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Reynoldsburg's Tomato Festival is the hallmark event of the summer.  Held each year in September, the festival celebrates Reynoldsburg's place in history as the "Birthplace of the tomato." The tomato was 'born' in Reynoldsburg in the nineteenth century with the help of local son Alexander W. Livingston.  His legacy lives on in the Livingston House and Museum on Graham Road, which is listed on the National Registry of Historic Homes. In addition to Livingston's legacy, Reynoldsburg has an active Scottish-American Society, which celebrates the city Scottish heritage year-round.  For outdoor pursuits, visitors should not miss Blacklick Woods, a spacious metro park in Reynoldsburg. The park includes a four-mile walking and biking trail, open play areas, meadows, lots of wildlife and a nature center, in addition to a 72 par golf course. Nearby Pine Quarry Park features extensive pine woodlands, a rocky gorge once used as a limestone quarry and more walking paths.

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Historic Houses of Columbus
Columbus has a great collection of historic homes. As a kid, I was always fascinated by taking walks in various neighborhoods and checking out all the old homes. Here's some of the great homes--some...

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Columbus Metropolitan Library Reynoldsburg Branch, 1402 Brice Rd
Reynoldsburg Library, one of Columbus Metropolitan Library's regional branches, has grown with the community. Pictured here is the facility built in 1980, enlarged in 1989, and rededicated on April...
Sleep Inc. Motel, 6730 E Main St in 1948
Abiather Vinton Taylor came to Ohio in 1806 and to Truro Township in 1816.
Abiather Vinton Taylor surveyed Waggoner Rd 3/11/1830 and platted what became Reynoldsburg 11/9/1831. He helped establish the Reynoldsburg Presbyterian Church 7/24/1841.
Alexander Wilmer Livingston
Alexander Wilmer Livingston began domesticating the tomato and produced the first successful variety in 1870. Alexander founded the Livingston Seed Company in 1876. Livingston's experiments with...
Green Gables Restaurant
A very traditional and popular "Old Reynoldsburg" restaurant in this 1987 photo, the year it closed.It was the Reynoldsburg stop for the Lake Shore system bus line. The Reynoldsburg-Truro Historical...
Don's Drive In - ca 1950
Don's was quite a historical landmark in the fabulous fifties and on into the sixties. It was the unofficial town hall where all the movers and shakers held their lunchtime meetings. Don's, of...
Tomato Festival Queen - 1985
This float, although very representative of a tomato, was a nightmare for the queen. Getting up there required the use of a ladder and, as you can see, she had to be strapped on. Roy Combs, pulling...
Columbus Metropolitan Library, Reynoldsburg Branch
Aston Farm
This photo is on the 'then and now' page; of the rths website and was where the McDonalds is now, on SR 256, near I.-70. http://www.rths.info/then-now.html Photo courtesy of the Reynoldsburg-Truro...
Truro Township Fire Department
Reynoldsburg has never had a fire department, it is serviced by the Truro township fire department, a very proud group of people. Photo courtesy of the Reynoldsburg-Truro Historical Society, Heritage...