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Civil War - John Hunt Morgan at the Ohio Penitentary
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Front : "General John Hunt Morgan, CSA"
On this site once stood the Ohio Penitentiary, which was built in 1834 and operated through 1984. Incarcerated here in July 1863 was Confederate General John Hunt Morgan, a cavalry commander…
Front : "General John Hunt Morgan, CSA"
On this site once stood the Ohio Penitentiary, which was built in 1834 and operated through 1984. Incarcerated here in July 1863 was Confederate General John Hunt Morgan, a cavalry commander…
Civil War - Columbus Arsenal and Barracks (Ft. Hayes)
In 1863, Adjutant General C.P. Buckingham selected a seventy acre tract of land northeast of the city for the erection of an armory and arsenal (Columbus Barracks). The chosen site was an oak grove owned by Robert and Jannette Neil. In 1875, the War…
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.
