Tales of Old Columbus
History & stories of a great American city
Catherine’s father Jon Woods (the Ohio State marching band director) had told an incredibly cute story...
The legendary Jim Thorpe played in a football game in front of 3000 fans at Neil Park on Cleveland Ave...
The bird population balloons every spring and fall at Green Lawn Cemetery. Known as one of the top birding...
In the spring of 1984, the headquarters of a professional car racing team suddenly sprouted up directly...
Thurber Prize finalist Alison Espach took the podium to state her case for her book The Wedding People....
Bobby Floyd is a jazz legend. And his life has come full circle. While being surrounded by great musicians...
About Us
Columbus, Ohio has been blessed with a 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;