Timeline of Columbus, Ohio
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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Columbus, Ohio, USA
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19th century
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- 1812
- 1816 - Jarvis W. Pike elected mayor.[1]
- 1817 - Ohio State Library headquartered in Columbus.[2]
- 1831 - Columbus connected to Ohio and Erie Canal.[1]
- 1832 - Ohio State School for the Deaf established.[1]
- 1833 - National Road in operation.[1]
- 1834
- Columbus chartered as a city.
- John Brooks becomes mayor.
- Ohio Penitentiary begins operating.[1]
- 1837 - Ohio State School for the Blind established.[1]
- 1845 - Columbus Public Schools established.
- 1849 - State Convention of the Colored Citizen held in city.[3]
- 1850 - Columbus and Xenia Railroad begins operating.[1]
- 1851 - Cleveland, Columbus and Cincinnati Railroad begins operating.
- 1853 - Columbus Athenaeum founded.[2]
- 1861 - Ohio State Capitol building completed.[1]
- 1862 - Fort Hayes established.
- 1868
- St. Mary's of the Springs school opens.[1]
- Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati and Indianapolis Railway in operation.
- 1870 - Columbus Circulating Library organized.[2]
- 1871 - Daily Dispatch newspaper begins publication.[4]
- 1872 - Public Library & Reading Room established.[2][5]
- 1873 - Ohio Agricultural and Mechanical College opens.[1]
- 1875 - Union Station rebuilt.
- 1878 - Columbus Gallery of Fine Arts and Ohio State University Marching Band established.
- 1879 - Columbus Art School and Camp Chase Confederate Cemetery[1] established.
- 1880 - Population: 51,647.[6]
- 1887 - Franklin County Courthouse built.[1]
- 1895 - Franklin Park Conservatory opens.
- 1898 - First Neighborhood Guild organized.[7]
- 1899
- Columbus Citizen newspaper begins publication.[4]
- Masonic meeting hall built.
20th century
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- 1900
- 1904 - Governor's Mansion and Franklin County Memorial Hall[1] built.
- 1905 - Indianola Park (amusement park) in business.
- 1906 - Columbus Public Library building constructed.[1]
- 1910 - Streetcar strike.[1]
- 1913 - Flood.[1]
- 1919 - Spring Street YMCA opens.[8]
- 1920 - Population: 237,031.[6]
- 1922 - Ohio State University's Ohio Stadium built.[1]
- 1927 - American Insurance Union Citadel built.
- 1929 - Battelle Memorial Institute founded.
- 1933 - Ohio State Office Building constructed.[1]
- 1934 - U.S. Post Office and Courthouse built.[1]
- 1936 - White Castle (restaurant) headquartered in city.
- 1940 - Population: 306,087.[6]
- 1947 - National Auto Theatre (drive-in cinema) in business.[9]
- 1952 - Ohio State University's Mershon Center for International Security Studies established.
- 1954 - Black Baptist Pastors' Conference organized (approximate date).[10]
- 1955 - Sister city relationship established with Genoa, Italy.[11]
- 1959 - The Columbus Citizen-Journal newspaper in publication.
- 1960 - Population: 471,316.[6]
- 1964
- Northland Mall in business.
- Bank One Tower built.
- 1970 - Columbus Free Press begins publication.
- 1974 - Rhodes State Office Tower built.
- 1975 - Columbus Monthly magazine begins publication.
- 1976 - Fort Hayes Metropolitan Education Center established.
- 1977
- QUBE television begins broadcasting.
- One Nationwide Plaza built.
- 1978 - Community Development Task Force formed.[12]
- 1980 - Sister city relationship established with Tainan City, Taiwan.[11]
- 1984 - Huntington Center built.
- 1985 - Catco theatre company founded.
- 1987
- King Arts Complex active.
- Union Station (Mural) painted.
- 1988
- Vern Riffe State Office Tower and Three Nationwide Plaza built.
- Sister city relationships established with Hefei, China; Odense, Denmark; and Seville, Spain.[11]
- 1989 - Columbus City Center (shopping mall) in business.
- 1990
- The Other Paper begins publication.
- William Green Building constructed.
- Population: 632,910.[6]
- 1991
- City government computer network begins operating.[13]
- Carriage Place Movies 12 (cinema) in business.[9]
- 1992 - Sister city relationship established with Dresden, Germany.[11]
- 1996
- Sister city relationship established with Herzliya, Israel.[11]
- Chamber of Commerce city portal online.[14][15]
- 1998 - City government website online (approximate date).[16][chronology citation needed]
21st century
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- 2000
- Michael B. Coleman is first elected as mayor.
- Population: 711,470.[17]
- 2001
- Columbus Underground begins publication.[18]
- Miranova Condominiums built.
- Arena Grand cinema[9] and Polaris Fashion Place (shopping mall) in business.
- 2004 - The Northland Mall on Morse Road, which closed in 2002, is demolished to make way for a new commercial development,[19] ultimately to be called Northland Village.
- 2008 - Sister city relationship established with Ahmedabad, India.[11]
- 2010 - Population: 787,033.[20]
- 2011
- Columbus Commons (park) opens.
- Steve Stivers becomes U.S. representative for Ohio's 15th congressional district.[21]
- 2013
- Population: 822,553.[22]
- Joyce Beatty becomes U.S. representative for Ohio's 3rd congressional district.
- 2014 - Sister city relationship established with Curitiba, Brazil.[11]
See also
- History of Columbus, Ohio
- List of mayors of Columbus, Ohio
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Columbus, Ohio
- Timeline of Ohio[23][24]
- Other cities in Ohio
References
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19 1.20 Federal Writers' Project 1940.
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Bibliography
Published in the 19th century
- 1840s-1860s
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- Columbus Directory. John R. Armstrong, 1843.
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- Columbus Directory. Glover and Henderson, 1855.
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- 1870s-1890s
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- Columbus Directory. J. Wiggins & Co., 1884-1888.
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Published in the 20th century
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- Henry L. Hunker, Industrial Evolution of Columbus, Ohio (Columbus: Bureau of Business Research, College of Commerce and Administration, Ohio State University, 1958)
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- Columbus, America's Crossroads. Betty Garrett and Edward R. Lentz. Tulsa: Continental Heritage Press, 1980. ISBN 0932986102
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Published in the 21st century
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External links
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- Columbus Metro Library. Local History
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- Digital Public Library of America. Items related to Columbus, Ohio, various dates
