Tales of Old Columbus

Columbus, Ohio has been blessed with an number of people destined for greatness here or who found greatness upon arriving here. Some have changed the world. Some became unquestionably the best in their field. Most exuded undeniable passion while others literally came out of nowhere to achieve greatness. And still others aligned with great mentors early and simply outworked their competition to achieve greatness.

Columbus today is the nation’s fourteenth largest city and third largest state capital. At the dawn of the nineteenth century, Columbus did not exist.

At the dawn of the twentieth century, former Ohio governor William McKinley was president; Union Station was a bustling confluence of rail;