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Columbus Neighborhoods: Downtown/Franklinton Airing February 14 on WOSU TV

Submitted by Dana_Viglietta_WOSU on January 4, 2012 - 3:30pm
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Columbus Neighborhoods: Downtown/Franklinton Airing Tuesday, February 14, 2012 at 8pm on WOSU TV

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Chicago Avenue during Flood of 1913

Submitted by rathke on December 13, 2010 - 10:57am
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Photo shows Chicago Avenue in Franklinton underwater during the flood of 1913.

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Flood of 1913 Rescue Boat

Submitted by rathke on December 13, 2010 - 10:47am
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A rescue boat travels along Broad Street during the devastating flood of 1913. Photo by Baker Art Gallery.

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1897 at the Franklinton Centennial Grounds located north of the ODOT

Submitted by cnhigginbotham on March 5, 2010 - 4:18pm
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This is a photo taken in 1897 at the Franklinton Centennial Grounds located north of the ODOT Building on West Broad Street. The rock is still there but almost hidden in the weeds and trees and not in this condition.

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Franklinton photo of local boys having a foot race on Hayden Avenue. Circa 1910

Submitted by cnhigginbotham on March 5, 2010 - 4:13pm
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Franklinton photo of local boys having a foot race on Hayden Avenue. Circa 1910

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Robert and Lois Meyer

Submitted by susan on March 5, 2010 - 4:05pm
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Bob and Lois (Garnett) Meyer grew up in the "bottoms" of Columbus. They were married at Holy Family Church on West Broad Street on April 6, 1942. Probably like a lot of people, they got married at 7:30am on a weekday, and then they both went to work. Bob was a pilot in the Air Force during WWII, and Lois stayed home and raised six kids!

Holy Family Church survived major floods (1913 and 1957), a fire in the mid-1950s and the incursion of three freeways.

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Franklinton Cemetery Tour

Submitted by tom_rieland_WOSU on March 1, 2010 - 1:11pm
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Historical Marker

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About this neighborhood

Columbus's historical roots are firmly planted in Franklinton, Central Ohio's first settlement, and the downtown area, the seat of state government. It's the story of determined pioneers, devastating floods, a vision for a state capital rising from higher ground, and flourishing theatres, churches, businesses, and government buildings.

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