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The Camp Chase Trail is a paved multi-use trail in Madison and Franklin counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. It serves as the Southwest Columbus segment of the 326-mile (525 km) [1] Ohio to Erie Trail. The entire length of the Camp Chase Trail is part of the Great American Rail-Trail, U.S. Bicycle Route 21 and U.S. Bicycle Route 50. [2] [3] [4]
Camp Chase was an American Civil War training and prison camp established in May 1861, on land leased by the U.S. Government. [4] It replaced the much smaller Camp Jackson which was established by Ohio Governor William Dennison Jr as a place for Ohio's union volunteers to meet. [4]
The Camp Chase Multi-Use Trail runs alongside the still active rail line running through the village. The Camp Chase Trail distance is 16.2-mile (26.1 km) and is part of the larger Ohio to Erie Trail system which connects NE Ohio through Columbus and SW to Cincinnati. The Georgesville Fish Fry was a staple event for many years.
Camp Chase. The only thing remaining from Camp Chase today is the cemetery. The cemetery is one of only two remaining federal properties from the Civil War that is located in Columbus. Memorial services began in 1895, and continue to the present day. The headstones were placed in the cemetery between 1906 and 1908 by a marble company in Nelson ...
English: Perspective map not drawn to scale. "Comp. H. 88 Rgt. O.V.I." LC Civil War maps (2nd ed.), 318 LC Panoramic maps (2nd ed.), 683.1 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Indexed for points of interest. Vault AACR2: 100; 651/1
A Metro Parks sign along the Camp Chase Trail detailing the history of the Camp Chase Railway. The 15-mile (24 km) Camp Chase bike trail follows alongside the railroad except for a short stint along Big Darby Creek and a one-mile diversion along Georgesville Road in Columbus. [11] [6] The trail connects to the larger Ohio to Erie Trail.
Two soldiers from Ohio regiments who participated in a Civil War locomotive chase were finally awarded the Medal of Honor.
In 2013, the Scioto Greenway Trail opened new segments giving access to Grandview Avenue and Fifth Avenue, as well as to the Hilltop Connector Bridge, which continues southwest to the Camp Chase Trail. [1] The trail is within the Franklin County section of the Ohio to Erie Trail and is also part of U.S. Bicycle Route 50.