history
transport hub industrial town breweries and historic villages named for
explorer
Christopher Columbus it was founded in 1812 and
became Ohio’s state capital in 1816. The city has a diverse economy based on
education, government, insurance, banking, fashion, defense, aviation, food,
clothes, logistics, steel, energy, medical research, health care, hospitality,
retail, and technology.
Columbus is home to the Ohio State University
History the area including modern-day Columbus once comprised the Ohio
Country under French control through the Viceroyalty of New France from 1663
until 1763 as Europeans engaged in the fur trade. In the 1740s, Pennsylvania
traders overran the territory until the French regained control; the region
routinely suffered turmoil, massacres and battles. Finally, the 1763 Treaty of
Paris ceded the Ohio Country to the British.
Colonists from the East Coast moved in but encountered people of from several
Indian nations, as well as European traders. The tribes resisted expansion by
the fledgling United States, leading to years of bitter conflict. By 1797, a
permanent settlement was founded on the west bank of the forks of the Scioto
and Olentangy Rivers; the location was ideal for its proximity to navigable
rivers.
Columbus became State Capital because of its Proximity to Major Transportation
Routes
Transport Hub
and a Major Industrial Town the National Road
connected Columbus with Baltimore in 1831 in addition to the Ohio and Erie
Canal facilitating the arrival of Irish and German immigrants by 1875 eight
railroads served Columbus and its buggy factories steel producers and breweries.
The American Federation of Labor was founded here in 1886 by Samuel Gompers,
followed by the United Mine Workers in 1890.
Wooden Arches on High Street Provided Electricity
for the New Streetcars
The
Columbus Experiment was an
internationally recognized environmental project in 1908, which involved
construction of the first water plant in the world to apply filtration and
softening, designed and invented by Clarence and Charles Hoover; an invention
that reduced the incidence of typhus.
Port Columbus Airport was a Rail-to-Air Transcontinental System from
the East to the West Coast
Neighborhoods and Villages modern
interpretations of neighborhood borders vary significantly as historical neighborhoods,
villages, towns and townships have been annexed and absorbed by the city.
The Italian
Village is a mixed land use neighborhood that
contains an array of residential, commercial, and industrial buildings. It is a
designated historic district for its historical and cultural preservation. The
building types and architecture reflect Italian influence. With its parks and
preserved historic homes, Italian Village has the highest home value
appreciation in Columbus. The neighboring Downtown District provides access to
major employers, cultural and learning institutions, and entertainment venues.
The Victorian
Village is in an older area with a fair number
of established trees for an urban setting. Neil Avenue runs north/south and
eventually crosses through the campus of The Ohio State University.
The Brewery District is located just south of the central business
district with a history stretching nearly 200 years. The first brewery was
opened by German immigrant Louis Hoster in 1836. At the height of its success,
there were five breweries located in the area. Following Prohibition in 1920, the
area become home to industry and warehouses. In recent years, redevelopment has
taken place on a large scale, with restaurants and bars.
The German
Village is a historic neighborhood settled
German immigrants in the mid-19th century who constituted as much as a third of
the population of the entire city. It has a commercial strip mainly centered
along South Third Street, with mostly locally owned restaurants, as well as the
tall-steepled St. Mary Catholic Church. The area is mostly a residential
neighborhood of sturdy, red-brick homes with wrought iron fences along
tree-lined, brick-paved streets.
