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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 connections to other cities.
Until 1816, the state capital was at Chillicothe in the state's southern part, but it was believed that a more central location was needed for the capital. Four Franklinton businessmen offered to donate land on the east side of the river, provided it was used for a new state capital. The offer was accepted, and Columbus became the capital in 1816.
5 days ago · Columbus became one of the country’s major manufacturers of horse-drawn vehicles. By 1900, when the population exceeded 125,000, the city had emerged as an important transportation and commercial centre. Following damaging floods in 1913, the Scioto River was widened and levees, retaining walls, and bridges constructed, which allowed ...
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In the vast, sprawling landscape of North America, few places are as historically significant as the Ohio River Valley. It was here, in the crucible of the French and Indian War, that the future of the United States would begin to take shape. Two powerful European empires, France and Britain, were locked in a bitter struggle for dominance.
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. chose the site owing to its central location in the state and because Columbus's promoters offered to donate land and ...
The promise of this first American West drew soldiers, adventurers, speculators, and common folk into the rich lands of the Ohio River Valley and the Bluegrass region of Kentucky. Its potential also provoked international rivalries, struggles for political power, appropriation of Native-American lands, and the expansion of slavery beyond the ...
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For the full article, see Columbus . Columbus, City (pop., 2020: 905,748), capital of Ohio, U.S. Located at the junction of the Scioto and Olentangy rivers, the city was planned in 1812 as a political centre and sited opposite the original 1797 settlement of Franklinton; the state government moved to the city in 1816.
