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City history timeline
The following is a
timeline of the
history of the city of
Columbus ,
Ohio , United States.
18th century
19th century
1803
1805 : Postal service is established in Franklinton, and the settlement acquires its first preacher.
[1]
1806 : The first schoolhouse is built, a 16-foot-square log building.
[1]
1811 : The first church is constructed, by the present-day
Old Franklinton Cemetery .
[1]
1812
Columbus is founded.
Population: 300.
Foundations for
High Street laid out.
1813 : Columbus's first post office is established.
[1]
1814
William Ludlow is named "director of the town of Columbus" to supervise its construction.
[1]
The first market house, later known as
Central Market , is constructed.
[1]
The first newspaper is established,
The Western Intelligencer , after it moves from Worthington.
[1]
1816
Columbus becomes the capitol of Ohio and the legislature meets in Columbus's first statehouse.
[1]
The Village of Columbus is organized, with
Jarvis W. Pike elected as the first mayor.
[1]
1817
1824 : The seat of Franklin County moves from Franklinton to Columbus.
[1]
1826 : The first public schools are opened in Columbus and Franklinton.
[1]
1832 : The
Ohio School for the Deaf is established.
1831 : Columbus is connected to the
Ohio and Erie Canal through the Columbus Feeder Canal.
[1]
1833
National Road in operation.
A cholera epidemic kills 100 residents and causes 1,000 to move away.
[1]
1834
1837 :
Ohio State School for the Blind established.
1840 : Population: 6,048.
[5]
1845 :
Columbus Public Schools established.
1849
1850
1851
1853
1857 : The
Ohio Statehouse opens to the public and begins use.
1861
1862 :
Fort Hayes is established.
1865 :
Abraham Lincoln 's funeral procession stops in Columbus.
[1]
1868
1870
Columbus annexes 4,052 acres (1,640 ha), including Franklinton.
[1]
The
Ohio State University is founded, as the Ohio Agricultural and Mechanical College.
Columbus Circulating Library organized.
[3]
1871
1872 :
Public Library & Reading Room established at Columbus City Hall.
[3]
[8]
1873 : The Ohio Agricultural and Mechanical College opens.
1874 : The
Ohio State Fair is permanently established in Columbus, after being held in cities throughout the state each year.
[1]
1875 :
Union Station rebuilt.
1878
1879 :
Columbus Art School and
Camp Chase Confederate Cemetery established.
1880 : Population: 51,647.
[5]
1887 :
Franklin County Courthouse built.
1890 : Population: 88,150.
1894 : "
Ugly law " approved.
[9]
1895 :
Franklin Park Conservatory opens.
1898 : First Neighborhood Guild organized.
1899
1900
Godman Guild House built.
Population: 125,560.
[5]
20th century
21st century
See also
Other cities in Ohio
References
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Bibliography
"Columbus (Ohio)" .
Encyclopædia Britannica . Vol. 6 (11th ed.). 1910. pp. 746–747.
Craig Rimmerman (1985), "Citizen Participation and Policy Implementation in the Columbus, Ohio CDBG Program", Public Administration Quarterly , 9 (3): 328–341,
JSTOR
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Jon A. Peterson (1965), "From Social Settlement to Social Agency: Settlement Work in Columbus, Ohio, 1898-1958", Social Service Review , 39 (2): 191–208,
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JSTOR
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Yvette M. Alex-Assensoh (2004), "Taking the Sanctuary to the Streets: Religion, Race, and Community Development in Columbus, Ohio", Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science , 594 : 79–91,
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S2CID
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