Timeline of Columbus, Ohio 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 [ 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] 1831 : Columbus is connected to the Ohio and Erie Canal through the Columbus Feeder Canal.[ 1] 1832 : The Ohio School for the Deaf is established.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
Citations
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag "Highlights of Columbus History" . The Columbus Dispatch . October 14, 1962. pp. 154–156. Retrieved October 23, 2021 .^ a b c d Davies Project. "American Libraries before 1876" . Princeton University. Retrieved July 30, 2014 . ^ a b c d e f g h Population of the 100 Largest Cities and Other Urban Places in the United States: 1790 to 1990 ^ "Conventions by Year" . Colored Conventions . P. Gabrielle Foreman, director. University of Delaware, Library. Retrieved May 30, 2015 .{{cite web }}: CS1 maint: others (link )^ a b "US Newspaper Directory" . Chronicling America . Washington DC: Library of Congress. Retrieved July 30, 2014 .^ American Library Annual, 1917-1918 . New York: R.R. Bowker Co. 1918. pp. 7 v. hdl :2027/mdp.39015013751220 .^ Susan M. Schweik (2010). The Ugly Laws: Disability in Public ISBN 978-0-8147-8361-0 ^ Nina Mjagkij (1994). Light in the Darkness: African Americans and the YMCA, 1852-1946 ISBN 0-8131-2801-3 ^ a b c "Movie Theaters in Columbus, OH" . CinemaTreasures.org . Los Angeles: Cinema Treasures LLC. Retrieved July 30, 2014 .^ a b c d e f g "Greater Columbus Sister Cities International" . Retrieved December 30, 2014 .^ "NII Awards 1995" . USA: National Information Infrastructure Awards . Archived from the original on 1997-01-02.^ "Columbus Supersite" . Archived from the original on 1996-12-23 – via Internet Archive, Wayback Machine .^ "Columbus Supersite Makes its Internet Debut", Columbus Dispatch , July 10, 1996 ^ "City of Columbus, Ohio" . Archived from the original on 1998-11-11 – via Internet Archive, Wayback Machine .^ U.S. Census Bureau, "Mini-Historical Statistics: Population of the Largest 75 Cities: 1900 to 2000" (PDF) , Statistical Abstract of the United States: 2003 ^ "Ohio" . CJR's Guide to Online News Startups . New York: Columbia Journalism Review . Retrieved July 30, 2014 .^ "Northland Mall demolition to begin" . Business First of Columbus . January 23, 2004. Retrieved 2008-03-02 .^ "Columbus (city), Ohio" . State & County QuickFacts . U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on July 10, 2014. Retrieved July 30, 2014 .^ "Ohio" . Official Congressional Directory ISBN 9780160886539 ^ "The 15 Cities with the Largest Numeric Increase from July 1, 2012 to July 1, 2013" (PDF) . US Census Bureau. 2014. Vintage 2013 Population Estimates
Bibliography
"Columbus (Ohio)" Encyclopædia Britannica Craig Rimmerman (1985), "Citizen Participation and Policy Implementation in the Columbus, Ohio CDBG Program", Public Administration Quarterly , 9 (3): 328–341, JSTOR 40861102 Federal Writers' Project (1940), "Columbus" , Ohio Guide , American Guide Series , New York: Oxford University Press – via Open Library {{citation }}: CS1 maint: ref duplicates default (link )Jon A. Peterson (1965), "From Social Settlement to Social Agency: Settlement Work in Columbus, Ohio, 1898-1958", Social Service Review , 39 (2): 191–208, doi :10.1086/641739 , JSTOR 30017591 , S2CID 143963893 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, doi :10.1177/0002716204264781 , JSTOR 4127695 , S2CID 145330315
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