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Columbus (/ k ə ˈ l ʌ m b ə s /, kə-LUM-bəs) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Ohio.With a 2020 census population of 905,748, [10] it is the 14th-most populous city in the U.S., the second-most populous city in the Midwest (after Chicago), and the third-most populous U.S. state capital (after Phoenix, Arizona, and Austin, Texas).
1972 - Metro Columbus Urban League established. [12] 1975 - Historic District Preservation Society organized. [24] 1976 - Chattahoochee Promenade built. [24] 1979 - Columbus' only Interstate highway, auxiliary Interstate 185 fully opens, provide a freeway connection for Columbus to mainline Interstate 85 and Atlanta. [25] 1980 - Population ...
Columbus, the capital city of Ohio, was founded on the east bank of the Scioto River in 1812. The city was founded as the state's capital beside the town of Franklinton, since incorporated into Columbus. The city's growth was gradual, as early residents dealt with flooding and cholera epidemics, and the city had few direct connections to other ...
Columbus, the "Arch City,” once attracted the Grand Army of the Republic for its 22nd Encampment and a grand parade in 1888. Columbus, the "Arch City,” once attracted the Grand Army of the ...
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John C. Portman Jr. designed and opened what is now the AmericasMart merchandise mart in 1958; the Sheraton Atlanta, the city's first convention hotel, was built in the 1960s; the Atlanta Hilton opened in 1971; as did two Portman-designed hotels: the Peachtree Plaza Hotel now owned by Westin in 1976, and the Marriott in 1985.
The arch in the Arena District, located in McFerson Commons near Nationwide Arena, started out as part of the Union Station train depot.
Because Atlanta originated as a railroad town, rather than a patrician southern seaport like Savannah or Charleston, many of the city's landmarks could have easily been erected in the Northeast or Midwest, [2] and indeed this was one reason why Atlanta referred to itself frequently as "the New York" or "the Chicago of the South." [5] [6] [7] [8]