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- It Was Home to One of The Largest Civil War Camps in The North
- It Was Host to A Lesser-Known Seven Wonders of The World
- Jesse Owens Lived on The Hilltop When Ohio State Wouldn't Let Him Live on Campus
- Jazz Great Nancy Wilson called The Hilltop Home
- Michael Redd Grew Up There, Too
- The Nation's Largest Building — Before The Pentagon — Was on The Hilltop
One of the largest Union Army prisoner-of-war camps during the American Civil War once stood on the Hilltop. Camp Chase, a 160-acre training camp for Ohio volunteers for the Union Army was turned into a prisoner-of-war camp, housing thousands of captured Confederate troops during the Civil War. At its peak, the camp hosted 9,423 prisoners in Januar...
Columbus used to have its very own Seven Wonders of the World, conveniently located next to each other at a Hilltop shopping center. The exhibit, called the Walk O' Wonders, opened in front of the then-Great Western Shoppers Mart parking lot in 1956 and was free for the public. The display featured mini replicas depicting the Eiffel Tower, standing...
Jesse Owens, a Black man who won four gold medals in track and field in the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, lived on the Hilltop while attending Ohio State University. He lived at a house on South Oakley Avenue because Ohio State didn't allow Black students to live in the dorms then. His former house is on the Highland West Art Walk. Owens died in 1980 of...
Nancy Wilson, a nationally renowned jazz singer who died in 2018 at the age of 81 after more than 50 years in the music industry, lived on the Hilltop. She attended West High School. Wilson won three Grammy Awards for her work, which also went platinum, and released more than 60 albums. Wilson, born in Chillicothe, started singing at church as a yo...
Michael Redd –– an Ohio State University alumnus, former NBA All-Star and Olympic gold medalist –– grew up on the Hilltop and attended Columbus West High School. He played at Ohio State from 1998 to 2000. In 2000, he was drafted by the Milwaukee Bucks and became an NBA All-Star in 2004. He was also the team's MVP five times and got a gold medal in ...
Built on the Hilltop in 1877, the Central Ohio Psychiatric Hospital was the nation's largest building for more than 70 years until 1943, when the Pentagon was built. The old hospital, which opened as the Ohio Lunatic Asylum, was built where the Ohio Department of Public Safety's Charles D. Shipley Building now sits at 1970 W Broad St., just inside ...
Hilltop is one of the largest neighborhoods in Columbus, Ohio, located west of Franklinton and Downtown. The Greater Hilltop area contains newer and historic neighborhoods, schools, various stores, industrial areas, and recreational facilities. The development pattern is considered a distinct suburb.
A locally-owned specialty grocery store. We feature beer and wine tastings, as well as locally grown and gourmet foods. We love food, Ohio and our community. Check out our large selection today!
Feb 26, 2021 · COLUMBUS, Ohio — The history of the Hilltop neighborhood on the west side of Columbus is a rich one but can be overlooked by recent violence and poverty plaguing the area. The greater Hilltop ...
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A locally-owned specialty grocery store in Columbus, Ohio. We feature beer and wine tastings, as well as locally grown and gourmet foods. We love food, Ohio and our community. We have local events daily and offer great themed nights as well. Check out our large selection today!…
- 95 N Grant Ave Columbus, OH 43215
First settled in 1795, the area now known as the Hilltop quietly grew with the city of Columbus. By the early 20 th century, the Hilltop was well on its way to becoming the neighborhood in which to live.
