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The Municipal Light Plant is a historic building in the Arena District of Downtown Columbus, Ohio. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015. The structure includes an early 20th century Romanesque Revival building and a mid-20th century Art Deco addition.
Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens is a botanical garden and conservatory located in Columbus, Ohio.It is open daily and an admission fee is charged. Today, it is a horticultural and educational institution showcasing exotic plant collections, special exhibitions, and Dale Chihuly artworks.
The park space along the entire Scioto River was then redeveloped, and Bicentennial Park completely redesigned. The river was stagnant and muddy due to the Main Street Dam, a low head dam built in 1918 to control flooding, but which doubled the width of the river to 600 feet (180 m). In 2013 the dam and surrounding sediment were removed ...
Scioto Audubon Metro Park is a public park and nature preserve in Columbus, Ohio. The park is managed by the Columbus and Franklin County Metro Parks and is part of the Scioto Mile network of parks and trails around Downtown Columbus. The park features numerous trails, wetlands, rock climbing, volleyball and bocce courts, and numerous other ...
The Boathouse at Olentangy Park, 1903. In 1895, the Columbus Railway, Power and Light Company purchased "The Villa" at the northern end of the company's North High Street trolley line. [1] The company hoped to use the park to increase the ridership on the weekend. [2] Electric lighting was added to the park in 1896. [1]
Franklin Park was home of the Columbus Railway, Power and Light Co. in 1904. [41] From 1888 to 1948, an experimental electric streetcar ran from Chittenden Avenue to the Fairgrounds that were once located in Franklin Park. [42] This was the beginning of public transportation.
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Highbanks Metropolitan Park Mound II. The park is located in northern Franklin County and southern Delaware County, within several townships. [2] It is beside U.S. Route 23 and near Lewis Center, an unincorporated community. Highbanks Metro Park is the most visited in the Columbus and Franklin County Metro Parks system. It has about 1 million ...