Columbus: The Story of a City
From the enigmatic Moundbuilders who left their mark in the heart of the Buckeye State to the National Road and Ohio Canal that drew an influx of settlers to the burgeoning capital, Columbus blossomed into an industrial hub that became the world's largest producer of buggies. The Arch
City--with its illuminated streetcar arches curving gracefully through downtown--struggled through social and political unrest to thrive on its economic success and grow into a diversified capital city. |
Common terms and phrases
arches army Author's Collection Avenue banking became become began breweries Broad and High Broad Street building built called canal capital city central Ohio century changed Chillicothe City of Columbus city's Civil Columbus Buggy Company Columbus Metropolitan Library Creek cultural Delaware Deshler District downtown Columbus early east economic eventually flood Forks Franklin County Franklinton friends frontier German governor growth Hartman High Street immigrants Indian industrial Interstate 71 land largest Lashutka later leaders legislature Lincoln lived located look Lucas Sullivant major Market mayor of Columbus Midwest Mound Builders moved National Road Nationwide Arena Native Americans neighborhoods Ohio country Ohio Penitentiary Ohio River Ohio State University Ohio Statehouse Ohio's Olentangy organizations Park penitentiary population railroad residents Scioto settlement Shawnee social Statehouse Square story streetcar success things town Union village World Wyandot