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Immigration - St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church
St. Francis of Assissi parish was established by Bishop Watterson in 1892. The territory included the area west of High Street to the Scioto River, and from the Pennsylvania Railroad tracks north to the Delaware County line. The founding pastor was…
Progressive Era - Wyandotte Building
The Wyanotte building was the first skyscraper in Columbus. It was designed by famed Chicago architect Daniel Burnham, an early designer of high-rises at the turn of the previous century.
