in 1936 (from Columbus, Ohio)
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Image 78Homes in German Village (from Neighborhoods in Columbus, Ohio)
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Image 79Historic Home in Harrison West (from Neighborhoods in Columbus, Ohio)
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Image 80Located in the Arena District, McFerson Commons is home to the Union Station arch. (from Columbus, Ohio)
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Image 81Skyline of Columbus (Use cursor to identify buildings) (from List of tallest buildings in Columbus, Ohio)
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Image 821954 urban renewal map of Columbus (from List of demolished buildings and structures in Columbus, Ohio)
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Image 83Holy Rosary and Saint John Church (from Neighborhoods in Columbus, Ohio)
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Image 85Camp Chase as it stands today, a memorial to fallen soldiers from the American Civil War. (from Neighborhoods in Columbus, Ohio)
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Image 86Aerial satellite image of Columbus (from Columbus, Ohio)
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Image 87Brewery District Scene (from Neighborhoods in Columbus, Ohio)
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