Timeline of Columbus, Ohio
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Columbus, Ohio, United States.
18th century[]
- 1797 - Lucas Sullivant founds Franklinton, Central Ohio's first permanent white settlement and the oldest Columbus neighborhood.[1]
19th century[]
- 1803
- Ohio becomes the first state formed from the Northwest Territory.[1]
- Franklin County is formed from Ross County.[1]
- 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
- 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, after it moves from Worthington.[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.[2][1]
- 1817
- James Monroe visits Columbus, the first U.S. President to do so.[1]
- The Ohio State Library is headquartered in Columbus.[3]
- 1824 - The seat of Franklin County moves from Franklinton to Columbus.[1]
- 1826 - The first public schools are opened in Columbus and Franklinton.[1]
- 1832 - The Ohio School for the Deaf is established.
- 1831 - Columbus is connected to the Ohio and Erie Canal through the Columbus Feeder Canal.[2][1]
- 1833
- National Road in operation.[2]
- A cholera epidemic kills 100 residents and causes 1,000 to move away.[1]
- 1834
- Columbus chartered as a city, population: 3,500.[1]
- John Brooks becomes mayor.[1]
- Ohio Penitentiary begins operating.[2]
- 1837 - Ohio State School for the Blind established.[2]
- 1840 - Population: 6,048.[4]
- 1845 - Columbus Public Schools established.
- 1849
- State Convention of the Colored Citizen held in city.[5]
- Green Lawn Cemetery established
- 1850
- The Columbus and Xenia Railroad begins operating,[2] and the first passenger train arrives in the city.[1]
- Population: 17,882.[4]
- 1851 - Cleveland, Columbus and Cincinnati Railroad begins operating.
- 1853 - Columbus Athenaeum founded.[3]
- 1857 - The Ohio Statehouse opens to the public and begins use.
- American Civil War (1861-1865)
- Camp Chase is established (1861).[1]
- Fort Hayes is established (1862).
- 1861 - The Ohio Statehouse is fully completed.[2]
- 1865 - Abraham Lincoln's funeral procession stops in Columbus.[1]
- 1868
- St. Mary's of the Springs school opens.[2]
- Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati and Indianapolis Railway in operation.
- 1870
- 1871
- The Daily Dispatch newspaper begins publication.[6]
- Public water system first set-up.[1]
- Population: 32,000.[1]
- 1872 - Public Library & Reading Room established at Columbus City Hall.[3][7]
- 1873 - The Ohio Agricultural and Mechanical College opens.[2]
- 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 - Columbus Gallery of Fine Arts and Ohio State University Marching Band established.
- 1879 - Columbus Art School and Camp Chase Confederate Cemetery[2] established.
- 1880 - Population: 51,647.[4]
- 1887 - Franklin County Courthouse built.[2]
- 1894 - "Ugly law" approved.[8]
- 1895 - Franklin Park Conservatory opens.
- 1898 - First Neighborhood Guild organized.[9]
- 1899
- Columbus Citizen newspaper begins publication.[6]
- Masonic meeting hall built.
- 1900
20th century[]
- 1904 - Governor's Mansion and Franklin County Memorial Hall[2] built.
- 1905 - Indianola Park (amusement park) in business.
- 1906 - Columbus Public Library building constructed.[2]
- 1910 - Streetcar strike.[2]
- 1913 - The Great Flood of 1913[2]
- 1912 - Woman Suffrage parade takes place.
- 1914 - The Columbus City Charter is adopted.
- 1917 - Women are granted the right to vote in municipal elections.[1]
- 1919 - The Spring Street YMCA opens.[10]
- 1920
- Planning begins for buildings in the Columbus Civic Center.[1]
- Population: 237,031.[4]
- 1922 - Ohio State University's Ohio Stadium built.[2]
- 1924 - Central High School is completed, the first building completed in the new Columbus Civic Center.[1]
- 1927 - The American Insurance Union Citadel is completed, becoming the fifth-tallest building in the world at the time.
- 1928 - Columbus City Hall is completed, replacing the Old City Hall destroyed by fire in 1921.[1]
- 1929
- The present-day John Glenn Columbus International Airport is established.[1]
- Battelle Memorial Institute founded.
- 1933 - Ohio State Office Building constructed.[2]
- 1934 - U.S. Post Office and Courthouse built.[2]
- 1936 - White Castle restaurant chain headquartered in city.
- 1940 - Population: 306,087.[4]
- 1947 - National Auto Theatre (drive-in cinema) in business.[11]
- 1952 - Ohio State University's Mershon Center for International Security Studies established.
- 1954 - Black Baptist Pastors' Conference organized (approximate date).[12]
- 1954-1958 - Columbus annexes numerous parcels, growing from 40 sq mi (100 km2) to 84.9 sq mi (220 km2).[1]
- 1955
- Columbus begins planning its interstate highways along with state and federal agencies.[1]
- Sister city relationship established with Genoa, Italy.[13]
- 1959 - The Columbus Citizen-Journal newspaper in publication.
- 1960 - Population: 471,316.[4]
- 1964
- Northland Mall in business.
- Bank One Tower built.
- 1969 - First Wendy's founded by Dave Thomas.
- 1970
- Columbus Free Press begins publication.
- Columbus surpasses Cincinnati in population.
- 1974 - Rhodes State Office Tower built.
- 1975 - Columbus Monthly magazine begins publication.
- 1976
- Fort Hayes Metropolitan Education Center established.
- Union Station demolished.
- 1977
- QUBE television begins broadcasting.
- One Nationwide Plaza built.
- Clippers begin playing in Columbus.
- 1978 - Community Development Task Force formed.[14]
- 1980 - Sister city relationship established with Tainan City, Taiwan.[13]
- 1982 - Columbus surpasses Cleveland to become the largest city by population in Ohio.
- 1984
- Huntington Center built.
- Ohio Penitentiary closes.
- 1985 - Catco theatre company founded.
- 1987
- King Arts Complex active.
- Union Station mural painted.
- 1988
- Vern Riffe State Office Tower and Three Nationwide Plaza built.
- Sister city relationships established with Hefei, China; Odense, Denmark; and Seville, Spain.[13]
- 1989 - Columbus City Center (shopping mall) in business.
- 1990
- The Other Paper begins publication.
- William Green Building constructed.
- Population: 632,910.[4]
- 1991
- City government computer network begins operating.[15]
- Carriage Place Movies 12 (cinema) in business.[11]
- 1992 - Sister city relationship established with Dresden, Germany.[13]
- 1996
- Columbus Crew begins play with the newly established Major League Soccer.
- Sister city relationship established with Herzliya, Israel.[13]
- Chamber of Commerce city portal online.[16][17]
- 1998 - City government website online (approximate date).[18][chronology citation needed]
- 1999
- The Columbus Crew moves to newly-built Columbus Crew Stadium.
- Easton Town Center opens.
- 2000
- Michael B. Coleman begins his first term as mayor of Columbus.
- Nationwide Arena opens, hosting the newly founded Columbus Blue Jackets.
- Population: 711,470.[19]
21st century[]
- 2001
- Columbus Underground begins publication.[20]
- Miranova Condominiums built.
- Arena Grand cinema[11] and Polaris Fashion Place (shopping mall) in business.
- 2004 - The Northland Mall on Morse Road, which closed in 2002, is demolished to make way for a new commercial development,[21] ultimately to be called Northland Village.
- 2008 - Sister city relationship established with Ahmedabad, India.[13]
- 2009 - Huntington Park opens in the Arena District, replacing Cooper Stadium as the home of Columbus Clippers baseball.
- 2010
- Population: 787,033.[22]
- Columbus City Center demolished.
- 2011
- Columbus Commons opens.
- Steve Stivers becomes U.S. representative for Ohio's 15th congressional district.[23]
- 2013
- Population: 822,553.[24]
- Joyce Beatty becomes U.S. representative for Ohio's 3rd congressional district.
- 2014 - Sister city relationship established with Curitiba, Brazil.[13]
- 2016
- Columbus surpasses Indianapolis to become the second largest city in the Midwest.
- Andrew Ginther begins his first term as mayor.
- 2018 - Columbus surpasses San Francisco to become the 14th-largest city in America.
- 2020
- The COVID-19 pandemic is introduced to Columbus.
- George Floyd protests take place in Columbus and most major U.S. cities.
- Population 905,748.
- 2021 - Lower.com Field, the new Columbus Crew stadium, opens.
See also[]
- History of Columbus, Ohio
- List of mayors of Columbus, Ohio
- Other cities in Ohio
- Timeline of Cincinnati
- Timeline of Cleveland
- Timeline of Toledo, Ohio
References[]
- ^ 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 e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t Federal Writers' Project 1940.
- ^ 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, US Census Bureau, 1998
- ^ "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. hdl:2027/mdp.39015013751220.
- ^ Susan M. Schweik (2010). The Ugly Laws: Disability in Public. New York University Press. ISBN 978-0-8147-8361-0.
- ^ a b Peterson 1965.
- ^ Nina Mjagkij (1994). Light in the Darkness: African Americans and the YMCA, 1852-1946. University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 0-8131-2801-3.
- ^ a b c "Movie Theaters in Columbus, OH". CinemaTreasures.org. Los Angeles: Cinema Treasures LLC. Retrieved July 30, 2014.
- ^ Alex-Assensoh 2004.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Greater Columbus Sister Cities International". Retrieved December 30, 2014.
- ^ Rimmerman 1985.
- ^ "NII Awards 1995". USA: National Information Infrastructure Awards. Archived from the original on January 1997.
- ^ "Columbus Supersite". Archived from the original on December 1996 – 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 November 1998 – 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. 2011.
- ^ "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[]
Published in 19th century[]
- 1840s-1860s
- Warren Jenkins (1841), "Columbus", Ohio Gazetteer, Columbus: Isaac N. Whiting
- Columbus Directory. John R. Armstrong, 1843.
- John Seibert (1848). Directory of the City of Columbus ... containing a brief history.
- Columbus Directory. Glover and Henderson, 1855.
- C.A. Poland (ed.). Poland's Columbus Directory. Columbus. c. 1864- .
- Williams & Co. (ed.). Williams's Columbus Directory. Columbus. c. 1867- .1883 ed.
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- Columbus Directory. Columbus, Ohio: R.C. Hellrigle & Co. c. 1871- . 1873 ed., 1877 ed.
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- Alfred Emory Lee, ed. (1892). History of the City of Columbus, Capital of Ohio. New York: Munsell & Co.
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Published in 20th century[]
- Columbus City Directory. R.L. Polk & Company. c. 1901- .
- "Columbus", Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.), New York, 1910, OCLC 14782424 – via Internet Archive
- Roderick Duncan McKenzie (1921–1922), "The Neighborhood: A Study of Local Life in the City of Columbus, Ohio", American Journal of Sociology, doi:10.1086/213301 part 2, part 3
- Federal Writers' Project (1940), "Columbus", Ohio Guide, American Guide Series, New York: Oxford University Press – via Open Library
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- James E. Wert (1956), "Small Business Promoters--A Case Study of Columbus, Ohio", Journal of Industrial Economics, 5 (1): 44–50, doi:10.2307/2097513, JSTOR 2097513
- Henry L. Hunker, Industrial Evolution of Columbus, Ohio (Columbus: Bureau of Business Research, College of Commerce and Administration, Ohio State University, 1958)
- 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
- Columbus, America's Crossroads. Betty Garrett and Edward R. Lentz. Tulsa: Continental Heritage Press, 1980. ISBN 0932986102
- Ory Mazar Nergal, ed. (1980), "Columbus, OH", Encyclopedia of American Cities, New York: E.P. Dutton, OL 4120668M
- Craig Rimmerman (1985), "Citizen Participation and Policy Implementation in the Columbus, Ohio CDBG Program", Public Administration Quarterly, 9 (3): 328–341, JSTOR 40861102
- George Thomas Kurian (1994), "Columbus, Ohio", World Encyclopedia of Cities, vol. 1: North America, Santa Barbara, Calif.: ABC-CLIO – via Open Library
Published in 21st century[]
- Lentz, Ed (2003). Columbus: The Story of a City. The Making of America Series. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 9780738524290. OCLC 52740866.
- 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
- James Fallows and Deborah Fallows (ed.), "City Makers: American Futures", The Atlantic (series of articles about Columbus, OH), 2014-
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