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3 days ago · Columbus was planned in 1812 as a political centre by the Ohio legislature and was named for Christopher Columbus. The state government moved to the city in 1816 from Chillicothe, and Columbus later absorbed the nearby earlier settlement of Franklinton (founded 1797).
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History of Columbus, Ohio. Columbus, the capital city of Ohio, was founded on the east bank of the Scioto River in 1812. The city was founded as its capitol, beside the town of Franklinton, since incorporated into Columbus. The city's early history was gradual, as residents dealt with flooding and cholera epidemics, and the city had few direct ...
The city Columbus, OH was constructed in 1812 by the Ohio legislature, and later incorporated in 1816. It was named after Christopher Columbus, and was initially supposed to be a political center for legislators.
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views 1,221,595 updated. COLUMBUS, OHIO, is the capital and most populous city of Ohio. It was laid out on the high east bank of the Scioto River in 1812 expressly to serve as the capital and was named for the great Italian explorer. Ohio's legislature.
Sep 9, 2009 · History of the city of Columbus, Ohio, from the founding of Franklinton in 1797, through the World War period to the year 1920 : Hooper, Osman Castle, 1858-1941 : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive.
On March 1, 1803, Ohio was admitted to the union as the 17th state. Settlement of Ohio was chiefly by migrants from New England, New York and Pennsylvania. Southerners settled along the southern part of the territory, arriving by travel along the Ohio River from the Upper South.
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