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A cholera pandemic, which hit Columbus in 1832, drew attention to poor, sick, and displaced residents, many of whom were affected by the impacts of the disease. [3] The first organized charity was the Columbus Female Benevolent Society, formed in 1835 to give clothing and monetary donations to families in need.
Kerbside collection and household recycling schemes are also being used as tools by many local authorities to increase the public's awareness of their waste production. New and emerging waste treatment technologies such as mechanical biological treatment may offer an alternative to kerbside collection through automated separation of waste in ...
A nine-year effort began, in order to save the remaining two buildings. The James Preston Poindexter Foundation was established in 2014 to tell the story of the housing project. [1] In 2016, the Columbus Landmarks Foundation included Poindexter Village in its list of most endangered sites in the city. Later that year, the Ohio History ...
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This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places entries in Columbus, Ohio, United States. The National Register is a federal register for buildings, structures, and sites of historic significance. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts in Columbus.
The Columbus Foundation is housed in the Old Governor's Mansion at 1234 E. Broad St., built in 1904. Also known as the Ohio Archives Building or as the Charles H. Lindenberg Home, the building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972, [1] and is also part of the register's East Broad Street Historic District.
Pickaway County is a county in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 census, the population was 58,539. [2] Its county seat is Circleville. [3] Its name derives from the Pekowi band of Shawnee Indians, who inhabited the area. (See List of Ohio county name etymologies.) Pickaway County is part of the Columbus, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area.